Templates

Downloadable templates to help you get started with AI-DLC. Use these as starting points for your own intents and units.

Templates

Intent Template

intent-template.md

Template for creating AI-DLC intent files. Includes sections for description, business context, completion criteria, and unit breakdown.

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Unit Template

unit-template.md

Template for creating unit files. Includes frontmatter for status and dependencies, completion criteria sections, and progress tracking.

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Settings Template

settings-template.yml

Configuration template for customizing AI-DLC behavior in your project. Includes workflow selection, operating modes, and quality gate commands.

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Examples

Real-world examples showing how to structure intents and units for a user authentication system.

Example Intent

INTENT.md

Complete example of an AI-DLC intent for a user authentication system. Shows how to structure a real-world intent.

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Example Unit

unit-01-registration.md

Example of a completed unit file for user registration. Shows proper completion criteria, quality gates, and progress logging.

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Quick Setup

Create your .ai-dlc/ directory and download templates with these commands:

# Create directory
mkdir -p .ai-dlc

# Download templates
curl -o .ai-dlc/INTENT.md https://ai-dlc.dev/templates/intent-template.md
curl -o .ai-dlc/unit-01.md https://ai-dlc.dev/templates/unit-template.md
curl -o .ai-dlc/settings.yml https://ai-dlc.dev/templates/settings-template.yml

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