pad

Skill Development Usable

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Enables teams to manage workflows and coordinate work across agent-assisted development, reducing context loss and bottlenecks that slow down autonomous codi…

Project Management for the agent era

Ask Claude to help organize project tasks and dependencies for development teams
Generate structured project plans from high-level requirements using AI assistance
Automate tracking of work items and team progress across engineering projects

198 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables teams to manage workflows and coordinate work across agent-assisted development, reducing context loss and bottlenecks that slow down autonomous coding systems.

Best for

Engineering teams adopting AI-powered development tooling seeking structured project oversight without manual tracking overhead.

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Source

https://github.com/PerpetualSoftware/pad

By PerpetualSoftware

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install PerpetualSoftware/pad

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help organize project tasks and dependencies for development teams

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars198Contributors15Last updated2026-10-28LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-28 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 186 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 186 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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