Ecosystem Update — 2026-04-16

April 16, 2026 · curated by Chad Simon · 13 items reviewed

Highlights

Same-day rerun; tier 2/3 not re-fetched (tier 2 <24h, tier 3 <7d). Delta vs. morning run is small
No new safe Quick Wins: every viable candidate requires either new files or editing constitutional CLAUDE.md, both blocked by skill hard limits
Three Build Queue additions from Boris's catalog (/simplify, /babysit) and shanraisshan's rules-modularization pattern

/simplify command slash-command

howborisusesclaudecode.com

spawns parallel subagents reviewing a codebase slice for reuse, quality, efficiency. Distinct from /techdebt (dup detection) by its quality/reuse lens. body dispatches 3–5 Explore subagents each scoped to a concern (reuse, naming, dead code)
/babysit command slash-command

howborisusesclaudecode.com

loops on CI/PR-review output, auto-applies safe fixes, retries. Useful for long CI tail when merging. body polls gh pr checks, ingests failure text, dispatches worker agent with a contract
.claude/rules/ modularization CLAUDE.md pattern

shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice

Blocked by hard limit on CLAUDE.md edits during this skill run; tracked for manual decision

Items reviewed and explicitly declined this cycle, with the reason. Curation discipline matters more than coverage.

--bare launch flag — CLI flag, not a settings.json knob; already available for scripts that need fast SDK startup (e.g., hooks). No config change possible
"CLAUDE.md ≤ 200 lines" guideline — current file is 241 lines; governance/policy density is justified by auto-runtime contract, route taxonomy, and anti-stop-pattern lessons. Shrinking would lose load-bearing rules. Rejected as a size-only heuristic that doesn't apply here
Clawd on Desk — (carried from morning) — overlaps with companion skill
claude-pace statusline — (carried from morning) — duplicate of ccstatusline
Computer Use MCP (macOS screen control) — (carried from morning) — attack-surface fail