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awslabs/aidlc-workflows Installation Guide
How to install awslabs/aidlc-workflows. Official project installation instructions and setup guide.
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Automated Install (Recommended)
Quick installation instructions for awslabs/aidlc-workflows. This is the fastest way to complete project installation and setup.
Install via curl
curl -fsSL https://hexmos.com/ipm-install | bash &&
ipm i awslabs/aidlc-workflowsor
Install via npx
npx @hexmos/ipm i awslabs/aidlc-workflowsPrerequisites
Kiro
toolKiro CLI
toolAmazon Q Developer IDE Plugin
toolCursor IDE
toolCline VS Code Extension
toolClaude Code CLI
toolGitHub Copilot
toolGitHub Copilot Chat
toolManual Installation Methods
Manual installation instructions. How to install from GitHub source.
Download and Extract Release (Universal)
curl -sSL https://api.github.com/repos/awslabs/aidlc-workflows/releases/latest | grep -o 'browser_download_url.:[^,]*' | sed 's/"browser_download_url.: "//' | xargs curl -sSL -o /tmp/ai-dlc-rules.zip
unzip -o /tmp/ai-dlc-rules.zip -d /tmp/ai-dlc-release
rm -f /tmp/ai-dlc-rules.zipKiro IDE/CLI Setup
mkdir -p .kiro/steering
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules .kiro/steering/
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details .kiro/Amazon Q Developer IDE Plugin Setup
mkdir -p .amazonq/rules
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules .amazonq/rules/
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details .amazonq/Cursor IDE Setup (Project Rules)
mkdir -p .cursor/rules
echo '---\ndescription: "AI-DLC (AI-Driven Development Life Cycle) adaptive workflow for software development"\nalwaysApply: true\n---' > .cursor/rules/ai-dlc-workflow.mdc
cat /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md >> .cursor/rules/ai-dlc-workflow.mdc
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Cursor IDE Setup (AGENTS.md Alternative)
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md ./AGENTS.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Cline Setup (.clinerules Directory)
mkdir -p .clinerules
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md .clinerules/
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Cline Setup (AGENTS.md Alternative)
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md ./AGENTS.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Claude Code Setup (CLAUDE.md)
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md ./CLAUDE.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Claude Code Setup (.claude Directory)
mkdir -p .claude
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md .claude/CLAUDE.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/GitHub Copilot Setup
mkdir -p .github
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md .github/copilot-instructions.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/OpenAI Codex Setup (AGENTS.md)
cp /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rules/core-workflow.md ./AGENTS.md
mkdir -p .aidlc-rule-details
cp -R /tmp/ai-dlc-release/aidlc-rules/aws-aidlc-rule-details/* .aidlc-rule-details/Cleanup
rm -rf /tmp/ai-dlc-releasePost Installation Steps
- Start any software development project by stating your intent starting with the phrase "Using AI-DLC, ..." in your AI coding assistant's chat interface.
- Answer structured questions that AI-DLC asks you.
- Carefully review every plan that AI generates. Provide your oversight and validation.
- Review the execution plan to see which stages will run.
- Carefully review the artifacts and approve each stage to maintain control.
- All artifacts will be generated in the `aidlc-docs/` directory.
