IDEs
Factory engineering works across seven major AI IDEs. Each IDE implements the same core concepts — skills, commands, agents, and workflows — but with different folder locations, invocation patterns, and levels of support.
Choose your IDE below for a dedicated guide covering everything you need to set up and use factory engineering with that tool.
Supported IDEs
Section titled “Supported IDEs”| IDE | Skills | Commands | Agents | Workflows | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | ✅ Native | ✅ /command | ✅ Sub-agents | ✅ Full orchestration | → Guide |
| GitHub Copilot | ✅ Native | ✅ /command | ✅ Custom agents | ⚠️ Partial (Fleet mode) | → Guide |
| Cursor | ✅ Native | ✅ /command | ✅ Subagents | ⚠️ Partial (subagent delegation) | → Guide |
| Windsurf | ✅ Via symlink | ✅ /workflow | ❌ No | ❌ No | → Guide |
| Kilo Code | ✅ Native | ✅ /workflow | ✅ Modes | ✅ Orchestrator Mode | → Guide |
| Google Antigravity | ✅ Via symlink | ✅ /workflow | ✅ AgentKit 2.0 | ⚠️ Partial (Manager View) | → Guide |
| OpenAI Codex | ✅ Via symlink | ⚠️ Needs investigation ($skill-name) | ⚠️ Custom agents (TOML) | ⚠️ Partial (sub-agent delegation) | → Guide |
How to Read the Guides
Section titled “How to Read the Guides”Each IDE guide is structured with the same sections:
- Overview — what the IDE is and how it fits into factory engineering
- Skills — folder locations, setup, symlink needs
- Commands — folder location, invocation pattern, format notes
- Agents — support status, feature name, storage, memory capability
- Workflows — orchestration support and notes
- External docs — links to official documentation
For conceptual background on each factory component, see the dedicated pages: