Disabled two outputs that were causing errors during first commit: 1. implementation_gate (features.ai-rules.yml) - Was trying to generate implementation.discussion.md on every request.md commit - Should only run when feature status = READY_FOR_IMPLEMENTATION - Error: "Sanitized patch missing diff header" - Fix: Set enabled: false by default - Users can enable in project .ai-rules.yml when needed 2. readme normalizer (root.ai-rules.yml) - Was trying to update README.md whenever policies.yml was staged - Caused errors during initial commit - Error: "Sanitized patch missing diff header" - Fix: Set enabled: false by default - Users can enable when they want AI to maintain README Benefits: - Clean setup with no [runner] errors - Faster first commit (fewer AI calls) - Users can enable features incrementally as needed - Only essential automation runs by default (feature discussions) Remaining warnings are expected: - [agents] warnings: Claude CLI permission prompts (normal behavior) - [summary] warnings: Template markers not found (handled gracefully) Testing: Setup now completes cleanly with only feature.discussion.md generated. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> |
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README.md
CascadingDev (CDev)
CDev — short for Cascading Development — is a Git-native AI–human collaboration framework that automates documentation, discussion summaries, and code review directly within your repository.
It lets you build self-documenting projects where AI assists in generating and maintaining feature discussions, design docs, and implementation plans — all version-controlled alongside your code.
✨ Key Features
- Git-Integrated Workflow — every discussion, decision, and artifact lives in Git.
- Cascading Rules System — nearest
.ai-rules.ymldefines how automation behaves. - Stage-Per-Discussion Model — separate files for feature, design, implementation, testing, and review.
- Pre-commit Hook — automatically maintains summaries, diagrams, and vote tallies.
- Ramble GUI — friendly PySide6/PyQt5 dialog for capturing structured feature requests.
- Deterministic Builds — a reproducible installer bundle you can unzip and run anywhere.
🚀 Quick Start (Developers)
# 1. Create and activate a virtual environment
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip wheel PySide6
# 2. Build the installer bundle
python tools/build_installer.py
# 3. Test-install into a temporary folder
python install/cascadingdev-*/setup_cascadingdev.py --target /tmp/myproject --no-ramble