Configure Everything Claude Code (ECC)

An interactive, step-by-step installation wizard for the Everything Claude Code project. Uses AskUserQuestion to guide users through selective installation of skills and rules, then verifies correctness and offers optimization.

When to Activate

• User says "configure ecc", "install ecc", "setup everything claude code", or similar
• User wants to selectively install skills or rules from this project
• User wants to verify or fix an existing ECC installation
• User wants to optimize installed skills or rules for their project

Prerequisites

This skill must be accessible to Claude Code before activation. Two ways to bootstrap:

1. Via Plugin: /plugin install ecc@ecc — the plugin loads this skill automatically
2. Manual: Copy only this skill to ~/.claude/skills/configure-ecc/SKILL.md, then activate by saying "configure ecc"

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Step 0: Clone ECC Repository

Before any installation, clone the latest ECC source to /tmp:

rm -rf /tmp/everything-claude-code
git clone https://github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code.git /tmp/everything-claude-code

Set ECC_ROOT=/tmp/everything-claude-code as the source for all subsequent copy operations.

If the clone fails (network issues, etc.), use AskUserQuestion to ask the user to provide a local path to an existing ECC clone.

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Step 1: Choose Installation Level

Use AskUserQuestion to ask the user where to install:

Question: "Where should ECC components be installed?"
Options:
  - "User-level (~/.claude/)" — "Applies to all your Claude Code projects"
  - "Project-level (.claude/)" — "Applies only to the current project"
  - "Both" — "Common/shared items user-level, project-specific items project-level"

Store the choice as INSTALL_LEVEL. Set the target directory:

• User-level: TARGET=~/.claude
• Project-level: TARGET=.claude (relative to current project root)
• Both: TARGET_USER=~/.claude, TARGET_PROJECT=.claude

Create the target directories if they don't exist:

mkdir -p $TARGET/skills $TARGET/rules

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Step 2: Select & Install Skills

2a: Choose Scope (Core vs Niche)

Default to Core (recommended for new users) — copy .agents/skills/* plus skills/search-first/ for research-first workflows. This bundle covers engineering, evals, verification, security, strategic compaction, frontend design, and Anthropic cross-functional skills (article-writing, content-engine, market-research, frontend-slides).

Use AskUserQuestion (single select):

Question: "Install core skills only, or include niche/framework packs?"
Options:
  - "Core only (recommended)" — "tdd, e2e, evals, verification, research-first, security, frontend patterns, compacting, cross-functional Anthropic skills"
  - "Core + selected niche" — "Add framework/domain-specific skills after core"
  - "Niche only" — "Skip core, install specific framework/domain skills"
Default: Core only

If the user chooses niche or core + niche, continue to category selection below and only include those niche skills they pick.

2b: Choose Skill Categories

There are 7 selectable category groups below. The detailed confirmation lists that follow cover 45 skills across 8 categories, plus 1 standalone template. Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true:

Question: "Which skill categories do you want to install?"
Options:
  - "Framework & Language" — "Django, Laravel, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Go, Python, Java, Frontend, Backend patterns"
  - "Database" — "PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, JPA/Hibernate patterns"
  - "Workflow & Quality" — "TDD, verification, learning, security review, compaction"
  - "Research & APIs" — "Deep research, Exa search, Claude API patterns"
  - "Social & Content Distribution" — "X/Twitter API, crossposting alongside content-engine"
  - "Media Generation" — "fal.ai image/video/audio alongside VideoDB"
  - "Orchestration" — "dmux multi-agent workflows"

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