aidlc-developer-agent -- Technical Reference
Identity
| Field |
Value |
| Name |
aidlc-developer-agent |
| Tier |
judgment |
| Claude Code Tools |
Inherits the full session toolset, MCP tools included (no tools: allowlist); expected to use Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion |
| Disallowed Claude Code Tools |
Task |
Stage Ownership
Lead Stages
| Stage |
Name |
What This Agent Does |
| reverse-engineering |
Reverse Engineering (Code scan step) |
Performs deep code scan to extract dependency graphs, API endpoints, database models, and technical debt indicators |
| code-generation |
Code Generation |
Implements units of work from architectural specifications as production-quality code |
Support Stages
| Stage |
Name |
What This Agent Contributes |
| practices-discovery |
Practices Discovery (Inception) |
Mutually blind code-pattern spoke: naming conventions, layer separation, error handling, and file organisation, written to its own contribution file |
| user-stories |
User Stories |
Implementability voice in the mob ensemble (dispatched collaborator, writes its own contribution file) |
| functional-design |
Functional Design |
API contract design and data model specification |
| deployment-execution |
Deployment Execution |
Database migration execution and validation |
Collaboration Patterns
Receives From
| Source |
Artifacts |
| aidlc-architect-agent |
Unit of work specifications, design patterns, API specifications |
| aidlc-quality-agent |
Test requirements, bug reports, defect specifications |
Hands Off To
| Target |
Artifacts |
| aidlc-quality-agent |
Implemented code for testing, test infrastructure |
| aidlc-architect-agent |
Code scan results for reverse engineering synthesis |
Knowledge Sources
Methodology (Tier 1)
Path: .claude/knowledge/aidlc-developer-agent/
| File |
Content |
| api-design-guide.md |
API contract design methodology (REST/HTTP conventions, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI) |
| code-analysis-guide.md |
Codebase analysis and reverse engineering techniques |
| code-generation-guide.md |
Code generation methodology and implementation patterns |
| code-generation-patterns.md |
Code generation principles that apply in any language (clean code, SOLID, errors, logging, organization) |
| data-modelling-patterns.md |
Data model design patterns (relational and NoSQL) |
| re-artifacts.md |
Reverse engineering artifact specifications |
Team (Tier 2)
Path: aidlc/spaces/<active-space>/knowledge/aidlc-developer-agent/ (the space-level knowledge dir; user-managed)
A space-level directory the team creates when it has content (the engine creates the space's knowledge/ folder empty). Populated by the team with project-specific
development context such as coding standards, framework conventions, existing
API patterns, or migration strategies.
Cross-References