Track Product Development with Claude Code AI Status Tool

Track Product Development with Claude Code AI Status Tool

The Claude Code AI Status Tool provides a clear overview of current product development projects by displaying their progress and suggesting next steps. It operates deterministically, utilizing information from a structured context file, making it highly reliable for project status display without the need for LLM-generated content.

What this skill does

• Reads the .product-dev/context.json file from the working directory to gather project information.
• If no project is found, it outputs a prompt to initiate one: "No product development project found in this directory. Run /product-dev:idea to start one."
• If a project exists, it displays key details including project name, tier with label, start date, last update, and progress of various development phases using a structured format.
• Evaluates artifact staleness by comparing recorded version data against current versions and suggests subsequent steps based on existing artifacts.

Who it is for

• Developers seeking structured tracking of project development stages.
• Project managers overseeing multiple development phases in AI-driven environments.
• Teams using Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to enhance consistency in project documentation and progress evaluation.

Use cases

• Monitoring the current status of ongoing product development projects in software engineering teams.
• Identifying completed, pending, or stale tasks within a development pipeline for efficient workflow management.
• Providing development teams with actionable next steps based on real-time data of project progression.

Technical details

• Utilizes Claude Code for structured information retrieval from context files.
• Incorporates AI application tools to determine and display the deterministic state of project phases.
• Adheres to predefined status display formats and staleness rules as outlined in the included documentation.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by clownware (clownware/product-dev) and distributed under Apache-2.0. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted under the Apache License 2.0, which also includes an express patent grant. Attribution and any NOTICE file must be retained.

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Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

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