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AI-First Toolkit

Open-source Claude Code and Codex skills for AI-first work.

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What is AI-First Toolkit?

AI-First Toolkit is a collection of open-source Claude Code skills and Codex skills for AI-first work. Use it to audit existing projects, re-engineer them around AI, and bootstrap new projects with AI-first design principles baked in from the start.

Pros

  • Practical skills for auditing and bootstrapping projects
  • Works with both Claude Code and Codex
  • Encodes AI-first design principles into real workflows

Cons

  • Requires an agent setup like Claude Code or Codex
  • Best results need some engineering judgment

Who should use AI-First Toolkit

Developers who want to design and rework projects with AI at the center.

Who may not need it

Teams not yet working with coding agents.

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