Hedgehog Authored Core ⭐

For: Well Built Apps without a Hedgehog template

Not every project is an app or a landing page. Sometimes the shape doesn't exist yet, and most AI tools respond by picking whatever stack is easiest to generate, then improvising the rest as they go.

This core designs the system first, then builds it one verified layer at a time.

flowchart LR
    A[Elicit drivers] --> B[Name the shape]
    B --> C[Pick the stack]
    C --> D[Derive layers]
    D --> E[Build + verify]

What you get

• An architecture pass before any code: drivers elicited, a system shape named, a stack chosen for this project instead of a default.
• The same discipline as every other core: layers, scope, and verification, generated live instead of pre-built.
• A fixed build sequence: the layer order locks in before the first layer starts, so nothing gets improvised mid-build.

Built for the project with no template

Reach for this core when the description names a concrete artifact that doesn't match either shipped core's shape. If the work is landing on an existing codebase, that's a different core: see Hedgehog Adopted.

Easy to install and use

Ask your agent: "Install Hedgehog and build me [your project]"

npx @skyf0xx/hedgehog init

Technical details: ARCHITECTURE.md