create-software-factory

Scaffold and import .continue/agents/ and .continue/checks/ from curated templates or any GitHub repo.

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Why?

Setting up AI-powered checks and agents for your repo means writing markdown files with specific frontmatter, directory structure, and trigger formats. Instead of copying from docs or other repos manually:

npx create-software-factory

Pick from curated templates or import directly from any GitHub repo that already has a great setup.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• Import from GitHub
• Options
• Included Templates
• How It Works
• Contributing
• License

Quick Start

npx create-software-factory

This launches an interactive wizard that lets you pick from curated check and agent templates and writes them to your project's .continue/ directory.

Import from GitHub

Import checks and agents from any public GitHub repo:

npx create-software-factory --from continuedev/remote-config-server

For private repos, pass a GitHub token:

npx create-software-factory --from myorg/private-repo --token ghp_xxxxx

To fetch from a specific branch:

npx create-software-factory --from owner/repo --branch develop

Options

create-software-factory [options]

Options:
  --from <repo>      Import from GitHub repo (owner/repo)
  --token <token>    GitHub token for private repos
  --branch <branch>  Branch to fetch from
  --dir <path>       Target directory (default: cwd)
  -V, --version      Output version number
  -h, --help         Display help

Included Templates

Checks

Checks run automatically on pull requests:

Template	Description
Code Review	Reviews code quality, naming conventions, and patterns
Security	Scans for OWASP vulnerabilities, hardcoded secrets, and auth issues
Test Coverage	Ensures new code has appropriate test coverage
PR Description	Validates that PR descriptions cover all meaningful changes

Agents

Agents are triggered by events or invoked on-demand:

Template	Trigger	Description
All Green	ai-merge label	Fix checks, resolve conflicts, address reviews, and merge the PR
Fix Issue	Manual	Takes a GitHub issue and creates a fix PR
Triage Issues	Issue opened	Auto-label and respond to new issues

How It Works

Interactive Create

Running without --from shows an interactive multi-select menu. You choose which checks and agents to install, and the selected template files are copied into your project's .continue/checks/ and .continue/agents/ directories.

GitHub Import

Running with --from owner/repo fetches the .continue/checks/ and .continue/agents/ directories from the specified GitHub repository using the GitHub Contents API. It parses YAML frontmatter to show names and descriptions, lets you select which files to import, and writes them locally.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 Continue Dev, Inc.

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