Compliance Trestle Plugin for Claude Code
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v0.1.0
Manage OSCAL compliance packages using Compliance Trestle — a CNCF sandbox project for machine-readable compliance documentation (NIST OSCAL standard).
What's New in v0.1.0
Skill depth pass — all 10 skills now include worked examples, troubleshooting tables, and cross-references:
- Control implementation: Full AC-2 worked example, parameter precedence rules, multi-part and compensating controls
- Assessment & POA&M: Step-by-step SAP/SAR creation walkthroughs, finding-to-POA&M pipeline, milestone patterns (30/90/180-day)
- Task system: CSV column reference, task testing workflow, XCCDF/Tanium/CIS troubleshooting
- Validation: CI/CD patterns (GitHub Actions, pre-commit hooks), split-file validation, assessment/POA&M-specific issues
- Jinja & Governance: Assessment + POA&M report templates, security policy template example, versioned migration patterns
Prerequisites
- Python 3.9+
- Compliance Trestle installed:
pip install compliance-trestle
- A trestle workspace (run
trestle init or use the /compliance-trestle:workspace-init command)
Commands
Workspace (7)
| Command | Description |
|---|
/compliance-trestle:workspace-init | Initialize a new Compliance Trestle workspace |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-status | Show the status of the current Trestle workspace |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-validate | Validate OSCAL models in the Trestle workspace |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-configure | Configure plugin settings for this project |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-href | Resolve and validate href references in OSCAL models |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-version | Show trestle version and OSCAL schema version info |
/compliance-trestle:workspace-partial-validate | Validate a single element within a split OSCAL file |
Author (15)
| Command | Description |
|---|
/compliance-trestle:author-catalog-generate | Generate markdown from an OSCAL catalog for editing |
/compliance-trestle:author-catalog-assemble | Assemble edited catalog markdown back into OSCAL JSON |
/compliance-trestle:author-profile-generate | Generate markdown from an OSCAL profile for editing |
/compliance-trestle:author-profile-assemble | Assemble edited profile markdown back into OSCAL JSON |
/compliance-trestle:author-profile-resolve | Resolve a profile to produce a flattened catalog |
/compliance-trestle:author-profile-inherit | Generate an inheritance view from a profile and leveraged SSP |
/compliance-trestle:author-component-generate | Generate markdown from an OSCAL component definition |
/compliance-trestle:author-component-assemble | Assemble edited component markdown back into OSCAL JSON |
/compliance-trestle:author-ssp-generate | Generate SSP markdown from a profile and optional component definitions |
/compliance-trestle:author-ssp-assemble | Assemble SSP markdown into an OSCAL System Security Plan JSON |
/compliance-trestle:author-ssp-filter | Filter an SSP by profile or components |
/compliance-trestle:author-jinja | Render Jinja2 templates with OSCAL data substitution |
/compliance-trestle:author-headers | Manage governed YAML headers in markdown documents |
/compliance-trestle:author-docs | Manage governed document structure (headings + headers) |
/compliance-trestle:author-folders | Manage governed folder structure enforcement |
Model (8)
| Command | Description |
|---|
/compliance-trestle:model-create | Create a new OSCAL model in the workspace |
/compliance-trestle:model-import | Import an existing OSCAL document into the workspace |
/compliance-trestle:model-split | Split an OSCAL model into smaller sub-component files |
/compliance-trestle:model-merge | Merge split OSCAL sub-components back into their parent file |
/compliance-trestle:model-assemble | Assemble a split OSCAL model into a single file in dist/ |
/compliance-trestle:model-describe | Describe the structure and contents of an OSCAL model |
/compliance-trestle:model-replicate | Replicate (copy/rename) an OSCAL model in the workspace |
/compliance-trestle:model-remove | Remove a subcomponent (element) from an OSCAL model file |
Task (3)
