ce-polish
How to Install
Claude Code:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin.git && cp compound-engineering-plugin/skills/ce-polish ~/.claude/skills/ce-polish -r---
name: ce-polish
description: "Start the dev server, inspect the feature in browser, and iterate on polish."
disable-model-invocation: true
argument-hint: "[PR number, branch name, or blank for current branch]"
---
# Polish
Start the dev server, open the feature in a browser, and iterate. You use the feature, say what feels off, and fixes happen.
## Phase 0: Get on the right branch
1. If a PR number or branch name was provided, check it out (probe for existing worktrees first).
2. If blank, use the current branch.
3. Verify the current branch is not main/master.
## Phase 1: Start the dev server
### 1.1 Check for `.claude/launch.json`
Run `bash scripts/read-launch-json.sh`. If it finds a configuration, use it — the user already told us how to start the project.
### 1.2 Auto-detect (when no launch.json)
Run `bash scripts/detect-project-type.sh` to identify the framework.
Route by type to the matching recipe reference for start command and port defaults:
| Type | Recipe |
|------|--------|
| `rails` | `references/dev-server-rails.md` |
| `next` | `references/dev-server-next.md` |
| `vite` | `references/dev-server-vite.md` |
| `nuxt` | `references/dev-server-nuxt.md` |
| `astro` | `references/dev-server-astro.md` |
| `remix` | `references/dev-server-remix.md` |
| `sveltekit` | `references/dev-server-sveltekit.md` |
| `procfile` | `references/dev-server-procfile.md` |
| `unknown` | Ask the user how to start the project |
For framework types that need a package manager, run `bash scripts/resolve-package-manager.sh` and substitute the result into the start command.
Resolve the port with `bash scripts/resolve-port.sh --type `.
### 1.3 Start the server
Start the dev server in the background, log output to a temp file. Probe `http://localhost:` for up to 30 seconds. If it doesn't come up, show the last 20 lines of the log and ask the user what to do.
### 1.4 Open in browser
Load `references/ide-detection.md` for the env-var probe table. Open the browser using the IDE's mechanism (Claude Code → `open`, Cursor → Cursor browser, VS Code → Simple Browser).
Tell the user:
```
Dev server running on http://localhost:
Browse the feature and tell me what could be better.
```
## Phase 2: Iterate
This is the core loop. The user browses the feature and tells you what to improve. You fix it. Repeat until they're happy.
- When the user describes something to fix → make the change, the dev server hot-reloads
- When the user asks to check something → use `agent-browser` to screenshot or inspect the page
- When the user says they're done → commit the fixes and stop
No checklist. No envelope. Just conversation.
## References
Reference files (loaded on demand):
- `references/launch-json-schema.md` — launch.json schema + per-framework stubs
- `references/ide-detection.md` — host IDE detection and browser-handoff
- `references/dev-server-detection.md` — port resolution documentation
- `references/dev-server-rails.md` — Rails dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-next.md` — Next.js dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-vite.md` — Vite dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-nuxt.md` — Nuxt dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-astro.md` — Astro dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-remix.md` — Remix dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-sveltekit.md` — SvelteKit dev-server defaults
- `references/dev-server-procfile.md` — Procfile-based dev-server defaults
Scripts (invoked via `bash scripts/`):
- `scripts/read-launch-json.sh` — launch.json reader
- `scripts/detect-project-type.sh` — project-type classifier
- `scripts/resolve-package-manager.sh` — lockfile-based package-manager resolver
- `scripts/resolve-port.sh` — port resolution cascade
Details
| Category | Frontend → framework |
| Source | EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin |
| SKILL.md | View on GitHub → |
| Repo Stars | ★ 21.9K |
| Est. per Skill | N/A (shared across 72 skills from this repo) |
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
| Risk Level | Safe |
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