docs: add compound engineering plugin to setup instructions

23925ce9e8a7057a36537f694b75e403954bdc1d · 2026-03-28 02:12:27 -0700 · Trevin Chow

The printing press uses agents from the compound-engineering plugin
for CLI quality and agent readiness checks. Add installation steps
to the Quick Start section so new users set it up alongside the skill.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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commit 23925ce9e8a7057a36537f694b75e403954bdc1d
Author: Trevin Chow <trevin@trevinchow.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 28 02:12:27 2026 -0700

    docs: add compound engineering plugin to setup instructions
    
    The printing press uses agents from the compound-engineering plugin
    for CLI quality and agent readiness checks. Add installation steps
    to the Quick Start section so new users set it up alongside the skill.
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d903beed..a4ce3365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,7 +221,24 @@ printing-press dogfood --dir ./discord-cli --spec /tmp/discord-spec.json
 /install-skill https://github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press
 ```
 
-Then build the binary (needed for scorecard, verify, and dogfood commands):
+### Install the Compound Engineering Plugin
+
+The printing press leverages agents from the [Compound Engineering plugin](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin) to improve generated CLI quality and agent readiness. Install it before running the press:
+
+```bash
+/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+/plugin install compound-engineering
+```
+
+After installing both the skill and plugin, reload:
+
+```bash
+/reload-plugins
+```
+
+### Build the Binary
+
+Build the binary (needed for scorecard, verify, and dogfood commands):
 
 ```bash
 cd ~/cli-printing-press

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