Ship Autonomous MVPs with Claude Code

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Shiploop's /plugin installs an autonomous delivery loop for Claude Code, running parallel DEV agents to deliver an MVP with contracts and evidence gates.

What Changed — Autonomous Delivery Loop for Claude Code

Shiploop is a new open-source skill suite for Claude Code that turns a single idea pitch into a fully autonomous MVP delivery loop. Instead of manually steering Claude Code through every step, you pitch your idea once, answer a brief onboarding interview, and the suite handles everything from research to parallel development to a gated MVP.

The project is available at github.com/BechsteinDigital/claude-shiploop and installs as a Claude Code plugin via /plugin marketplace add BechsteinDigital/claude-shiploop.

What It Means For You — From Toolbox to Operating Model

Most Claude Code skill collections are toolboxes — they give you tools, but you still drive. Shiploop is an operating model. It introduces:

Autonomy with a contract: Escalation to you only via explicitly agreed criteria. Everything else is decided and logged.
Focus as mechanics, not appeals: Value filter, cooling-off, idea-chain rule, extension budget — prohibitions alone don't keep an autonomous loop on course.
Claims need evidence: Documentation may never claim more than code + tests prove.
Parallelism via claim zones: Disjoint file zones per package; worktree isolation when in doubt.

This is a significant shift for teams who want Claude Code to operate more like a junior dev team than a coding assistant. The demo replays a real run: pitch → interview → setup → 3 loop cycles (2 DEV agents in parallel) → MVP gate (standup CLI, 36/36 tests).

Try It Now — Install and Run Your First Autonomous Loop

Installation (Recommended: Plugin Method)

Inside Claude Code, run:

/plugin marketplace add BechsteinDigital/claude-shiploop
/plugin install claude-shiploop@bechstein-digital

Or via install script:

git clone https://github.com/BechsteinDigital/claude-shiploop.git
cd claude-shiploop
./install.sh /path/to/your/project

Running Your First Loop

Start a Claude Code session inside your target project.
Pitch your idea — project-onboarding picks it up from there.
Answer the onboarding interview once (research, stack, scaffold, backlog).
The suite runs autonomously: it researches, picks a stack, scaffolds the project, cuts work packages, and orchestrates role agents in parallel until the MVP gate.

Project Structure (What Gets Created)

Shiploop creates a structured project with contracts and evidence rules:

project/
  BRIEF.md          # product brief + core contract + autonomy contract
  PROFILE.md        # stack, verified commands, quality rules (single source for commands)
  STATE.md          # single state store (WIP, milestone, budget, cycle)
  DECISIONS.md      # ADR-light log of autonomous decisions
  IDEAS.md          # idea funnel with triage rules
  LEARNINGS.md      # retro distillate of this project (gate requirement)
  backlog/          # WORK cards (incl. claim zone + complexity)
  log/              # research, audit, and cycle logs

Key Principles to Understand

One source per truth: Commands only in PROFILE.md, state only in STATE.md — no snapshot duplicates that drift.
Parallelism: Agents work on disjoint claim zones to avoid conflicts. Use worktree isolation when in doubt.
Escalation gates: The suite only escalates to you on criteria you explicitly agreed to in the onboarding contract.

Source: github.com

Originally published on gentic.news

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