Clean DDD Hexagonal
Opinionated DDD + Clean + Hexagonal architecture guide for backend services, any language.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 14, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 3f12841
Asked where an Order aggregate's authorization check belongs and whether to publish domain events directly or via outbox — the skill named the exact failure mode (save-then-publish is two writes; a crash between them silently drops events) that a plain DDD answer from memory left out entirely.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Clean DDD Hexagonal does
Guides domain modeling, layer placement, and dependency direction for backend services using DDD tactical patterns, Clean Architecture, and Hexagonal ports/adapters. Triggers on architecture questions involving aggregates, repositories, bounded contexts, use cases, CQRS, or event sourcing. Language-agnostic (Go, Rust, Python, TypeScript, Java, C#), with a reference doc per concern (layers, DDD strategic/tactical, hexagonal, CQRS/events, testing, cheatsheet).
How to install Clean DDD Hexagonal
git clone https://github.com/ccheney/robust-skills
cd robust-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/clean-ddd-hexagonal ~/.claude/skills/clean-ddd-hexagonal
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Clean DDD Hexagonal
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/clean-ddd-hexagonalOpinionated DDD + Clean + Hexagonal architecture guide for backend services, any language.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Help me design a hexagonal architecture for this order service -
How should I model the Order aggregate and where does the repo go? -
Where should transaction boundaries and use cases live in Clean Architecture?
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Clean DDD Hexagonal skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from ccheney/robust-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Clean DDD Hexagonal work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Asked where an Order aggregate's authorization check belongs and whether to publish domain events directly or via outbox — the skill named the exact failure mode (save-then-publish is two writes; a crash between them silently drops events) that a plain DDD answer from memory left out entirely.
- What is the Clean DDD Hexagonal SkillProof Score?
- 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Clean DDD Hexagonal?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Clean DDD Hexagonal with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.