amplihack

⚠️ This repository is deprecated

amplihack has been rewritten in Rust. This Python repository is no longer maintained.

👉 Use amplihack-rs instead.

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Migrating to amplihack-rs

Quick upgrade (existing users)

# 1. Install the Rust binary
curl -sL https://github.com/rysweet/amplihack-rs/releases/latest/download/amplihack-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo cp amplihack amplihack-hooks /usr/local/bin/

# 2. Re-run install to refresh all framework assets (recipes, skills, hooks)
amplihack install

# 3. Verify
amplihack --version
amplihack doctor

macOS (Apple Silicon): replace x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu with aarch64-apple-darwin

macOS (Intel): replace with x86_64-apple-darwin

What changed

	Python (this repo)	Rust (amplihack-rs)
Runtime	Python 3.11+ / uv	Single static binary — no runtime deps
Recipe runner	run_recipe_by_name()	amplihack recipe run <recipe>.yaml
Hooks	Python scripts (*.py)	Native Rust binary (amplihack-hooks)
Orchestration	orch_helper.py	amplihack orch helper (native Rust)
Performance	~2s startup	<50ms startup
Install	pip install / uv tool install	amplihack install (self-contained)

If you have the old Python version installed

# Remove the old Python installation
pip uninstall amplihack 2>/dev/null
uv tool uninstall amplihack 2>/dev/null

# Remove stale Python source tree (if present)
rm -rf ~/.amplihack/src/

# Install fresh from Rust
curl -sL https://github.com/rysweet/amplihack-rs/releases/latest/download/amplihack-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo cp amplihack amplihack-hooks /usr/local/bin/
amplihack install

Keeping up to date

amplihack update

This downloads the latest release binary and refreshes all framework assets (recipes, skills, hooks) automatically.

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Links

• New repo: github.com/rysweet/amplihack-rs
• Releases: amplihack-rs/releases
• Documentation: rysweet.github.io/amplihack-rs (coming soon)
• Issues: amplihack-rs/issues

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Original README (archived)

amplihack

Development framework for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Microsoft Amplifier. Adds structured workflows, persistent memory, specialized agents, goal-seeking capabilities, autonomous execution, and continuous improvement for systematic software engineering.

This version is no longer maintained. See amplihack-rs.