archtmpl

One-line installer for the archtmpl catalog of AEC-focused Claude Code skills and MCP servers.

Usage

npx archtmpl@latest --skill <slug>     # install a Claude Code skill
npx archtmpl@latest --mcp <slug>       # register an MCP server
npx archtmpl@latest --skill <slug> --dry-run
npx archtmpl@latest --list             # list available MCPs
npx archtmpl@latest --help

What --skill does

Downloads skills/<slug>/ from the registry repo into ~/.claude/skills/<slug>/. The folder typically contains:

• SKILL.md — Claude Code reads this on startup to learn when to invoke the skill
• scripts/ — deterministic Python/Bash helpers the skill calls
• references/ — domain knowledge Claude loads on demand
• assets/ — templates Claude copies into project output

After install, restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.

What --mcp does

Looks up mcps/<slug>.json in the registry and runs the equivalent of claude mcp add for each server in the entry. Supports preInstall shell steps (e.g. cloning a repo, building a binary) and postInstallNotes.

Environment overrides

| Var | Default | Use | |-----|---------|-----| | CLAUDE_ARCH_REGISTRY | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DavidCho1999/claude-code-architecture-templates/main | Point at a fork or staging branch | | CLAUDE_ARCH_TARBALL | https://codeload.github.com/DavidCho1999/claude-code-architecture-templates/tar.gz/refs/heads/main | Same, for the tarball used by --skill | | CLAUDE_ARCH_TAR_PREFIX | claude-code-architecture-templates-main | Adjust if forking with a different repo name |

Releasing

This package is published from sync/cli/ (the public registry repo). To bump:

1. Edit bin/cli.mjs and package.json version.
2. Test locally: node bin/cli.mjs --skill rfi-writer --dry-run.
3. npm publish (npm OTP required — can't be automated by an agent).

License

MIT.