ARIA's agents, workflows, and templates are tool-agnostic. The installer generates the appropriate config for your AI coding tool.

Compatibility

Full = all 38 slash commands, automated orchestrator with subagent spawning. Core = all individual agent workflows work; no orchestrator (tell the agent which workflow to run).

Installing for Your Tool

./install.sh --tool claude-code    # default
./install.sh --tool cursor
./install.sh --tool windsurf
./install.sh --tool cline
./install.sh --tool all            # install config for every tool

Or use the AI agent install — paste this into any tool:

Read the instructions at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JacobWLMS/ARIA/main/agent-install.md and follow them to install ARIA into this project.

Claude Code (Full Support)

Claude Code gets the richest experience:

• 38 slash commands -- type /aria- and use autocomplete
• Automated orchestrator -- /aria-go dispatches agents autonomously via Claude Code's Agent tool
• CLAUDE.md -- project-level instructions loaded automatically into every conversation
• MCP integration -- native tool use for Plane and Linear

Cursor

Cursor uses .cursor/rules/aria.mdc (MDC format with YAML frontmatter). The rule is set to alwaysApply: true, so ARIA context is available in every conversation.

How to use: Describe the workflow you want in natural language. Examples:

• "Brainstorm project ideas using ARIA"
• "Create a PRD for this project"
• "Run the dev story workflow"
• "Do a code review on the latest changes"

The rule file includes a workflow index table that maps each workflow to the correct agent YAML and instruction files.

Not available in Cursor: The automated orchestrator (/aria-go) uses Claude Code's Agent tool for subagent spawning, which Cursor does not support. Run individual workflows manually instead.

Windsurf

Windsurf uses .windsurf/rules/aria.md (plain markdown). Windsurf has a 6000-character limit for workspace rules, so the ARIA config is condensed.

How to use: Same as Cursor -- describe the workflow you want in Cascade.

Not available in Windsurf: Orchestrator and subagent spawning.

Cline / Roo Code

Cline uses .clinerules/aria.md (markdown in a rules directory). Full-length content supported.

How to use: Same as Cursor -- describe the workflow in the chat.

Not available in Cline: Orchestrator and subagent spawning.

Other Tools

If your AI coding tool isn't listed above, you can still use ARIA:

1. Install with ./install.sh (installs _aria/ directory)
2. Point your tool at _aria/core/agents/*.agent.yaml for agent personas
3. Point it at the workflow instructions in _aria/core/workflows/
4. Use the CLAUDE.md in the ARIA repo as a reference for project instructions

What's Different Without Claude Code?

The core value -- structured workflows, agent personas, cross-phase context retrieval, platform-native output -- works in every tool. The orchestrator is the main Claude Code exclusive.