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shadcn/improve

shadcn/improve is an agent project that RepoRadar is tracking in its Radar section, currently rated Gold tier with a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 10.0 out of 10.

Score8.5
Popularity100.0
Risklow
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness9.0
Novelty9.0
Momentum9.0
Maturity9.1
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential10.0
Setup ease8.8

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for engineering teams running Claude Code / Cursor / Codex / OpenCode who want their most capable model to do the part where intelligence compounds (audit + spec) and their cheaper models to do the part where execution speed compounds: shadcn/improve is the MIT agent skill that audits any codebase and writes prioritized, self-contained implementation plans for other agents to execute; for

Where this stands now

shadcn/improve ranks #167 of 2143 tracked Radar items by composite score (8.5 against a section median of 6.7). The section currently carries 1038 Bronze, 646 Gold, 459 Silver. RepoRadar has retained observations for this record since 2026-06-25 (91 days in the current window). Signal extremes versus the section: momentum at the 89th percentile; novelty at the 92th percentile.

Who should use it

Engineering teams running Claude Code / Cursor / Codex / OpenCode who want their most capable model to do the part where intelligence compounds (audit + spec) and their cheaper models to do the part where execution speed compounds (execution) Engineering managers who want a single command (/improve) that maps a repo's stack + conventions + build/test/lint commands, fans out parallel subagents across 9 audit categories, vets the findings, prioritizes by leverage, and writes one plan per finding to plans/ Security-conscious teams that need a plan-writer that never runs commands that mutate the working tree (read, search, and read-only analysis only) and never reproduces secret values (locations and credential types only, rotation always recommended) Engineering teams that want plans to be self-contained + machine-checkable (exact file paths, current-state code excerpts, repo conventions with an exemplar file, verified commands, explicit STOP conditions) so a much smaller model can execute them without judging whether it succeeded Engineering leads who want a tech-lead-style review loop (/improve execute <plan> dispatches a cheaper executor in an isolated git worktree, reviews the result against the plan, verdict: approve / send back for revision / block and refine, max 2 revision rounds) Teams adopting Agent Skills format that want a single skill that also works for /improve quick (cheap pass: hotspots + top findings), /improve deep (exhaustive: every package, every category), /improve security (focused audit), /improve branch (audit only what the current branch changes), /improve next (feature suggestions), and /improve reconcile (verify DONE plans, unblock BLOCKED, refresh drifted plans, retire independently-fixed findings) Organizations that want a mechanical drift check before any executor touches code (each plan stamps the git commit it was written against, and the executor runs a drift check before touching anything) Engineering teams that want plans to land in the workflow they already use (the --issues flag publishes plans as GitHub issues with the same self-contained body, so any agent or human can pick them up where work already lives) Small teams who can't afford a dedicated tech lead (the vet + review loop is the same one a senior engineer would run on a junior engineer's PR, but the senior is the expensive model and the junior is the cheap model)

Who should skip it

Pass on shadcn/improve if its scope or audience does not match what your team is building right now.

About this signal

shadcn/improve is tracked by RepoRadar as an agent project in the Radar section. First seen 2026-06-25; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-25. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and easy setup difficulty. The standout signals for shadcn/improve are workflow potential (10.0) and maturity (9.1), while evidence quality (7.2) trails — that balance shapes where it fits best. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The shadcn/improve record combines a 8.5/10 composite score with separate popularity (100.0), risk (low), and setup (easy) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

Plan-writer never modifies source code; merging stays your call. The hard rule is that the plan-writer never modifies source code and never runs commands that mutate the working tree (read, search, and read-only analysis only). The /improve execute <plan> path dispatches a cheaper executor in an isolated git worktree, but the merge is always the user's call. Treat plans as spec, not as PRs; review the diff against intent before merging; Cheap-model executors need the self-contained plan to do good work. The plans are written for the weakest plausible executor (a model that has never seen the advisor session and may be much smaller) — self-contained (all context inlined, no 'as discussed above'), verification gates (every step ends with a command and its expected output), hard boundaries (explicit out-of-scope lists, STOP conditions). A weak executor given a thin plan will improvise and fail; a weak executor given a; Direction findings are evidence-cited by design, but the team still owns the roadmap. The direction category surfaces feature suggestions where every finding must cite evidence from the repo itself (no generic idea-slop), but the team still owns the roadmap — improve is a discovery surface, not a replacement for product judgment. Use /improve next as input to the planning conversation, not as the planning conversation.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
improve shadcn shadcn-improve agent-skills agent-skills-format skills-format claude-code cursor
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-09-24T21:49:16.463298Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

70 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-25 through 2026-09-24; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.5 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum8.1 current · -0.9 net
GitHub stars (observed)9,175 current · +2,975 net
GitHub stars9,175 exact observation
VersionNot reported by source
Last releaseNot reported by source
Maintenanceactive
Current risklow
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineNo structured integrations recorded

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-09-248.58.19,175lowtry nowactive
2026-09-238.57.89,167lowtry nowactive
2026-09-228.57.59,160lowtry nowactive
2026-09-218.57.59,157lowtry nowactive
2026-09-208.57.89,147lowtry nowactive
2026-09-198.57.59,143lowtry nowactive
2026-09-178.59.09,140lowtry nowactive
2026-09-158.59.39,126lowtry nowactive
2026-09-138.59.09,111lowtry nowactive
2026-09-128.59.09,108lowtry nowactive
2026-09-118.55.89,103lowtry nowmaintained
2026-09-088.55.59,092lowtry nowmaintained

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