aidlc-for-claude

AI-DLC for Claude Code

A Claude Code plugin that implements the AI-DLC (AI-Driven Development Life Cycle) methodology -- a structured, adaptive software development workflow that guides AI assistants through disciplined three-phase development.

AI-DLC intelligently adapts to your project: simple changes execute only essential stages, while complex projects receive comprehensive treatment with full safeguards.

Documentation | Apache-2.0 License

Installation

In the Claude Code chat, run these two commands:

/plugin marketplace add mateon01/aidlc-for-claude
/plugin install aidlc-for-claude

Quick Start

/aidlc

That's it. The orchestrator detects your workspace (greenfield or brownfield), gathers requirements through interactive Q&A, and walks through each phase with you. Every stage requires your approval before proceeding.

To run a specific stage independently:

/aidlc-requirements-analysis
/aidlc-code-generation

How It Works

AI-DLC has three phases. Each phase contains stages that may execute conditionally based on your project's needs.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                     INCEPTION (WHAT and WHY)                          |
|                                                                       |
|  Workspace Detection --> [Scope Assessment (brownfield)]              |
|  --> Reverse Engineering --> Requirements Analysis                    |
|  --> User Stories --> Workflow Planning --> Application Design         |
|  --> Units Generation                                                 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
                                    |
                                    v
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                     CONSTRUCTION (HOW)                                |
|                                                                       |
|  System NFR Assessment -->                                            |
|  FOR each unit (sequential or parallel):                              |
|    Functional Design --> NFR Requirements --> NFR Design               |
|    --> Infrastructure Design --> Code Generation                      |
|                                                                       |
|  Build and Test (after all units) + security scan + coverage          |
|  Operations (CI/CD, PR Review, Dockerfile, .env, README, deploy)     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
                                    |
                                    v
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                     OPERATIONS (SHIP)                                 |
|                                                                       |
|  Deployment Checklist --> CI/CD Pipeline --> Dockerfile                |
|  --> .env Template --> Developer README --> Verification Script        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Stage Execution

Not every stage runs every time. After Workflow Planning, an execution plan determines which stages are needed:

You can override any recommendation at the Workflow Planning approval gate.

Commands