№ 01 A field guide to building with AI
Patterns for building
Patterns for building
software with AI.
A practical catalog of patterns — organized by maturity and category — for teams adopting AI-assisted development. Click any pattern to read the full guidance, prerequisites, and anti-patterns.
Every card is generated from the project’s README.md — the single source of record — and refreshed on every deploy.
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Patterns
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Foundation
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Development
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Operations
№ 02 Engineering lenses
Three lenses on the patterns
Lenses aren’t patterns — they’re perspectives that cut across them. Here are three I’ve found useful: why you’d combine certain patterns, how much autonomy your controls earn, and how the work flows from problem to production. They’re not the only lenses you could draw. Click one for the full write-up.
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№ 03 Implementation order
How the patterns connect
Foundation patterns enable Development patterns, which enable Operations. These edges are a learning progression, not a waterfall — teams with existing DevOps and security expertise implement continuously across all categories. Click any node to open its full detail.
graph LR
subgraph sg_foundation["Foundation"]
direction TB
agent_readiness["Agent Readiness"]
codified_rules["Codified Rules"]
security_sandbox["Security Sandbox"]
developer_lifecycle["Developer Lifecycle"]
tool_integration["Tool Integration"]
issue_generation["Issue Generation"]
end
subgraph sg_development["Development"]
direction TB
spec_driven_development["Spec-Driven Development"]
planned_implementation["Planned Implementation"]
incremental_generation["Incremental Generation"]
agent_memory["Agent Memory"]
agent_hooks["Agent Hooks"]
custom_commands["Custom Commands"]
progressive_disclosure["Progressive Disclosure"]
atomic_decomposition["Atomic Decomposition"]
guided_refactoring["Guided Refactoring"]
agent_observability["Agent Observability"]
image_spec["Image Spec"]
adversarial_evaluator["Adversarial Evaluator"]
parallel_agents["Parallel Agents"]
error_resolution["Error Resolution"]
model_routing["Model Routing"]
code_research["Code Research"]
bounded_autonomy["Bounded Autonomy"]
end
subgraph sg_operations["Operations"]
direction TB
policy_generation["Policy Generation"]
evidence_automation["Evidence Automation"]
centralized_rules["Centralized Rules"]
drift_remediation["Drift Remediation"]
debt_forecasting["Debt Forecasting"]
guided_chaos["Guided Chaos"]
end
agent_readiness --> codified_rules
codified_rules --> security_sandbox
codified_rules --> developer_lifecycle
security_sandbox --> developer_lifecycle
security_sandbox --> tool_integration
developer_lifecycle --> tool_integration
agent_readiness --> issue_generation
developer_lifecycle --> spec_driven_development
planned_implementation --> incremental_generation
codified_rules --> agent_memory
codified_rules --> agent_hooks
security_sandbox --> agent_hooks
agent_hooks --> custom_commands
spec_driven_development --> custom_commands
codified_rules --> progressive_disclosure
agent_memory --> progressive_disclosure
incremental_generation --> atomic_decomposition
codified_rules --> guided_refactoring
developer_lifecycle --> agent_observability
spec_driven_development --> image_spec
incremental_generation --> image_spec
incremental_generation --> adversarial_evaluator
atomic_decomposition --> parallel_agents
developer_lifecycle --> error_resolution
agent_observability --> error_resolution
tool_integration --> model_routing
agent_memory --> code_research
tool_integration --> code_research
parallel_agents --> bounded_autonomy
agent_observability --> bounded_autonomy
security_sandbox --> policy_generation
policy_generation --> evidence_automation
agent_observability --> evidence_automation
codified_rules --> centralized_rules
progressive_disclosure --> centralized_rules
agent_observability --> drift_remediation
bounded_autonomy --> drift_remediation
guided_refactoring --> debt_forecasting
tool_integration --> debt_forecasting
agent_observability --> guided_chaos
bounded_autonomy --> guided_chaos
classDef foundation fill:#e4f0e8,stroke:#2d5a3f,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#1a3a25,rx:4,ry:4;
classDef development fill:#f7efcf,stroke:#b7950b,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#5c4a00,rx:4,ry:4;
classDef operations fill:#f7e2df,stroke:#c0392b,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78281f,rx:4,ry:4;
class agent_readiness,codified_rules,security_sandbox,developer_lifecycle,tool_integration,issue_generation foundation;
class spec_driven_development,planned_implementation,incremental_generation,agent_memory,agent_hooks,custom_commands,progressive_disclosure,atomic_decomposition,guided_refactoring,agent_observability,image_spec,adversarial_evaluator,parallel_agents,error_resolution,model_routing,code_research,bounded_autonomy development;
class policy_generation,evidence_automation,centralized_rules,drift_remediation,debt_forecasting,guided_chaos operations;
click agent_readiness openPatternFromDiagram "Open Agent Readiness"
click codified_rules openPatternFromDiagram "Open Codified Rules"
click security_sandbox openPatternFromDiagram "Open Security Sandbox"
click developer_lifecycle openPatternFromDiagram "Open Developer Lifecycle"
click tool_integration openPatternFromDiagram "Open Tool Integration"
click issue_generation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Issue Generation"
click spec_driven_development openPatternFromDiagram "Open Spec-Driven Development"
click planned_implementation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Planned Implementation"
click incremental_generation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Incremental Generation"
click agent_memory openPatternFromDiagram "Open Agent Memory"
click agent_hooks openPatternFromDiagram "Open Agent Hooks"
click custom_commands openPatternFromDiagram "Open Custom Commands"
click progressive_disclosure openPatternFromDiagram "Open Progressive Disclosure"
click atomic_decomposition openPatternFromDiagram "Open Atomic Decomposition"
click guided_refactoring openPatternFromDiagram "Open Guided Refactoring"
click agent_observability openPatternFromDiagram "Open Agent Observability"
click image_spec openPatternFromDiagram "Open Image Spec"
click adversarial_evaluator openPatternFromDiagram "Open Adversarial Evaluator"
click parallel_agents openPatternFromDiagram "Open Parallel Agents"
click error_resolution openPatternFromDiagram "Open Error Resolution"
click model_routing openPatternFromDiagram "Open Model Routing"
click code_research openPatternFromDiagram "Open Code Research"
click bounded_autonomy openPatternFromDiagram "Open Bounded Autonomy"
click policy_generation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Policy Generation"
click evidence_automation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Evidence Automation"
click centralized_rules openPatternFromDiagram "Open Centralized Rules"
click drift_remediation openPatternFromDiagram "Open Drift Remediation"
click debt_forecasting openPatternFromDiagram "Open Debt Forecasting"
click guided_chaos openPatternFromDiagram "Open Guided Chaos"