forgecode

Recipe card from the charly-coder plugin (Images — the deployable catalog).

forgecode – Forge AI Coding Agent CLI

Candy Properties

Property	Value
Dependencies	nodejs
Install files	charly.yml, package.json
npm package	forgecode
Installed binary	forge (at ${HOME}/.npm-global/bin/forge)

Usage

charly.yml

my-dev:
  candy:
    - forgecode

Used In Boxes

• hermes-full (metalayer) – bundles forgecode alongside claude-code / codex / gemini
• hermes box – ships forgecode transitively via hermes-full

Related Skills

• /charly-coder:nodejs – required dependency (provides npm)
• /charly-coder:claude-code, /charly-coder:codex, /charly-coder:gemini – sibling AI CLIs (codex and gemini share the same npm-global install pattern; claude-code uses the official native installer)
• /charly-hermes:hermes-full-layer – metalayer that bundles this CLI
• /charly-hermes:hermes – primary box that ships this CLI
• /charly-image:layer – candy authoring reference
• /charly-check:check – declarative testing framework (this candy verifies ${HOME}/.npm-global/bin/forge + forge --version)

When to Use This Skill

Use when the user asks about:

• Forge / forgecode / forgecode.dev in containers
• Alternative AI coding agents alongside Claude Code / Codex / Gemini
• The forgecode candy