Turboshovel

Turboshovel

Persistent Workflows for Claude Code

Turboshovel is a Claude Code plugin that brings persistent, enforceable workflows to your agents. Define multi-step processes in Markdown runbooks, and Turboshovel ensures agents follow them—even across context clears.

Features

💾 Persistent State

Workflow progress survives context clears. Resume interrupted tasks instantly. Never lose track of where you are.

🛡️ Process Enforcement

Enforce multi-step workflows with Rundown runbooks. Prevent agents from skipping steps or jumping around.

⚙️ Quality Gates

Run lint, test, build at workflow boundaries. Block agents when checks fail. Chain gates for complex pipelines.

🧠 Context Injection

Auto-inject context at runbook steps. Agents get focused, step-specific instructions exactly when needed.

Installation

claude plugin add tobyhede/turboshovel

Turboshovel includes Rundown for workflow orchestration.

Quick Start

1. Create a Runbook

Define your workflow in .claude/rundown/runbooks/feature.runbook.md:

## 1. Create Plan
Design the implementation approach.
- PASS: CONTINUE
- FAIL: STOP

## 2. Implement Feature
Write the code following the plan.
- PASS: CONTINUE
- FAIL: RETRY 2

## 3. Run Tests
Verify everything works.
- PASS: COMPLETE
- FAIL: GOTO 2

2. Add Quality Gates

Create .claude/turboshovel.json:

{
  "gates": {
    "test": {
      "command": "npm test",
      "on_fail": "BLOCK"
    }
  },
  "hooks": {
    "SubagentStop": {
      "gates": ["test"]
    }
  }
}

3. Run the Workflow

rundown run .claude/rundown/runbooks/feature.runbook.md

How it works:

• Runbook defines the workflow steps and transitions
• State persists in .claude/rundown/session.json
• Context clears? rundown status shows where you are
• Gates enforce quality at each step boundary

CLI Commands

rundown run <file>     # Start a workflow
rundown pass           # Mark current step as passed
rundown fail           # Mark current step as failed
rundown goto <n>       # Jump to step number
rundown status         # Show current state
rundown stop           # Abort workflow
rundown complete       # Mark complete
rundown stash          # Pause enforcement
rundown pop            # Resume enforcement

Documentation

• SETUP.md - Full configuration guide
• CONVENTIONS.md - Context file naming conventions
• ARCHITECTURE.md - System design
• TYPESCRIPT.md - Custom TypeScript gates

License

MIT