AI Development Patterns

Tests License: MIT Patterns

A comprehensive collection of patterns for building software with AI assistance, organized by implementation maturity and development lifecycle phases.

graph TB %% ROW 1: Foundation start (left to right) RA([Readiness
Assessment]) --> CR([Codified
Rules]) CR --> SS([Security
Sandbox]) SS --> DL([Developer
Lifecycle]) DL --> TI([Tool
Integration]) %% ROW 2: Operations & branches (loops back) TI --> BM([Baseline
Management]) SS --> SO([Security
Orchestration]) SS --> PG([Policy
Generation]) SO --> CZR([Centralized
Rules]) %% ROW 3: Development patterns (flows forward again) DL --> OD([Observable
Development]) DL --> SD([Spec-Driven
Development]) DL --> AT([Automated
Traceability]) CR --> GR([Guided
Refactoring]) CR --> CP([Context
Persistence]) RA --> IG([Issue
Generation]) CR --> EA([Event
Automation]) SS --> EA EA --> CC([Custom
Commands]) SD --> CC CP --> PD([Progressive
Disclosure]) CR --> PD SD --> IS([Image
Spec]) PD --> CZR %% ROW 4: Development chain PE([Progressive
Enhancement]) --> AD([Atomic
Decomposition]) AD --> PA([Parallel
Agents]) PE --> IS %% STYLING classDef foundation fill:#a8d5ba,stroke:#2d5a3f,stroke-width:2px,color:#1a3a25 classDef development fill:#f9e79f,stroke:#b7950b,stroke-width:2px,color:#7d6608 classDef operations fill:#f5b7b1,stroke:#c0392b,stroke-width:2px,color:#78281f class RA,CR,SS,DL,TI,IG,CP foundation class PE,SD,AD,PA,OD,GR,AT,EA,CC,PD,IS development class PG,SO,BM,CZR operations %% CLICKABLE LINKS click RA "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#readiness-assessment" click CR "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#codified-rules" click SS "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#security-sandbox" click DL "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#developer-lifecycle" click TI "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#tool-integration" click IG "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#issue-generation" click CP "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#context-persistence" click PE "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#progressive-enhancement" click SD "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#spec-driven-development" click AD "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#atomic-decomposition" click PA "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#parallel-agents" click OD "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#observable-development" click GR "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#guided-refactoring" click AT "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#automated-traceability" click EA "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#event-automation" click CC "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#custom-commands" click PD "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#progressive-disclosure" click IS "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#image-spec" click PG "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#policy-generation" click SO "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#security-orchestration" click CZR "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#centralized-rules" click BM "https://github.com/PaulDuvall/ai-development-patterns#baseline-management"

Legend: 🟢 Foundation | 🟡 Development | 🔴 Operations

Quick Start

New to AI-assisted development? Start here:

  1. Readiness Assessment - Evaluate your team's AI readiness
  2. Codified Rules - Establish AI behavior guidelines
  3. Security Sandbox - Set up secure AI execution environments

Pattern Categories

🟢 Foundation Patterns

Essential patterns for team readiness and basic AI integration.

🟡 Development Patterns

Daily practice patterns for AI-assisted coding workflows.

🔴 Operations Patterns

CI/CD, security, and production management with AI.

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