# Coding Friend

> Coding Friend is a lean toolkit for disciplined engineering workflows in Claude Code. It provides skills (slash commands), auto-invoked agents, CLI tools, and multi-platform support for structured development practices like TDD, code review, and smart commits.

## Getting Started

- [Installation](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/getting-started/installation/): Install the Coding Friend CLI and Claude Code plugin to get started.
- [Quick Start](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start/): Your first 5 minutes with Coding Friend — learn the core workflow.

## Skills

- [Overview](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/overview/): All 15 skills available in Coding Friend — 10 slash commands and 5 auto-invoked.
- [/cf-plan](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-plan/): Brainstorm and create structured implementation plans.
- [/cf-fix](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-fix/): Quick bug fix workflow with problem verification.
- [/cf-ask](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-ask/): Quick Q&A about your codebase with persistent memory.
- [/cf-optimize](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-optimize/): Structured optimization with before/after measurement.
- [/cf-review](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-review/): Multi-layer code review in a forked subagent.
- [/cf-commit](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-commit/): Smart conventional commits with diff analysis.
- [/cf-ship](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-ship/): Verify, commit, push, and create PR in one command.
- [/cf-remember](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-remember/): Capture project knowledge for AI memory across sessions.
- [/cf-learn](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-learn/): Extract human learning docs from coding sessions.
- [/cf-research](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-research/): In-depth research with web search and parallel subagents.

## Auto-Invoked Skills

- [cf-tdd](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-tdd/): Enforces test-driven development: RED, GREEN, REFACTOR.
- [cf-sys-debug](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-sys-debug/): 4-phase systematic debugging methodology.
- [cf-code-review](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-code-review/): Multi-layer code review checklist applied automatically.
- [cf-verification](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/skills/cf-verification/): Verification gate that ensures tests pass before claiming done.

## CLI Commands

- [Overview](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/overview/): The coding-friend-cli provides commands for initialization, hosting, and configuration.
- [cf init](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/cf-init/): Initialize workspace with documentation folders and platform configuration.
- [cf host](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/cf-host/): Build and serve learning docs as a local website.
- [cf mcp](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/cf-mcp/): Setup MCP server for integrating learning docs with other LLM clients.
- [cf statusline](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/cf-statusline/): Configure the Claude Code statusline with project info.
- [cf update](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/cli/cf-update/): Update the plugin and fix statusline configuration.

## Configuration

- [Config File](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/configuration/config-json/): Customize Coding Friend behavior with .coding-friend/config.json.
- [Ignore Patterns](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/configuration/ignore-patterns/): Block agent access to specific files and directories.
- [Privacy](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/configuration/privacy/): Automatic protection for sensitive files and credentials.

## Reference

- [Agents](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/reference/agents/): 5 specialized agents for different engineering tasks.
- [Hooks](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/reference/hooks/): 7 lifecycle hooks that run automatically during your session.
- [Security](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/reference/security/): Layered prompt injection defense to protect your workflow.
- [Multi-Platform](https://cf.dinhanhthi.com/docs/reference/multi-platform/): Use Coding Friend skills and hooks across multiple AI coding tools.