Compound Engineering

Every's AI coding methodology — 50+ agents, 42+ skills, and the full sprint lifecycle in one plugin.

What it does

The Compound Engineering plugin from Every encodes their 80/20 AI coding philosophy as a complete set of slash commands: 80% of the work is planning and review, 20% is execution. The plugin ships 50+ agents and 42+ skills covering the full software development lifecycle — from ideation through brainstorming, planning, implementation, code review, debugging, optimization, and knowledge compounding.

Standout capabilities include multi-agent code review with confidence gating, iterative optimization loops using LLM-as-judge, session history research across Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, Slack context lookup for organizational knowledge, and a knowledge compounding system that documents solved problems to prevent repeat work.

The plugin works across Claude Code, Pi, Cursor, Codex, and 8 other agents — so workflows transfer across tools.

Why it's included

Compound Engineering is one of the most complete and battle-tested AI engineering methodologies available. Every has been building with AI agents longer than most, and the plugin reflects real lessons about what makes multi-agent coding workflows succeed. It's the closest thing to a complete playbook for AI-assisted engineering.

Commands

All commands are prefixed with /ce-.

Core workflow

CommandWhat it does
/ce-brainstormExplore requirements and approaches — main entry point
/ce-ideateDivergent ideation with adversarial filtering
/ce-planTurn ideas into detailed implementation plans
/ce-workExecute work items systematically
/ce-code-reviewMulti-agent structured code review with confidence gating
/ce-debugRoot-cause debugging with causal chains and test-first fixes
/ce-optimizeIterative optimization with parallel experiments and LLM-as-judge
/ce-compoundDocument solved problems to compound team knowledge
/ce-compound-refreshRefresh stale learnings

Research & context

CommandWhat it does
/ce-sessionsQuery session history across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
/ce-slack-researchSearch Slack for organizational context

Workflow utilities

CommandWhat it does
/ce-resolve-pr-feedbackResolve PR review feedback in parallel
/ce-todo-resolveResolve todos in parallel
/ce-todo-triageTriage and prioritize todos
/ce-polish-betaHuman-in-the-loop polish phase after code review
/ce-demo-reelCapture GIF/terminal/screenshot demo reels for PRs
/ce-changelogCreate engaging changelogs for recent merges
/ce-onboardingGenerate ONBOARDING.md for new contributors
/ce-setupDiagnose environment, install missing tools, bootstrap config
/ce-updateCheck plugin version and fix stale cache