Mario Alberto Chávez contributor

Maquina

Standardize and accelerate Ruby on Rails work in Claude Code—refactors, upgrades, UI patterns, and Rails-specific agent skills in one marketplace.

Overview

maquina is a plugin marketplace for the Build phase that bundles eight Rails-focused Claude skills for simplification, upgrades, UI standards, and related development tasks.

What is this marketplace?

  • 8 plugins in one maquina marketplace for Rails-focused Claude workflows
  • rails-simplifier refines code toward 37signals / One Person Framework patterns
  • rails-upgrade-assistant reports breaking changes and migrations for Rails 6.0 through 8.1.1
  • maquina-ui-standards aligns Rails UI with Tailwind and shadcn-style components
  • Tags span refactoring, upgrades, UI, and code quality for solo Rails maintainers
  • 8 plugins in the maquina marketplace
  • rails-upgrade-assistant covers Rails 6.0 through 8.1.1
  • Includes rails-simplifier, rails-upgrade-assistant, and maquina-ui-standards among others

Compatible agents: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, any compatible agent

Community signal: 45 GitHub stars.

What problem does it solve?

Rails solo builders drown in upgrade risk, inconsistent UI, and sprawling code without Rails-specific agent guidance tuned to how they actually ship.

Who is it for?

Solo or tiny teams maintaining Ruby on Rails SaaS or APIs who already use Claude Code and want 37signals-flavored discipline plus upgrade tooling.

Skip if: Greenfield non-Rails stacks, beginners who have not run a Rails app locally, or teams wanting a language-agnostic SDLC marketplace.

What do I get? / Deliverables

After install, Claude can apply maquina plugins to simplify controllers and models, plan Rails upgrades, and align UI with documented standards in your app.

  • Simplified Rails code aligned with documented patterns
  • Upgrade reports and step-by-step migration notes for target Rails versions
  • UI/component guidance consistent with maquina-ui-standards

Plugins in this marketplace

8 plugins — install individually after you add the marketplace.

Recommended Marketplaces

Journey fit

Rails apps are built and maintained in the build phase; this marketplace is a backend-centric skill bundle for ongoing product construction and hardening. Backend is the canonical shelf because rails-simplifier, upgrade-assistant, and core Rails conventions dominate, with UI standards as a sibling concern in the same repo.

How it compares

Rails-only multi-skill marketplace, not a generic JavaScript frontend pack or a single MCP integration.

Common Questions / FAQ

Who is Maquina for?

Ruby on Rails developers, especially solo SaaS builders, who want Claude skills for refactoring, version upgrades, and UI standards in one marketplace.

When should I use Maquina?

Use it during active Rails development—simplifying code, planning a Rails upgrade, or standardizing Tailwind/shadcn-style UI—not for non-Rails prototypes.

How do I add Maquina to my agent?

Add the Maquina-app/rails-claude-code marketplace in Claude Code, open your Rails repo, and invoke the relevant plugin such as rails-upgrade-assistant or rails-simplifier.

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