config-audit/commands/feature-gap.md

---
name: config-audit:feature-gap
description: Context-aware feature recommendations — what could enhance your setup and why
argument-hint: "[path]"
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, Agent, AskUserQuestion
model: opus
---

# Config-Audit: Feature Opportunities

Context-aware analysis of Claude Code features that could benefit your specific project — with the option to implement selected recommendations on the spot.

## What the user gets

- Project context detection (language, size, existing configuration)
- Numbered recommendations grouped by impact (high / worth considering / explore)
- Each recommendation backed by evidence (Anthropic docs, proven issues)
- **Interactive selection: "Which would you like to implement?"**
- Direct implementation with backup for selected items

## Implementation

### Step 1: Determine target and flags

Split `$ARGUMENTS` into a path and flags. Path is the first non-flag argument (default: current working directory). Recognized flags:

- `--raw` — pass-through to the scanner; produces v5.0.0 verbatim envelope (bypasses the humanizer). When `--raw` is set, render with v5.0.0 finding-field shape only — humanizer fields are absent in raw output.

Tell the user:

```
## Feature Opportunities

Analyzing which Claude Code features could benefit your workflow...
```

### Step 2: Create session and run posture

Generate session ID (`YYYYMMDD_HHmmss`) if no active session exists.

```bash
mkdir -p ~/.claude/config-audit/sessions/{session-id}/findings 2>/dev/null
RAW_FLAG=""
if echo "$ARGUMENTS" | grep -q -- "--raw"; then RAW_FLAG="--raw"; fi
node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scanners/posture.mjs "<target-path>" --output-file ~/.claude/config-audit/sessions/{session-id}/posture.json $RAW_FLAG >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; echo $?
```

If exit code is non-zero: "Assessment couldn't run. Check that the path exists and contains configuration files."

### Step 3: Read posture data and detect project context

Read `~/.claude/config-audit/sessions/{session-id}/posture.json` using the Read tool.

Extract GAP findings from `scannerEnvelope.scanners` (find scanner with `scanner === 'GAP'`).

Detect project context:
```bash
test -f "<target-path>"/package.json && echo "has_package_json" || echo "no_package_json"
ls "<target-path>"/*.py "<target-path>"/requirements.txt "<target-path>"/pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null | head -3
```

### Step 4: Build numbered recommendations

Read `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/knowledge/gap-closure-templates.md` for implementation templates.

Group GAP findings by their humanized fields rather than re-deriving tier-to-prose mappings. In default mode (no `--raw`) each finding carries:

- `userImpactCategory` (e.g., "Missed opportunity") — the impact bucket
- `userActionLanguage` (e.g., "Fix soon", "Fix when convenient", "Optional cleanup", "FYI") — the urgency phrasing the rest of the toolchain uses
- `relevanceContext` ("affects-everyone" / "affects-this-machine-only" / "test-fixture-no-impact") — the scope so the user knows whether the change touches shared config or just their own machine

Group findings into three sections by `userActionLanguage`: "Fix this now" + "Fix soon" → **High Impact**, "Fix when convenient" → **Worth Considering**, "Optional cleanup" + "FYI" → **Explore When Ready**. Number sequentially across sections. Skip findings whose `relevanceContext === "test-fixture-no-impact"` unless the user explicitly asked to include fixtures.

The humanizer has already replaced jargon-heavy strings with plain-language equivalents in `title`, `description`, and `recommendation` — render those verbatim. Do not paraphrase. Do not introduce inline tier-to-prose tables ("Tier 1 means…"); the categories are pre-translated.

If `--raw` was passed, the v5.0.0 envelope is in effect — humanizer fields are absent. Fall back to grouping by `category` ("t1"/"t2"/"t3"/"t4") and render `title` + `recommendation` directly.

Render shape (default mode):

```markdown
### High Impact

{For each finding where userActionLanguage is "Fix this now" or "Fix soon":}

**{N}.** {title}
  → {description}
  → {recommendation}
  → Effort: {from gap-closure-templates.md}

### Worth Considering

{For each finding where userActionLanguage is "Fix when convenient":}

**{N}.** {title}
  → {description}
  → {recommendation}

### Explore When Ready

{For each finding where userActionLanguage is "Optional cleanup" or "FYI":}

**{N}.** {title}
  → {recommendation}
```

Each recommendation MUST have:
- A number
- The humanizer-provided `title`
- The humanizer-provided `description` (where shown)
- An effort estimate looked up from the templates

### Step 5: Ask what to implement

```
AskUserQuestion:
  question: "Which would you like to implement? I'll create a backup first."
  options:
    - "All high impact (1-2)"
    - "Pick specific: e.g. 1,3,5"
    - "None — just wanted to see the recommendations"
```

If "None": show the full report location and exit.

If the user picks numbers: parse the selection and proceed to Step 6.

### Step 6: Implement selected recommendations

For each selected recommendation:

1. **Create backup** of any files that will be modified.

   Do **not** reach for `fix-cli.mjs` here. It is dry-run by default, so calling
   it without `--apply` creates no backup at all and returns `backupId: null` —
   and calling it *with* `--apply` would execute unrelated auto-fixes that the
   user never selected. Copy the files yourself:

```bash
BACKUP_DIR=~/.claude/config-audit/backups/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)/files
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR" 2>/dev/null
# repeat per file that will be touched:
cp "<file-to-modify>" "$BACKUP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null; echo $?
```

   Tell the user where the copies landed. These are plain file copies — they are
   restored by copying them back, **not** by `/config-audit rollback`, which only
   knows about backups written by `fix` and `implement`.

2. **Apply the template** from gap-closure-templates.md. Use the Write or Edit tool to create or modify the relevant configuration file.

3. **Show progress** as each item is done:
```
Implementing 3 recommendations...

✓ 1. permissions.deny — added to .claude/settings.json
✓ 3. Modular CLAUDE.md — created .claude/rules/testing.md, added @import
✓ 5. Keybindings — created ~/.claude/keybindings.json
```

4. **Verify** by re-running posture:
```bash
node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scanners/posture.mjs "<target-path>" --json --output-file /tmp/config-audit-verify.json >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
```

Use the Read tool on `/tmp/config-audit-verify.json` for the new `overallGrade`
and score — stdout is discarded on purpose (the same envelope is 255 KB).

### Step 7: Show results

```markdown
### Done

**{N} recommendations implemented** | Backup created

{If health grade changed:}
Health: {old_grade} → {new_grade} (+{delta} points)

{Show remaining opportunities if any:}
{remaining} more opportunities available — run `/config-audit feature-gap` again anytime.

**Rollback:** If anything looks wrong, run `/config-audit rollback` to restore.
```

## Implementation Guidelines

When implementing recommendations, be smart about context:

- **permissions.deny**: Look at the project for common sensitive paths (`.env`, `secrets/`, `.git/config`, `*.pem`). Don't just copy a template blindly — check what actually exists.
- **hooks**: Start with a simple, useful hook. Don't scaffold 5 hooks at once.
- **path-scoped rules**: Look at the project's file structure to determine meaningful scopes (e.g., `tests/**/*.ts` vs `src/**/*.ts`).
- **CLAUDE.md modularization**: Only suggest splitting if the file is over 100 lines. Read it first to find natural section boundaries.
- **MCP setup**: Only relevant if the user actually has external tools to connect. Ask before creating.
- **Custom plugin**: Too complex for inline implementation — suggest `/config-audit plan` instead.

For items that genuinely need user input (e.g., "which MCP servers do you use?"), ask briefly during implementation rather than skipping them.

## Safety

- **Backup mandatory** — always create before modifying
- **Show what's changing** — the user sees each change as it happens
- **Rollback available** — `/config-audit rollback` at any time
- **Non-destructive** — only create new files or add to existing; never delete content