the-library 0.1.0

Open-source meta-system for AI-assisted project management. MCP server + Claude Code skills.

The Library

Open-source meta-system for AI-assisted project management. Session continuity, knowledge management, and PM tracking through a Claude Code skill suite backed by an MCP server.

What It Does

Component	What It Is
The Library	The system — 11 skills + MCP server + config
The Reading Room	Your project's working area — specs, plans, checkpoints, project assets (repo or directory)
The Vault	Knowledge base — Obsidian-native (wikilinks, tags), Karpathy 3-layer pattern
Graphify	Card catalog — cross-document relationship queries (optional)
PM Adapter	Circulation desk — configurable Jira or Linear integration

Install

pip install the-library

Optional dependencies:

pip install the-library[linear]    # Linear PM adapter
pip install the-library[graphify]  # Graphify knowledge graph
pip install the-library[all]       # Everything

Quick Start

# Install the Claude Code plugin
claude plugins install sevenbelowllc/the-library

# Configure (interactive setup)
# In Claude Code, run:
library:config

The config wizard asks 5 questions:

1. Where is your Reading Room? (repo or directory for specs, plans, checkpoints)
2. Where are your specs?
3. Where is your knowledge vault?
4. What PM tool do you use?
5. Do you want Graphify?

Reading Room Setup

The Reading Room is where your project's "books" live — canonical specs, implementation plans, session checkpoints, and project assets. It can be:

• A dedicated repo — for multi-repo projects where specs span multiple codebases
• A directory at the repo root — for monorepos (e.g., reading-room/ or .library/)

Skills

Skill	Purpose
library:config	Setup and configuration
library:ingest	Add source material to the vault
library:compile	Compile wiki articles from sources
library:query	Ask the Librarian questions
library:memory	Memory lifecycle management
library:sync	PM state sync
library:triage	Turn vault tags into PM tasks
library:plan	Convert specs into PM epics/tasks
library:audit	Spec vs code gap analysis
library:review	Completion validation
library:checkpoint	Session state capture

MCP Server

The Library runs as an MCP server exposing 20 tools across 6 modules:

Module	Tools
Config	library_config_get, library_config_set
Vault	library_vault_init, library_vault_validate, library_vault_parse, library_vault_ingest
PM	library_pm_create_task, library_pm_create_epic, library_pm_sync, library_pm_update, library_pm_query
Memory	library_memory_scan, library_memory_aggregate, library_memory_prune
Checkpoint	library_checkpoint_write, library_checkpoint_read, library_checkpoint_list
Graph	library_graph_rebuild, library_graph_query, library_graph_path

# Run standalone
library-server

# Or configure in Claude Code settings

Configuration

See library-config.example.yaml for all options.

License

MIT - SevenBelow LLC