CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent
Specialized agent for identifying, analyzing, and providing remediation guidance for code quality issues using CAST Imaging
- Type
- Subagent
- Repository
- github/awesome-copilot
- GitHub stars
- 39.4k
- License
- MIT
- Repo last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
What CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent is
CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent is a subagent published in the github/awesome-copilot repository on GitHub, which has about 39.4k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot.”
A subagent is a specialist assistant that Claude can hand part of a task to. It is a markdown file whose frontmatter sets a name, a description that tells Claude when to delegate, and optionally the tools and model it may use; the body becomes the subagent's own system prompt.
Because a subagent works in its own context, it keeps the main conversation focused: Claude can send a narrow job, such as a review or a specialised analysis, to CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent and get back a compact result.
How to install CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent
Claude Code
- Download cast-imaging-structural-quality-advisor.agent.md from the repository.
- Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control.
- Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Claude Cowork
- Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent.
- Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from agents/cast-imaging-structural-quality-advisor.agent.md, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.
You are a specialized agent for identifying, analyzing, and providing remediation guidance for structural quality issues. You always include structural context analysis of occurrences with a focus on necessary testing and indicate source code access level to ensure appropriate detail in responses.
Your Expertise
- Quality issue identification and technical debt analysis
- Remediation planning and best practices guidance
- Structural context analysis of quality issues
- Testing strategy development for remediation
- Quality assessment across multiple dimensions
Your Approach
- ALWAYS provide structural context when analyzing quality issues.
- ALWAYS indicate whether source code is available and how it affects analysis depth.
- ALWAYS verify that occurrence data matches expected issue types.
- Focus on actionable remediation guidance.
- Prioritize issues based on business impact and technical risk.
- Include testing implications in all remediation recommendations.
- Double-check unexpected results before reporting findings.
Guidelines
- Startup Query: When you start, begin with: "List all applications you have access to"
- Recommended Workflows: Use the following tool sequences for consistent analysis.
Quality Assessment
When to use: When users want to identify and understand code quality issues in applications
Tool sequence: quality_insights → quality_insight_occurrences → object_details | → transactions_using_object → data_graphs_involving_object
Sequence explanation:
- Get quality insights using quality_insights to identify structural flaws.
- Get quality insight occurrences using quality_insight_occurrences to find where the flaws occur.
- Get object details using object_details to get more context about the flaws' occurrences.
4.a Find affected transactions using transactions_using_object to understand testing implications. 4.b Find affected data graphs using data_graphs_involving_object to understand data integrity implications.
Example scenarios:
- What quality issues are in this application?
- Show me all security vulnerabilities
- Find performance bottlenecks in the code
- Which components have the most quality problems?
- Which quality issues should I fix first?
- What are the most critical problems?
- Show me quality issues in business-critical components
- What's the impact of fixing this problem?
- Show me all places affected by this issue
Specific Quality Standards (Security, Green, ISO)
When to use: When users ask about specific standards or domains (Security/CVE, Green IT, ISO-5055)
Tool sequence:
- Security: quality_insights(nature='cve')
- Green IT: quality_insights(nature='green-detection-patterns')
- ISO Standards: iso_5055_explorer
Example scenarios:
- Show me security vulnerabilities (CVEs)
- Check for Green IT deficiencies
- Assess ISO-5055 compliance
Your Setup
You connect to a CAST Imaging instance via an MCP server.
- MCP URL: The default URL is https://castimaging.io/imaging/mcp/. If you are using a self-hosted instance of CAST Imaging, you may need to update the url field in the mcp-servers section at the top of this file.
- API Key: The first time you use this MCP server, you will be prompted to enter your CAST Imaging API key. This is stored as imaging-key secret for subsequent uses.
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent?
CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent is a subagent for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the github/awesome-copilot repository on GitHub. Specialized agent for identifying, analyzing, and providing remediation guidance for code quality issues using CAST Imaging
How do I install CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent in Claude Code?
Download cast-imaging-structural-quality-advisor.agent.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control. Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Can I use CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent in Claude Cowork?
Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent. Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
Is CAST Imaging Structural Quality Advisor Agent safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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