EM AI Software Factory
A comprehensive Claude Code plugin powered by AI agents for automating and enhancing the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Overview
EM AI Software Factory is a collection of intelligent agents and tooling designed to streamline software development processes. This platform provides automated workflows, quality checks, and development assistance across the entire SDLC with Jira and Confluence integration via MCP.
Requirements
Installation
Option 1: Install as Git Submodule (Recommended)
This plugin can be installed in any repository as a git submodule:
# Navigate to your target repository
cd /path/to/your/repo
# Add as submodule
git submodule add https://github.com/EmergenceAI/EM-AISoftwareFactory.git .claude/plugins/em-software-factory
# Initialize and update
git submodule update --init --recursive
# Commit the submodule
git add .gitmodules .claude/plugins/em-software-factory
git commit -m "Add EM Software Factory plugin"
Option 2: Clone Directly
# Navigate to your project's .claude directory
cd /path/to/your/repo/.claude
# Create plugins directory if needed
mkdir -p plugins
# Clone the plugin
git clone https://github.com/EmergenceAI/EM-AISoftwareFactory.git plugins/em-software-factory
Launching Claude Code
To use the em-software-factory plugin, launch Claude Code with the --plugin-dir flag:
claude --plugin-dir .claude/plugins/em-software-factory
This loads all skills, hooks, MCP servers, and templates defined in the plugin. Skills are available as slash commands (e.g., /create-pr, /code-review).
Setup
1. Configure Atlassian Credentials (Optional)
If you're using Jira/Confluence integration, set these environment variables:
# Jira Configuration
export JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net
export [email protected]
export JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
export JIRA_PROJECT_KEY=YOUR_PROJECT # Your Jira project key
# Confluence Configuration (same Atlassian token)
export CONFLUENCE_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki
export [email protected]
export CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
Getting an Atlassian API Token:
- Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
- Click "Create API token"
- Give it a label (e.g., "Claude Code")
- Copy the token and set it as both
JIRA_API_TOKEN and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN
2. MCP Server
The Atlassian MCP server (mcp-atlassian) is configured in .mcp.json. It requires uvx (from the uv Python package manager).
Install uv if not already installed:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
The MCP server starts automatically when Claude Code launches. No additional setup needed.
3. Verify Setup
In Claude Code, run /mcp to verify the atlassian server is connected and healthy.
Features & Components
SDLC Skills (16 Available)
Core Development:
/create-plan - Generate implementation plans/implement-plan - Execute implementation plans/validate-plan - Validate implementation plans/code-review - Comprehensive code review/describe-pr - Generate PR descriptions/create-pr - Create pull requests with automation/commit - Smart commit with automated checks
Research & Documentation:
/research-codebase - Analyze and document codebase
Testing:
/create-e2e-testplan - Create end-to-end test plans/update-e2e-testplan - Update existing test plans/dogfood - Dogfooding workflow and reporting
Bug Tracking & Epic Management:
/create-bug - Create structured bug reports/create-bug-from-video - Create bugs from video recordings/create-epic - Create epic documentation (single or batch from table)
Database:
/generate-migration - Generate database migrations
PR Management:
/split-pr - Split large PRs into manageable chunks
Development Hooks
Pre and post-execution hooks for:
- Linting changed files (
lint-changed.sh)
- Secret detection (
check-secrets.sh)
- Automated quality gates
Templates
Standardized templates for:
- PR descriptions (
templates/pr_description.md)
- Dogfood reports (
templates/dogfood-report-template.md)
MCP Integration
The plugin includes MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration for:
- Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) integration
- Extended capabilities and custom tools
Project Structure
