Asks first. Checks, then ships.

A plugin for Claude Code and Copilot CLI.

Install in Claude Code

claude
/plugin marketplace add UpgradIQ/adams
/plugin install adams@adams

Free · MIT · No account · No telemetry

Using Copilot CLI or another terminal? See the install guide.

example
$ adams check post.md
line 1 REPEATED OPENERline 4 STOCK PHRASE 1 matchline 6 ORPHAN last line, 1 word
ADAMS CHECK: FLAGGED
$ adams check post.md
ADAMS CHECK: CLEAN

ls auto/

What runs automatically

Asks first

Asks open decisions first, again if the work drifts.

Checks on its own

Checks text, decks, PDFs, pages and Arabic before done.

Remembers decisions

Saves settled choices in .adams/decisions.md and reloads them.

cat evals.txt

Eval scores with and without Adams

Eval scores per case, from 0 to 1, with and without Adams
CaseWithWithoutGainScores
Vague pricing page1.000.00+1.00
HTML change1.000.00+1.00
LinkedIn post1.000.40+0.60
Arabic text1.000.60+0.40
Stop gate0.620.25+0.37
Plan breaks1.001.00+0.00
Tiny typo fix1.001.00+0.00

Plan breaks and tiny typo fix pass either way on purpose: they guard against regressions.

Stop gate varies: one run skipped the check.

Measured with claude plugin eval, 2 runs per case.

ls modules/

Nine modules

product-principles

Judgment rules for product calls

workflow

Ask first, then diagnose bugs

humanize-writing

Text that does not read as AI

line-balance

No orphan words, equal cards

deliverable-visual-qa

Visual checks before delivery

innovation-builder

WordPress canvases and worksheets

seo-architect

Static SEO site blueprints

senior-frontend

Next.js, Supabase and Stripe code

obsidian-vault-memory

An Obsidian vault as memory

cat cost.txt

Token cost (claude plugin details)

~266 tokensAlways on, in every session
~3.6k tokensWhen Adams is invoked on a task

Hooks make no network calls except a daily release check on clone installs.

adams install

Three ways to install

Claude Code plugin

Two commands inside Claude Code.

claude
/plugin marketplace add UpgradIQ/adams
/plugin install adams@adams

Copilot CLI

Run after you clone the repo.

zsh
~/adams/bin/adams install
adams sync

Any terminal

Works in any shell, for both tools.

zsh
git clone \
  https://github.com/UpgradIQ/adams.git \
  ~/adams
~/adams/bin/adams install

Full install guide, updates and opting out