sdlc

sdlc

Software Development Lifecycle standards and requirements plugin for AI coding assistants.

Plugin Name: sdlc

Overview

This plugin provides comprehensive SDLC standards guidance that works with any AI coding assistant (Claude, Gemini, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, etc.). It codifies project quality requirements across the entire software development lifecycle.

Features

• Technology-agnostic: Standards apply to any language/framework
• Self-contained: Full guidance works without external dependencies
• RFC 2119 compliant: Uses MUST/SHOULD/MAY terminology
• AI-first design: Structured for AI assistant consumption
• Comprehensive coverage: Build, quality, testing, CI/CD, security, docs, VCS, release
• Autonomous agents: Deep analysis without constant user input
• Actionable output: Clear remediation steps for every finding

Installation

This repository provides SDLC skills that work with multiple AI coding assistants:

Interface	Use Case	Installation
GitHub Copilot	Automated skill enforcement via coding agent	Skills auto-loaded from .github/skills/
Claude Code Plugin	Interactive skill guidance & commands	claude plugins add
GitHub Action	CI/CD enforcement without AI agent	uses: zircote/sdlc-quality@v1

Recommended: Use GitHub Copilot coding agent with these skills for AI-powered SDLC compliance.

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GitHub Copilot (Recommended)

Install the SDLC skills in your project for GitHub Copilot coding agent:

# Clone the skills into your project
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zircote/sdlc-quality.git /tmp/sdlc
cp -r /tmp/sdlc/.github/skills .github/skills
rm -rf /tmp/sdlc

Or add as a git submodule:

git submodule add https://github.com/zircote/sdlc-quality.git .github/sdlc-quality
ln -s sdlc-quality/.github/skills .github/skills

Once installed, GitHub Copilot coding agent will automatically use these skills when running SDLC audits in your workflows.

Workflow example:

# .github/workflows/sdlc-audit.yml
name: SDLC Audit

on:
  issues:
    types: [assigned]

jobs:
  audit:
    if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'sdlc-audit')
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      # Copilot coding agent uses .github/skills/ automatically

Assign the sdlc-audit label to an issue and Copilot will run the compliance audit using these skills.

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GitHub Action (Standalone)

For CI/CD enforcement without Copilot:

# .github/workflows/sdlc.yml
name: SDLC Compliance

on: [pull_request, push]

jobs:
  compliance:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: zircote/sdlc-quality@v1
        with:
          domains: "all"
          fail-on-error: "true"

See GitHub Actions Integration for full documentation.

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Claude Code Plugin

Install for interactive SDLC guidance:

claude plugins add github:zircote/sdlc-quality

Use slash commands:

/sdlc:check    # Run compliance check with remediation help
/sdlc:init     # Initialize SDLC-compliant project structure

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Quick Start

Check Your Project (Claude Code)

# Run comprehensive compliance check
/sdlc:check

Output:

SDLC Compliance Report