cladding

Spec-driven verification layer for AI coding agents — Claude Code · Codex · Gemini · Antigravity · Cursor. Intent in before it writes, result verified against …

Developer Tools

Install Command

npx -y cladding

Claude Desktop Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cladding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cladding"
      ]
    }
  }
}

cladding is a community MCP server that connects AI assistants like Claude to spec-driven verification layer for ai coding agents — claude code · codex · gemini · antigravity · cursor. intent in before it writes, result verified against …. It runs locally on your machine, keeping your data private and giving you full control over the connection. Developers can use it to bring AI assistance directly into their build and coding environment.

About cladding

Overview

Spec-driven verification layer for AI coding agents — Claude Code · Codex · Gemini · Antigravity · Cursor. Intent in before it writes, result verified against your spec after. Reference implementation of the Ironclad standard.

Topics

harness, harness-engineering, spec-driven-development, governance, ironclad, drift-detection, multi-agent, loop-engineering, verification, ai-coding, compliance, architecture-enforcement, claude-code, codex-cli, gemini-cli, antigravity-cli, cursor, mcp-server, claude-code-plugin

Who Should Use cladding?

1Speed up coding workflows by letting Claude interact with your dev environment
2Run terminal commands, manage processes, and inspect logs via AI
3Integrate AI assistance directly into your build and CI pipelines
4Automate repetitive dev tasks like scaffolding, linting, and testing

How to Install cladding

Before you start

You will need Node.js (v18 or later) installed on your machine — download it from nodejs.org if you haven't already.

1Open a terminal (Terminal on Mac, Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows).
2Paste the install command above and press Enter — Node.js will download and run the server automatically.
3Add the server to your Claude Desktop config file (see the JSON snippet above) and restart Claude.

The Claude Desktop config snippet above can be copied and pasted directly into your claude_desktop_config.json file — no editing required.