Sadd
Introduces skills for subagent-driven development, dispatches fresh subagent for each task with code review between tasks, enabling fast iteration with quality gates.
- Type
- Plugin
- Repository
- NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit
- GitHub stars
- 1.7k
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Repo last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- Source file
- plugins/sadd/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
- Version
- 3.4.0
- Author
- Vlad Goncharov
What Sadd is
Sadd is a plugin published in the NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit repository on GitHub, which has about 1.7k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Hand-crafted Claude Code Skills focused on improving agent results quality. Compatible with OpenCode, Cursor, Antigravity, Gemini CLI, and others. Includes CodeRabbit open-source alternative.”
A plugin is a package that bundles skills, slash commands, subagents, hooks, and MCP connectors so they install together. Plugins are plain files with a manifest at .claude-plugin/plugin.json, and they work in both Claude Code and Claude Cowork.
Installing Sadd adds everything it ships in one step. Connectors inside a plugin still need to be connected separately, and hooks and subagents only run in Cowork and Claude Code, not in regular chat.
How to install Sadd
Claude Code
- Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit
- Install the plugin: claude plugin install sadd@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.
- Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Claude Cowork
- Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace.
- Enter NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub).
- Find Sadd in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
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 plugins/sadd/.claude-plugin/plugin.json, shared under the repository's GPL-3.0 license. Read the full file on GitHub.
Execution framework that dispatches fresh subagents for each task with quality gates between iterations, enabling fast parallel development while maintaining code quality.
Focused on:
- Fresh context per task - Each subagent starts clean without context pollution from previous tasks
- Quality gates - Code review between tasks catches issues early before they compound
- Parallel execution - Independent tasks run concurrently for faster completion
- Sequential execution - Dependent tasks execute in order with review checkpoints
Plugin Target
- Prevent context pollution - Fresh subagents avoid accumulated confusion from long sessions
- Catch issues early - Code review between tasks prevents bugs from compounding
- Faster iteration - Parallel execution of independent tasks saves time
- Maintain quality at scale - Quality gates ensure standards are met on every task
Overview
The SADD plugin provides skills and commands for executing work through coordinated subagents. Instead of executing all tasks in a single long session where context accumulates and quality degrades, SADD dispatches fresh subagents with quality gates.
Core capabilities:
- Sequential/Parallel Execution - Execute implementation plans task-by-task with code review gates
- Competitive Execution - Generate multiple solutions, evaluate with judges, synthesize best elements
- Work Evaluation - Assess completed work using LLM-as-Judge with structured rubrics
This approach solves the "context pollution" problem - when an agent accumulates confusion, outdated assumptions, or implementation drift over long sessions. Each fresh subagent starts clean, implements its specific scope, and reports back for quality validation.
The plugin supports multiple execution strategies based on task characteristics, all with built-in quality gates.
Quick Start
# Install the plugin
/plugin install sadd@NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit
# Use competitive execution for high-stakes tasks
/do-competitively "Design and implement authentication middleware with JWT support"Usage Examples
New in v2.2 Release
Plugin was significantly improved with new agents based on LLM-as-a-Judge and LLM-as-a-Meta-Judge papers. Now it work as generalized, simplified and distiled version of Spec-Driven Development plugin. SADD plugin commands uses meta-judge agent in parallel with implementation, in order to generate in-memory specification and judge agent used to critically evaluate the implementation artifacts based on the specification.
Both judges are general purpose, so they are good as at evaluating code implementation same way as documentation, research and simple questions. As a result you should get high quality results with minimal time spend. But if you want insure aligment of code generation with your overral vision, better to use Spec-Driven Development plugin.
Commands Overview
- launch-sub-agent - This command launches a focused sub-agent to execute the provided task. Analyze the task to intelligently select the optimal model and agent configuration, then dispatch a sub-agent with Zero-shot Chain-of-Thought reasoning at the beginning and mandatory self-critique verification at the end.
- /do-and-judge - Execute a single task with implementation sub-agent, independent judge verification, and automatic retry loop until passing or max retries exceeded.
- /do-in-parallel - Execute tasks in parallel across multiple targets with intelligent model selection, independence validation, and quality-focused prompting
- /do-in-steps - Execute complex tasks through sequential sub-agent orchestration with intelligent model selection and LLM-as-a-judge verification.
- /do-competitively - Execute tasks through competitive generation, multi-judge evaluation, and evidence-based synthesis to produce superior results.
- /tree-of-thoughts - Execute complex reasoning tasks through systematic exploration of solution space, pruning unpromising branches, expanding viable approaches, and synthesizing the best solution.
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 Sadd?
Sadd is a plugin for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit repository on GitHub. Introduces skills for subagent-driven development, dispatches fresh subagent for each task with code review between tasks, enabling fast iteration with quality gates.
How do I install Sadd in Claude Code?
Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit Install the plugin: claude plugin install sadd@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Can I use Sadd in Claude Cowork?
Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace. Enter NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub). Find Sadd in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
Is Sadd 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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