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awslabs/aidlc-workflows Installation Guide

How to install awslabs/aidlc-workflows. Official project installation instructions and setup guide.

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-workflows
or

Install via npx

npx @hexmos/ipm i awslabs/aidlc-workflows

Prerequisites

Kiro

tool

Kiro CLI

tool

Amazon Q Developer IDE Plugin

tool

Cursor IDE

tool

Cline VS Code Extension

tool

Claude Code CLI

tool

GitHub Copilot

tool

GitHub Copilot Chat

tool

Manual 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.zip

Kiro 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-release

Post 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.