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XADEN

Open source · MIT

Your AI writes fast. Xaden keeps it honest.

One command creates a project with the rules, checks and requirements every AI assistant follows.

git clone https://github.com/flo1o1/xaden.git ~/.xaden &&
~/.xaden/scripts/install.sh &&
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" &&
xaden new my-app

This downloads Xaden into ~/.xaden, links the xaden command into ~/.local/bin, makes that folder available in this terminal and creates the project my-app in the current folder. Linux and macOS; on Windows use WSL.

Quick start View on GitHub

Xaden: a smiling hooded figure in charcoal and crimson with two swords on its back

What Xaden gives you

The Code

One rule set

Claude Code, Aider, Cline, Cursor, Codex or a local model: all read the same rules.

The Trial

Checks nobody skips

shellcheck, gitleaks, semgrep and your linters run in a git hook and in CI.

The Ledger

Requirements first

Every feature traces to a numbered requirement and a test.

The Watch

Security review built in

An OWASP-based review prompt that works with any model.

From zero to first feature

  1. Copy and run

    Clone Xaden and create your project in one command.

  2. Kick off

    Tell your assistant your idea. It asks, you approve the requirements.

  3. Build and release

    Feature by feature, checked on every commit, tagged with SemVer.

Pick your path

Admins

Set up, update, secure

Prerequisites, the xaden command, updates and security.

Developers

Build with it

Create a project, build features, release, join a project.