{"data":{"slug":"minicodemonkey-chief","name":"chief","tagline":"Automation tool for building projects with Claude","github_url":"https://github.com/MiniCodeMonkey/chief","owner":"MiniCodeMonkey","repo":"chief","owner_avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/220535?v=4","primary_language":"Go","stars":476,"forks":50,"topics":["ai","automation","claude","claude-code","cli","developer-tools","go","ralph-loop","tui"],"archived":false,"github_pushed_at":"2026-05-28T07:22:11+00:00","maintenance_label":"Slowing","stars_delta_30d":4,"url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/minicodemonkey-chief","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/minicodemonkey-chief.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/minicodemonkey-chief","graph_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=minicodemonkey-chief","description":"Build big projects with Claude. Chief breaks your work into tasks and runs Claude Code in a loop until they're done.","homepage_url":"https://chiefloop.com","license":"MIT","open_issues":26,"watchers":2,"ai_summary":"Chief is an automation framework that automates project tasks using the Claude API in a loop till completion.","readme_excerpt":"## Install\n\n```bash\nbrew install minicodemonkey/chief/chief\n```\n\nOr via install script:\n\n```bash\ncurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MiniCodeMonkey/chief/refs/heads/main/install.sh | sh\n```\n\n---\n\n## Requirements\n\n- **[Claude Code CLI](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code)**, **[Codex CLI](https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/reference)**, **[OpenCode CLI](https://opencode.ai)**, or **[Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli)** installed and authenticated\n\nUse Claude by default, or configure another provider in `.chief/config.yaml`:\n\n```yaml\nagent:\n  provider: opencode\n  cliPath: /usr/local/bin/opencode   # optional\n```\n\nOr run with `chief --agent opencode` or set `CHIEF_AGENT=opencode`.\n\nSupported values for `provider` are: `claude`, `codex`, `opencode`, `cursor`, and `gemini`.","github_created_at":"2026-01-25T08:44:51+00:00","created_at":"2026-07-15T10:57:35.948113+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-20T04:57:41.449646+00:00","categories":[{"slug":"developer-tools","name":"Developer Tools","url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/developer-tools","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/categories/developer-tools.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/categories/developer-tools"}],"tags":[{"slug":"ai","name":"ai"},{"slug":"automation","name":"automation"},{"slug":"claude-code","name":"claude-code"},{"slug":"cli","name":"cli"},{"slug":"go","name":"go"}],"trust":{"provenance":{"is_fork":false,"github_id":1141689660,"owner_type":"User","methodology":"github_public_v1","parent_repo":null,"near_duplicate_slugs":[]},"computed_at":"2026-09-20T04:57:39.636Z","maintenance":{"label":"Slowing","score":36,"methodology":"github_public_v1","releases_90d":0,"days_since_push":114,"last_release_at":"2026-03-20T21:43:22Z","stars_delta_30d":4,"open_issues_delta_30d":0},"security_summary":{"status":"no_lockfile","scanner":null,"low_count":0,"high_count":0,"last_scan_at":"2026-07-15T10:57:37.152Z","medium_count":0,"scan_profile":"none","critical_count":0}},"capability_facts":{"scan":{"source":"repo_scan","observed_at":"2026-09-20T04:57:40.661Z"},"languages":{"value":["go"],"source":"github.language","observed_at":"2026-09-20T04:57:40.661Z"},"license_spdx":{"value":"MIT","source":"github.license","observed_at":"2026-09-20T04:57:40.661Z"}},"decision_facts":{"hosting":null,"pricing":null,"requirements":null,"constraints":null,"when_to_use":["When you aim to leverage Claude's capabilities specifically for automating and completing project tasks.","If your development process benefits from a Go-based tool that facilitates seamless integration with Claude."],"when_not_to_use":["Avoid if your project requirements do not align with Claude API functionalities, as Chief's automation loops are Claude-specific.","Not suitable for teams preferring tools built with languages other than Go or without a need for TUI support."],"source":"enrich:decision_facts","observed_at":"2026-07-17T12:26:02.282Z"},"constraint_facets":null,"decision_summary":[{"label":"Adopt for","value":"Chief uses Claude API for automation in project task completion."}]}}