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One next step
The router reconciles disk against notes, then names the single move that unblocks the system.
Open source · Local-first · Multi-host
Finish what AI starts.
FinishShip
AI tools generate momentum. Boots is the finisher: durable state, a clarify-to-ship pipeline, and a router that always gives the next step.
Router.
Closer.
Shipped.
Core loop
clarify → scope → build
review → verify → ship
System card
Northwind API
Host: Claude Code
Next: review→ closer active
~/systems/northwind
> boots next
✓ state reconciled
✓ next step ready
→ review
clarifyscopebuildreviewverifyship
01 · Product
Clarity to close. State to ship.
Boots is not another chat wrapper. It is an open-source skill suite that turns agent sessions into finishable systems with memory, stages, and a closer.
02
Global state
Work lives in ~/.boots/systems, not buried in one repo, so unfinished systems stay findable.
03
Host portable
Claude Code is the first host. Templates and form palettes keep judgment separate from host quirks.
04
Local-first
Telemetry stays off by default. Your systems and private context remain on your machine.
02 · Pipeline
The closer is built in.
Most agent work stalls after generation. Boots keeps review → verify → ship as first-class stages, not optional cleanup.
clarifyscopebuildreviewverifyship
clarify01
Name the real system
Stop thrashing prompts. Capture intent, constraints, and what done actually means.
scope02
Cut the finishable slice
Turn vague ambition into a shippable unit with a clear verification bar.
build03
Generate with a finish line
Let the agent build inside a durable pipeline instead of an endless chat.
review04
Pressure-test the output
The closer starts here: inspect what changed against the intended outcome.
verify05
Prove it works
Run the checks the form palette defines so shipped means more than compiled.
ship06
Close the loop
Mark reality, not aspiration. Leave the next system ready instead of half-open.
03 · How it works
Cartography of work.
Install once, paste the Boots block into your host instructions, and keep every system in a global home. Reality on disk beats stale notes every time.
Finish what you start
Generation without a closer is unfinished work. Boots optimises for shipped systems.
Reality over notes
Disk and actual state win over stale plans. The router reconciles truth first.
Signals, not noise
One clear move beats a wall of options. Progress should feel directional.
Router output
reconcile
disk wins
locate
system slug
prescribe
one next step
Cross-cutting
prospecttracksurfaceextractretireobserve
Form palettes
What you can build stays separate from how the pipeline thinks.
Platform-scoped forms define verification and what shipped means, so hosts can expand without rewriting judgment.
04 · Install
Setup is a symlink and a paste.
Run setup, drop the Boots block into your host instructions, and start routing unfinished systems toward ship. Claude Code is the beachhead; multi-host support is designed in.
- 1Clone the open-source skills repo and run ./setup
- 2Paste the ## Boots block into your host instructions
- 3Let boots reconcile state and name the next step
Terminal
# install skills
./setup
# then in session
> boots next
→ review the closer path
Prefer the product surface?
Launch the managed app experience while the open-source skill path remains the core deliverable.
Open Prompt Cowboy appFinish line
Make finishing the default outcome of building with agents.
Stop collecting impressive drafts. Start collecting shipped systems with state you can trust the next time you open the terminal.