craft-ace

Craft ACE (Autonomous Claude Engine)

Full design-first pipeline with Qwen3.6 as the primary implementer and reviewer. Opus orchestrates and handles integration. Sonnet serves as fallback for tasks the local model can't handle.

Profile: claude+ace

Pipeline: Brainstorm -> Plan -> Develop -> Browser Test -> Report (same as /craft)

How this wrapper works

This wrapper writes a profile marker, then delegates to the canonical craft pipeline. The claude+ace profile triggers:

• Qwen3.6 replaces Opus/Sonnet for spec and plan reviews (fixed two-pass with consensus consolidation)
• Qwen3.6 handles all implementation tasks (data layer + UI)
• Sonnet fallback for failed local-LLM UI tasks
• Opus handles integration/wiring tasks only

Step 1: Write profile marker

echo -n "claude+ace" > .craft-profile

Step 2: Follow the craft pipeline

Read skills/craft/SKILL.md from this plugin and follow every phase exactly as written. The profile gating in that file ensures:

• Step 1.10 (spec review): Qwen3.6 review loop replaces opus agent review
• Step 2.4 (plan review): Qwen3.6 review loop replaces sonnet agent review
• Step 3 (develop): Tasks routed to llm-implement.sh instead of Claude agents

The user input is: $ARGUMENTS

Pass the input through to the craft pipeline as if the user had invoked /craft directly.

Requirements

• LM Studio running at ${LLM_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:1234}
• Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (4-bit MLX) model loaded or available for auto-load
• Does NOT require Codex CLI
• Graph built on target project recommended (falls back to Glob)

Cost Model

Activity	Savings vs /craft
Reviews (spec, plan, post-develop)	100% (all local)
Data layer implementation (~40-50% LoC)	100% (all local)
UI implementation (~30-40% LoC)	~30-50% (Qwen3.6 first, Sonnet fallback)
Integration (~10-20% LoC)	0% (stays on Opus)
Total estimated savings	~45-60%