ASDLC - Agentic Software Development Life Cycle

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A comprehensive knowledge base for agentic software development, defining concepts, patterns, and practices.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
7/25/2026
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#agentic-software-development#software-development-lifecycle#context-engineering#micro-commits

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Automated summary

This skill provides a set of concepts, patterns, and practices to guide agentic software development, relying on a structured knowledge base.

Strengths

  • Offers a comprehensive and reproducible methodology for agentic development.
  • Encourages the use of standardized practices like micro-commits and context engineering.
  • Promotes consistency by requiring the agent to consult references before answering.

Limitations

  • Requires initial familiarity with the defined concepts and patterns.
  • Can be too rigid for highly creative or exploratory projects.
  • Maintaining the knowledge base can become burdensome.
When to use it

Use this skill when starting a software development project with an AI agent and you want to apply proven, consistent processes.

When not to use it

Avoid this skill if you need a very lightweight approach or the project is too small to warrant a full methodology.

Security analysis

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Quality score85/100

This skill is a purely informational lookup guide that instructs an agent to consult local knowledge base files. It declares no allowed-tools and contains no executable commands, network operations, or destructive instructions.

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Examples

Implement the Spec
Implement the Spec for the user authentication module. Follow the patterns and practices defined in the ASDLC knowledge base.
Architecture Guidance
What are the best practices for structuring agent prompts according to the ASDLC? Use the concepts and patterns from the knowledge base.
Micro-Commit Workflow
Explain how to adopt micro-commits in my project using the ASDLC practices. Provide a step-by-step guide.

ASDLC Agentic Software Development Life Cycle - Skill Definition

Purpose

This directory contains the authoritative Knowledge Base for the ASDLC. Use these files to guide software development decisions, strictly adhering to the Patterns and Practices defined herein.

Capabilities

  • Concepts: Fundamental theories (e.g., Context Engineering, Levels of Autonomy).
  • Patterns: Reusable architectural or process solutions (e.g., The Spec, Agent Constitution).
  • Practices: Concrete, actionable workflows (e.g., AGENTS.md, Micro-Commits).

Instructions for the Agent

  1. Lookup First: Before answering architectural questions, check concepts/ or patterns/ for relevant standards.
  2. Cite Sources: When recommending a practice, link to the specific file in practices/.
  3. Follow the Spec: If a user asks to "implement the Spec", refer to patterns/the-spec.md.

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