Ship smarter code. Every feature.
A structured AI development methodology with specialized agents, knowledge integration, and quality gates that work across every major AI coding platform.
The KnowzCode Framework
Instead of asking AI to "build a feature" and hoping for the best, KnowzCode breaks development into phases with mandatory quality checks between each step.
Structured Development Loop
Analyze, Specify, Build & Test, Audit, Ship -- every feature goes through mandatory quality gates.
Complexity Tiers
Automatically classifies work: Micro (single file), Light (2-phase), or Full (5-phase with all agents).
Impact Analysis
An analyst agent examines your codebase and identifies which files and components will be affected before code is written.
Specification Drafting
An architect agent designs the solution with interfaces, rules, and testable acceptance criteria.
Test-First Building
A builder agent writes tests before code, ensuring every requirement is verified.
Quality Audit
A reviewer agent audits implementation against the original design for Architecture, Reliability, and Code quality.
Session Continuity
Close your editor, come back tomorrow -- /knowzcode:continue picks up exactly where you left off.
Autonomous Mode
Quality gates auto-approved unless critical issues found. Safety exceptions always pause.
Specialized AI Agents
KnowzCode coordinates a team of specialized AI agents, each with a defined role and focused expertise within the development workflow.
Analyst
Impact analysis: identifies affected files, dependencies, and risks.
Architect
Specification drafting: designs solutions, considers alternatives, documents verification criteria.
Builder
Test-first implementation: writes tests before code, verifying every requirement.
Reviewer
Quality audit: architecture compliance, security, test quality, and completeness.
Closer
Finalization: documentation updates, learning capture, and commit coordination.
Security Officer
Deep security scanning, threat modeling, vulnerability detection, and gate authority.
Test Advisor
Test quality enforcement, coverage review, and testing strategy assessment.
Knowledge Liaison
Connects to Knowz vaults: searches past decisions during planning, captures learnings after completion.
Context Scout
Researches project history: scans existing specs, past work, and related context.
Project Advisor
Backlog curation, tech debt identification, and future work suggestions.
Commands & Workflows
Everything you need to manage structured development, from initialization to audit -- all accessible as simple slash commands.
/knowzcode:setup
Initialize KnowzCode in your project. Creates framework files, tracker, and platform adapters.
/knowzcode:work
Start a full development workflow with analysis, specs, implementation, testing, and audit.
/knowzcode:explore
Research a topic or plan a feature before committing to build.
/knowzcode:fix
Quick fix for small isolated changes -- single file, under 50 lines.
/knowzcode:audit
Run quality audits: spec completeness, architecture health, security scanning.
/knowzcode:status
Check framework health, see what is in progress, verify setup.
/knowzcode:continue
Resume interrupted work -- picks up exactly where you left off.
/knowzcode:telemetry
Investigate production errors using natural language queries against monitoring data.
MCP Server
Knowz exposes your entire knowledge base as tools that any AI agent can use via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Search Knowledge
Semantic search across vaults by meaning, with filters for vault, tags, date, and type.
Ask Questions
AI-powered Q&A with optional research mode and multi-turn conversations.
Create & Update Knowledge
Add or edit knowledge items from any AI assistant via MCP tools.
Browse Vaults
List vaults, explore contents, and view statistics from any AI agent.
Find Entities
Search for people, locations, and events referenced in your knowledge base.
Comments & Inbox
Add threaded comments and queue content for human review.
Dual Mode
Works with hosted Knowz (proxy mode) and self-hosted deployments (direct mode).
Any AI Agent
Compatible with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and any MCP-compatible AI agent.
Knowz Skills
The Knowz plugin brings your knowledge base directly into your AI coding assistant with intuitive slash commands.
/knowz ask
Ask questions and get AI-powered answers from your vaults.
/knowz save
Capture learnings, decisions, and patterns. Auto-routed to the right vault.
/knowz search
Semantic search across configured vaults with instant results.
/knowz browse
Browse vault contents and topics interactively.
Smart Vault Routing
Configure routing rules in plain English. Insights auto-route to the right vault.
Auto-Detection
Watches conversations for knowledge signals; silently searches or offers to save without explicit commands.
Offline Resilience
Saves queued locally when MCP is unreachable; sync with /knowz flush.
Works Everywhere
KnowzCode runs on 6 AI coding platforms with varying levels of support, from full agent orchestration to prompt-based workflows.
Claude Code
Full support: agents, skills, team orchestration, and MCP integration.
Gemini CLI
Full support: GEMINI.md, native commands, native agents, and MCP integration.
OpenAI Codex
Full support: native skills, AGENTS.md context, and structured development workflows.
GitHub Copilot
Experimental: copilot instructions plus prompt files under .github/prompts/.
Cursor
Experimental: rules-based integration via .cursor/rules/knowzcode.mdc.
Windsurf
Experimental: rules-based integration via .windsurf/rules/knowzcode.md.
Connected to Knowledge Base
When connected to Knowz via MCP, KnowzCode becomes even more powerful -- turning every development cycle into accumulated institutional knowledge.
Context Research
Searches vaults for past decisions and patterns before planning new features.
Learning Capture
After completing work, insights are automatically captured to your knowledge base.
Duplicate Detection
Checks for similar existing knowledge before saving new entries.
Vault Routing
Different knowledge types go to different vaults automatically based on content analysis.
Ready to ship smarter code?
KnowzCode is open source and free to use. Get started with your favorite AI coding assistant in under a minute.