Eigenwise Toolshed
Claude Code can use a project well and still make you re-teach it the repository, lose a side issue, or repeat the same setup work in every new session.
The same thing happens around model choice and measurement. Expensive models get routine jobs, parallel changes need ownership and verification, and usage stays invisible until a bill or a slow week makes it obvious. Then a plugin install or update has its own friction: what scope did it change, which session needs a reload, and what is safe to turn on?
Toolshed packages those jobs as six independent Claude Code plugins. Use one, a few, or all six. Quartermaster is the guided starting path when you want help choosing, installing, and checking the pieces that fit a project.
The six plugins
| Problem | Plugin | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A fresh session keeps exploring the same repository | Codebase Mapper | Builds a small project map, loads it at session start, and refreshes the parts touched by changes. |
| Project rules get forgotten or fill every context | Live Rules | Re-injects matching rules when they apply, so conditional guidance stays out of unrelated work. |
| Side work gets lost, and parallel changes need a clear owner | Sidequest | Tracks work as tickets, claims changes before work starts, dispatches independent work, and gates results on verification before integration. |
| You want the models and subscriptions you already have in Claude Code | Model Gateway | Adds supported ChatGPT/Codex and Grok subscription models to Claude Code's /model picker through a local gateway. |
| You cannot tell where time and tokens go | Observability | Records selected session and tool metadata locally, with per-project opt-in and optional sinks. |
| Setup, updates, and missing capabilities keep pushing back | Quartermaster | Guides project setup, keeps active Toolshed installs current, checks health, and uses bounded session summaries to suggest one approved improvement at a time. |
Each plugin has its own install path and guide. None requires the others. Sidequest can route across Claude models on its own; Model Gateway is only needed for its non-Claude routes. Observability is separate from the other plugins and remains opt-in per project.
Start with Quartermaster
Use Quartermaster when you want Claude to look at a project, explain which Toolshed pieces fit, and leave the rest alone. Install a plugin directly when you already know which job you want.
From the project directory:
- Add the marketplace.
/plugin marketplace add Eigenwise/eigenwise-toolshed- Install Quartermaster for this project. Project scope is the default example because the choice stays with the repository.
/plugin install quartermaster@eigenwise-toolshed --scope project- Activate the installed plugin by reloading plugins or starting a new Claude Code session.
/reload-plugins- Run setup and approve the plan item by item.
/quartermaster:setup- Setup installs the selected plugins and writes the approved workspace files. When it pauses at the reload boundary, reload plugins or restart Claude Code if the change affects the process environment, then tell Claude
continue. - Let setup verify the installed plugins and workspace after that boundary. Try one real request in the project before adding more pieces.
Install a plugin directly
Use the same marketplace with the scope you want:
/plugin marketplace add Eigenwise/eigenwise-toolshed
/plugin install <plugin-name>@eigenwise-toolshed --scope projectReplace sidequest, model-gateway, observability, codebase-mapper, live-rules, or quartermaster. Use --scope user for a plugin you want in every project, or --scope local when it should stay out of shared settings. Reload plugins or start a new session after an install. The plugin guides cover the first workflow for each one.
Updates and reloads
/quartermaster:update-toolshed is the requested updater. It refreshes the Eigenwise Toolshed marketplace and updates all active Toolshed registry installs at their recorded user, project, or local scope and project path. It leaves third-party marketplaces alone. Freshness hooks only report cached availability or loaded-version mismatches and point you to the updater; they do not install or restart anything.
Marketplace auto-update is optional. Enable it for the Eigenwise Toolshed marketplace in Claude Code if you want marketplace checks after session start. An open session still needs /reload-plugins after plugin code changes. Changes to process-level gateway wiring or model discovery may need a new Claude Code process instead of a reload.
Docs and source
- Getting started
- Quartermaster setup guide
- Plugin reference
- Contributing
- Release process
- Support
- GitHub repository
Compatibility
Toolshed plugins run inside Claude Code and use its plugin marketplace, plugin scopes, and reload commands. Quartermaster's local scripts use Node.js and the Node standard library. Model Gateway also needs the provider access and local process setup described in its guide. No plugin activation opts a project into telemetry, a gateway, or Sidequest routing by itself.
Support
If these tools save you time, optional support is available through Ko-fi or GitHub Sponsors.