Installation

Conclave ships two packages from the same repository. Pick your runtime (or install both — they share the target-repo conclave/ contract). See also Platforms.

Cursor from scratch

Use this path if you use only Cursor and have never installed Conclave.

Two different directories are involved:

Directory	What it is
Plugin repo (`conclave`)	Where you install the Cursor package from — once per machine
Your app repo	Where `/conclave-init` creates `conclave/` — once per project

1. Get the plugin (once per machine)


git clone https://github.com/giolabs/conclave.git
cd conclave
./scripts/install-cursor-local.sh

That copies platforms/cursor/ into ~/.cursor/plugins/local/conclave-cursor/.

2. Activate in Cursor

Enable Include third-party Plugins, Skills, and other configs if your Cursor build requires it.
Run Developer: Reload Window.
In Agent chat, confirm /conclave-init (and other /conclave-* commands) appear.

On Team/Enterprise plans, org policy may block local plugins (userLocal=false). Ask your admin if commands never appear after a correct install.

3. Bootstrap your project

Open your application repository (not the plugin clone) in Cursor:


cd /path/to/your-app

In Agent chat:


/conclave-init
/conclave-planning

Continue with /conclave-dev, /conclave-qa, etc. You do not need Claude Code. Next: Getting started.

Cursor Marketplace publish is not part of the v0.11.0 path — local install only for now. Maintainer details: platforms/cursor/README.md in the repo.

Claude Code

Via the marketplace


claude plugin marketplace add lucasgio/conclave
claude plugin install conclave@conclave

Restart Claude Code. Type /conclave to see the shipped commands.

From source (local development)


ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.claude/plugins/conclave

Restart Claude Code. You should now see /conclave-init and /conclave-spec in the slash-command list.

Cursor (already have the plugin repo)

If you already cloned this repository and only need to (re)install the Cursor package:


./scripts/install-cursor-local.sh
# equivalent:
# ./scripts/sync-cursor-platform.sh
# mkdir -p ~/.cursor/plugins/local
# rsync -a --delete platforms/cursor/ ~/.cursor/plugins/local/conclave-cursor/

Then enable third-party/local plugins if required, and run Developer: Reload Window.

Verifying the install

Run /conclave-init inside any project git repository (your app, not only the plugin clone). If the command exists and asks whether this is solo or a team, the plugin is installed correctly.

Claude Code: check claude plugin list or the symlink target, then restart.
Cursor: confirm ~/.cursor/plugins/local/conclave-cursor/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json exists, then Reload Window.