The Metis plugin teaches Claude Code when and why to use Metis tools, providing methodology guidance for the Flight Levels approach to project management.
- Skills: Guidance on document selection, decomposition patterns, phase transitions, and project patterns
- Commands:
/metis-ralphand/metis-ralph-tasksfor autonomous task execution - Agents: Flight Levels methodology expert for document type selection and work decomposition
- MCP Integration: Automatic Metis MCP server configuration
/plugin marketplace add colliery-io/metis
/plugin install metis@colliery-io-metis
claude mcp add --scope user metis metis mcpOr via the ! prefix inside Claude Code:
!claude mcp add --scope user metis metis mcp
/mcp
Should show:
metis: metis mcp - Connected
Executes a Metis task in a loop until completion. Works with your existing permission settings.
/metis-ralph PROJ-T-0001
/metis-ralph PROJ-T-0001 --max-iterations 20
Executes all tasks under a decomposed initiative.
/metis-ralph-initiative PROJ-I-0001
Cancels an active Ralph loop.
The plugin provides methodology guidance through skills:
- document-selection: Helps choose the right document type (vision, initiative, task, ADR, specification)
- decomposition: Patterns for breaking down work into tasks
- phase-transitions: Guidance on advancing documents through their lifecycle
- project-patterns: Common patterns for greenfield projects, tech debt, incident response
For autonomous, isolated execution without permission prompts, see Docker Sandbox Setup.
Verify the marketplace is added:
/plugin marketplace list
Re-install if needed:
/plugin install metis@colliery-io-metis
Check MCP status:
/mcp
Re-add the server:
!claude mcp add --scope user metis metis mcp
Restart Claude Code after plugin installation for commands to become available.