code-captain

# Code Captain: AI Development Partner

> **Your comprehensive AI coding assistant for the complete development lifecycle**

Code Captain is an intelligent development workflow system that guides you through requirements gathering, planning, implementation, and project management. Think of it as your senior technical lead who can analyze requirements, design systems, implement features, and coordinate with external project management tools.

## 🎯 What is Code Captain?

Code Captain transforms how you work with AI development assistants by providing:

- **📋 Systematic Workflows** - Structured approaches to common development tasks
- **🏗️ Complete Lifecycle Coverage** - From requirements to deployment
- **🔍 Documentation & Tracking** - Organized outputs and progress tracking
- **📚 Organized Documentation** - Everything has its place and purpose

Instead of ad-hoc AI prompting, Code Captain provides proven workflows for:

- **Requirements & Planning** - Specifications, user stories, research, and architectural decisions
- **Implementation** - Test-driven development with progress tracking
- **Project Management** - Seamless integration with external tools
- **Documentation** - Comprehensive, organized outputs

## 🚀 Quick Installation

**Cross-platform interactive installer:**

```bash
npx @devobsessed/code-captain
```

The installer will:

- 🔍 Auto-detect your development environment
- 🎯 Install the appropriate Code Captain integration
- 📦 Set up the complete workflow system
- ✅ Configure everything for immediate use

**Requirements:** Node.js 16 or higher

## 🛠️ Supported Development Environments

Code Captain integrates with multiple AI-powered development environments. Choose your platform:

### [Cursor IDE](cursor/README.md)

_AI-first development with built-in agent system_

- Native `.cursor/rules/` integration
- Command recognition and auto-completion
- Seamless workflow execution
- **→ [Cursor Setup Guide](cursor/README.md)**

### [GitHub Copilot + VS