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Define a golden path — the opinionated, supported way to do a common developer task (create a new service, set up an environment, deploy a feature). Produces concrete steps, templates, and tooling. Use when asked to "golden path", "create project template", "scaffold a new service", "how should we create services", or "standardize our setup".
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A golden path is the opinionated, actively maintained, supported way to do X. It is not a list of options. It is not a strategy doc. It is a working template with real commands, real files, and clear escape hatches. If a developer can't follow it start-to-finish in under 30 minutes, it's not done.
Before building anything, walk the existing path and time it.
Ask: what task does this golden path need to cover? (create-service, setup-env, deploy-feature, add-dependency, etc.) If not given, identify the highest-friction task from the audit.
Write down the specific task this golden path addresses:
Task: [e.g., "Create a new backend API service"]
Stack: [e.g., "Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, deployed to Fly.io"]
Who does this: [e.g., "Any engineer, ~2x/quarter"]
Current pain: [e.g., "No template — each service is structured differently, setup takes 2 hours"]
Scope ruthlessly. One golden path per task. Don't try to cover every variation — cover the 90% case and document the escape hatch for the rest.
Produce the following artifacts. Write them, don't describe them.
A numbered sequence a developer can follow without asking anyone:
1. Run: npx create-myapp my-service --template api
(or: cookiecutter gh:org/service-template)
2. cd my-service && make setup
3. make dev → app running at http://localhost:8000
4. make test → test suite passes
5. git push → CI runs, preview deploy created
6. make deploy → ships to production
Every step must:
Create the actual template files. At minimum:
Directory structure:
my-service/
├── Makefile # setup, dev, test, deploy targets
├── README.md # 3-step quickstart at the top
├── .env.example # every variable, with description and example value
├── docker-compose.yml # local dependencies (db, cache, etc.)
├── src/ # application code with a working hello-world
├── tests/ # test setup with one passing example test
└── .github/
└── workflows/
└── ci.yml # lint → test → build → (deploy if main)
Write real file contents, not placeholders. TODO: add your code here is a failed template.
Makefile targets (minimum):
setup: ## Install deps, create db, seed data, copy .env.example → .env
dev: ## Start app + all dependencies
test: ## Run test suite
lint: ## Run linter + formatter check
deploy: ## Deploy to production (requires ENV=prod or similar)
clean: ## Tear down local environment
README quickstart (3 steps, always at the top):
## Quickstart
1. `make setup`
2. `make dev` → http://localhost:8000
3. `make test`
Document what to do when the golden path doesn't fit:
## When to go off-path
- Different language/runtime: [link to polyglot guide or process]
- Need a different database: change DB_URL in .env and docker-compose.yml
- Deploying somewhere else: swap the deploy target in Makefile, CI config stays the same
- Monorepo vs polyrepo: [describe the adjustment]
Escape hatches are not failures. They're how you keep the golden path from becoming a bureaucratic mandate.
The golden path is not done until someone has followed it cold:
make setup — does it succeed without error?make dev — does the app start?make test — do tests pass?Fix every point of friction before publishing.
Publish:
make new-service target that runs the scaffolding commandMeasure (30/60/90 days):
A golden path with no adoption data is a guess. A golden path with low adoption is a design bug, not a developer attitude problem.
Follow the output-kit: 40-line CLI max, box-drawing skeleton, unified severity indicators.
Summarize: