ShipKit

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Structured workflows for Claude Code.

A product development framework that gives Claude the institutional memory and workflow scaffolding it lacks between sessions.

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The Problem

Claude lacks what makes human developers effective: memory and session continuity. Each conversation starts fresh. Claude doesn't remember yesterday's architecture decisions, the trade-offs discussed, or why you chose that stack.

The Approach

ShipKit layers structured workflows on top of Claude Code. Skills capture decisions humans need to make explicit and persist them in .shipkit/ files that survive sessions. When Claude starts fresh, the context is already there.

Features

17 pre-built skills for product development workflow

6 specialized agent personas (product owner, architect, implementer, etc.)

Session hooks for automatic context loading

Decision persistence in .shipkit/ directory structure

Skill routing based on project state

Technical Highlights

7-file integration system connecting every skill through manifest, hooks, and routing

Zero external dependencies—works entirely within Claude Code primitives

Progressive disclosure—skills load only needed context (~1-2K tokens)

Append-only architecture logs for tracking decision history

Learnings

Skills that try to do too much get ignored—best skills do one thing and force one decision

Examples in prompts bias Claude toward that format AND content—use sparingly

The real product is the context files—skills are scaffolding, decisions are the value