warden

Run Warden to analyze code changes before committing.

References

Read the relevant reference when the task requires deeper detail:

Document	Read When
${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/cli-reference.md	Full option details, per-command flags, examples
${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/configuration.md	Editing warden.toml, triggers, patterns, troubleshooting
${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/config-schema.md	Exact field names, types, and defaults
${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/creating-skills.md	Writing custom skills, remote skills, skill discovery

Running Warden

# Analyze uncommitted changes (uses warden.toml triggers)
warden

# Run a specific skill
warden --skill <skill-name>

# Analyze specific files
warden src/auth.ts src/database.ts

# Analyze changes from a git ref
warden main..HEAD
warden HEAD~3

# Auto-apply suggested fixes
warden --fix

# Fail on high-severity findings
warden --fail-on high

Set WARDEN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or log in via claude login before running.

Pre-Commit Workflow

After making code changes and before committing:

1. Run warden to analyze uncommitted changes
2. Review the findings
3. Fix issues Warden reports (or use warden --fix to auto-apply)
4. Commit the changes

Run Warden once to validate work. Do not loop re-running Warden on the same changes.

Reading Output

Severity levels:

• high - Must fix before merge
• medium - Worth reviewing
• low - Minor improvement

Exit codes: 0 = no findings at or above fail threshold. 1 = findings at or above fail threshold.

Verbosity: -v shows real-time findings. -vv shows debug info (tokens, latency). -q shows errors and summary only.

Commands

Command	Description
warden	Run analysis (default)
warden init	Initialize warden.toml and GitHub workflow
warden add [skill]	Add skill trigger to warden.toml
warden sync [remote]	Update cached remote skills
warden setup-app	Create GitHub App via manifest flow

For full options and flags, read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/cli-reference.md.