AI DevOps Toolbox
Want your AI to help with real development? Here’s what’s working for us at WIP Computer. Your AI writes code. But does it know how to release it? Check license compliance? Protect your important files? Sync private repos to public? Follow a real development process? AI DevOps Toolbox is the complete toolkit. Built by a team of humans and AIs shipping real software together.Teach Your AI to Use AI DevOps Toolbox
Open your AI and paste this:Features
Every tool ships as one or more interfaces: the ways you and your AI can use it. CLI runs in your terminal. Module imports into your code. Connection links to any MCP-compatible AI. Background Integration works inside OpenClaw. Skill teaches your AI how to use the tool via a SKILL.md file. Automation Hook runs automatically inside Claude Code on specific events.Setup and Onboarding
Universal Installer- Teaches your AI to take anything you build and make it work across every AI. You write code in any language. This tool turns it into a CLI, connection point, background integration, skill, and automation hook. One command, all interfaces.
- Detects what a repo supports and deploys it all. Toolbox mode walks every sub-tool automatically.
- Interfaces: CLI, Module, Skill
- Stable
- Your team’s conventions, baked in. Release process, repo structure, branch protection, the
ai/folder standard. - Best practices for AI-assisted development teams. Covers everything from branching to compliance.
Automation
LDM Dev Tools.app- Scheduled automation that runs whether anyone remembers or not. Backup, branch protection audit, visibility audit.
- macOS .app bundle with Full Disk Access. One app to grant permissions to, one place to add new automation. Scripts can be run standalone without the .app.
- Stable
Repo Management
Repo Visibility Guard- Never accidentally expose a private repo.
- Blocks repos from going public without a
-privatecounterpart. Catches accidental exposure of internal plans and development context before it happens. - Interfaces: CLI, Module, Connection, Background Integration, Skill, Automation Hook
- Stable
- Know where every repo belongs. One source of truth for folder structure.
- Like an auto-formatter for folder structure. Move folders around all day; on sync, everything snaps back to where the manifest says.
- Interfaces: CLI, Module, Connection, Skill
- Stable
- Set up the standard
ai/directory in any repo. Plans, notes, ideas, dev updates, todos. One command. - New repo: creates the full structure. Existing repo: moves old
ai/contents toai/_sort/ai_old/so you can sort at your own pace. Nothing is deleted. - Interfaces: CLI, Skill
- Stable
- Generate or validate READMEs that follow the WIP Computer standard. Badges, title, tagline, “Teach Your AI” block, features, interface coverage table, license.
- Interfaces: CLI, Skill
- Stable
- Every repo uses git worktrees. Your AIs never edit on main. Period.
- When an AI needs to make changes, it creates a worktree (an isolated copy of the repo on its own branch). All edits happen there. Main stays clean. Multiple AIs can work on the same repo at the same time without conflicts.
- Interfaces: CLI, Automation Hook
- Stable
- Blocks all writes on main. The enforcement layer for forced worktrees.
- A safety check that catches Write, Edit, and destructive commands. Figures out the repo from the file path, not the working directory, so it works no matter where your AI started.
- Interfaces: Automation Hook
- Stable
License, Compliance, and Protection
Identity File Protection- Your AI knows what it can never overwrite. CLAUDE.md, SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, SHARED-CONTEXT.md are permanently protected.
- Blocks destructive edits to protected personality and memory files. Your AI can read them but can’t blow them away.
- Interfaces: CLI, Module, Background Integration, Skill, Automation Hook
- Stable
- Enforce licensing on every commit. Copyright, dual-license, CLA. Checked automatically.
- Ensures your repos have correct copyright, license type, and LICENSE files. Interactive first-run setup. Toolbox-aware: checks every sub-tool. Auto-fix mode repairs issues.
- Interfaces: CLI
- Stable
- Catch license changes in dependencies before they ship.
- Scans every dependency for license changes. Blocks merges if a license changed upstream. Daily scan. Generates a public compliance dashboard.
- Interfaces: CLI, Module, Connection, Skill
- Stable
Release and Deploy
Release Pipeline- Release software correctly. Version bump, changelog, npm publish, GitHub release. One command, nothing forgotten.
- SKILL.md sync, release notes on the branch for PR review. Warns when notes are too short or look like changelogs instead of narrative.
- Interfaces: CLI, Module, Connection, Skill
- Stable
- Publish safely. Syncs private to public, excludes internal files, every time.
- One script syncs your private working repo to a clean public mirror. Excludes internal
ai/folders automatically. Creates a PR, merges it, cleans up branches. - Interfaces: CLI, Skill
- Stable
- Cleans up after itself. Merged branches get renamed with dates automatically.
- Renames merged branches with
--merged-YYYY-MM-DD. Preserves history without cluttering your branch list. - Interfaces: CLI, Skill
- Stable
- After every release, your SKILL.md goes live as plain text on your website. No manual copying. No forgetting.
- Add
.publish-skill.jsonto your repo withnameandwebsiteRepo. On release, SKILL.md is copied toyoursite.com/install/{name}.txtand deployed automatically. - Interfaces: Module (built into Release Pipeline)
- Stable
Interface Coverage
| # | Tool | CLI | Module | Connection | Background | Skill | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup and Onboarding | |||||||
| 1 | Universal Installer | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 2 | Dev Guide | ||||||
| Automation | |||||||
| 3 | LDM Dev Tools.app | ||||||
| Repo Management | |||||||
| 4 | Repo Visibility Guard | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 5 | Repo Manifest Reconciler | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 6 | Repo Init | Y | Y | ||||
| 7 | README Formatter | Y | Y | ||||
| 8 | Forced Git Worktrees | Y | Y | ||||
| 9 | Branch Guard | Y | |||||
| License, Compliance, and Protection | |||||||
| 10 | Identity File Protection | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 11 | License Guard | Y | |||||
| 12 | License Change Detection | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Release and Deploy | |||||||
| 13 | Release Pipeline | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 14 | Private-to-Public Sync | Y | Y | ||||
| 15 | Post-Merge Branch Naming | Y | Y | ||||
| 16 | Skill Publish to Website | Y |
Technical Documentation
Quick Start
Universal Installer
The Universal Interface specification for AI-native software. Defines how every tool ships six interfaces: CLI, importable module, connection point, background integration, skill, automation hook. The detection engine powersldm install.
wip-release
One-command release pipeline. Version bump, changelog, SKILL.md sync, npm publish, GitHub release, website skill publish. All in one shot.RELEASE-NOTES-v{version}.md (dashes, not dots) on your feature branch. Commit it with the code. The PR diff shows both code and notes for review.
Quality gates (all run before release):
- Release notes must come from a file (not a flag)
- Must reference at least one GitHub issue (#XX)
- Product docs must be updated
- Technical docs must be updated if source changed
- No stale merged branches
- Must run from main working tree (not worktree)
wip-license-hook
License change detection. Scans every dependency and fork for license changes. Pre-pull hook blocks merges if a license changed upstream. Pre-push hook alerts. Daily scan.wip-repo-permissions-hook
Repo visibility guard. Blocks repos from going public without a-private counterpart.
wip-file-guard
A safety check that blocks destructive edits to protected personality and memory files. Two rules: blockWrite on protected files entirely, block Edit when removing more than 2 lines or replacing more than 4 lines.
wip-branch-guard
Blocks all writes on main branch. The enforcement layer for required worktrees. Features:- Workflow teaching: Error messages include the full 8-step dev process. Your AI learns the workflow from the error.
- Worktree path warning: Warns when
git worktree addcreates outside_worktrees/. - Dogfood cooldown: After
wip-release, blocksnpm install -gfor 5 minutes. - Dangerous flag blocking:
--no-verifyandgit push --forceblocked on any branch. - Shared state allowlist: CLAUDE.md, SHARED-CONTEXT.md, daily logs always writable on main.
deploy-public.sh
Private-to-public repo sync. Copies all files exceptai/ from private to public repo. Creates a branch, commits with co-authors, pushes, creates PR, merges, creates matching GitHub release, publishes to npm and GitHub Packages.
Source Code
All source is committed in the repo. No closed binaries, no hidden code.| Tool | Language | Build step? |
|---|---|---|
| wip-release | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-license-hook | TypeScript | npm run build |
| wip-license-guard | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-repo-permissions-hook | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-file-guard | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-branch-guard | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-universal-installer | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-repos | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-repo-init | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| wip-readme-format | JavaScript (ESM) | None |
| deploy-public.sh | Shell | None |
| post-merge-rename.sh | Shell | None |
Part of LDM OS
AI DevOps Toolbox installs into LDM OS, the shared system for all your AIs. Runldm install to see other tools you can add.