prime

prime is a command for Claude Code from coleam00/Archon. It costs 9 tokens per session (604 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A project-orientation command for Archon, a codebase organized as a monorepo, meaning one repository containing several related packages. It reads key documentation and source files to build a broad understanding of the project before work begins.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it at the start of a task to learn the package layout, message flow, server startup, workflow execution, and project conventions.
Why use it?
It reduces the time an agent spends discovering the repository structure and architectural rules. This helps the agent make changes that fit the existing project.

Command for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/coleam00/archon/prime
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coleam00/Archon

Made for: Claude Code.

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README.md
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Your own site
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Per session 9 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 604 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00009 $0.00604
Opus 5 $0.00005 $0.00302
Sonnet 5 $0.00002 $0.00121
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00060

Measured 4d ago against content hash 4824e9bff1ea, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

prime scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:

  • prime — 89% identical, 4 lines differ
.claude/commands/prime.md · 76 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 76 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Prime: Load Archon Project Context

Objective

Build comprehensive understanding of the Archon monorepo before beginning any work. This orients you on structure, active state, and key architectural conventions.

Process

1. Analyze Project Structure

List the monorepo packages: !ls packages/

Show workspace scripts: !cat package.json | head -35

2. Read Core Documentation

Read CLAUDE.md in full — it contains the authoritative architecture reference, engineering principles, import patterns, and development guidelines for this project.

3. Identify Key Entry Points

Read these files to understand the primary message and execution flow:

  • packages/core/src/orchestrator/orchestrator-agent.ts — single entry point for all platforms
  • packages/core/src/handlers/command-handler.ts — slash command routing (no AI)
  • packages/server/src/index.ts — server startup, adapter wiring, port allocation
  • packages/workflows/src/executor.ts — sequential/parallel/loop/DAG workflow execution

4. Understand Package Dependency Layers

Read the dependency chain (no @archon/* deps → most isolated):

  • packages/paths/src/index.ts — path resolution + Pino logger (zero deps)
  • packages/git/src/index.ts — git ops (depends only on @archon/paths)
  • packages/isolation/src/index.ts — worktree isolation (depends on @archon/git + @archon/paths)
  • packages/workflows/src/index.ts — workflow engine (depends on @archon/git + @archon/paths)

5. Understand Current State

Check recent commits: !git log -10 --oneline

Check current branch and working tree status: !git status

List any active worktrees: !git worktree list

Output Report

Provide a concise summary (under 300 words) covering:

Project Overview

  • Archon: Remote agentic coding platform (Slack, Telegram, GitHub, Discord, Web)
  • Bun + TypeScript monorepo with 8 packages: paths, git, isolation, workflows, core, adapters, server, web
  • SQLite (default, zero-setup) or PostgreSQL (optional via DATABASE_URL)

Read the full file on GitHub · 76 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 76 lines · 9 tokens per session scan A 4824e9bff1ea

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prime is a command published in the GitHub repository coleam00/Archon (23,366 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 9 tokens to every session and 604 once invoked, about $0.0000 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.