v1.8.0

AI engineers that ship code while you sleep

Autonomous development pipeline powered by Claude. Implements code from your backlog, or generates detailed cross-repo feature specs.

# install and run
docker pull ghcr.io/adwilkinson/barbossa-dev:1.8.0

Two Modes

Autonomous Mode default

Five agents implement code from backlog, review PRs, and merge. Wake up to merged PRs.

Spec Mode

Generate detailed cross-repo feature specs. Parent ticket + implementation tickets per repo. No code changes.

AUTONOMOUS MODE                 SPEC MODE
─────────────────              ─────────────
Discovery + Product     →      Product Config
        ↓                           ↓
  GitHub Issues         →      Spec Generator
        ↓                           ↓
    Engineer            →      Parent Spec
        ↓                      + Child Tickets
   Tech Lead                   (per repo)

Autonomous Agents

Engineer

Picks tasks from backlog, implements features, creates pull requests

Tech Lead

8-dimension quality review, auto-merges or requests changes, 3-strikes close

Discovery

Finds TODOs, missing tests, accessibility issues, tech debt

Product Manager

Proposes high-value features with acceptance criteria

Auditor

Weekly health checks, creates issues for critical problems

Spec Generator

Cross-repo feature specs with distributed implementation tickets (Spec Mode only)

Get Started → View on GitHub

GitHub + Linear

Works with GitHub Issues or Linear. Auto-links PRs to issues.

Discord Notifications

Real-time webhooks for PRs, merges, specs, and errors.

Protected Files

Configure files agents should never touch. Auth, migrations stay safe.

Cross-Repo Specs

Spec Mode links repos as products. Full-stack feature planning.