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Persona Kit Documentation

Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for Persona Kit - a toolkit for persona-driven development workflows and AI agent management.

🎭 What is Persona Kit?

Persona Kit is a comprehensive toolkit designed for persona-driven development - an approach that leverages AI personas to enhance software development workflows, improve decision-making, and maintain consistency across projects.

Unlike traditional development approaches, Persona Kit allows you to:

  • Define specialized AI personas for different roles (architect, developer, tester, product manager, etc.)
  • Create reusable interaction patterns that maintain consistency across development sessions
  • Establish structured workflows that guide development processes
  • Maintain shared knowledge bases that evolve with your project
  • Generate templates for common development tasks and documentation

🚀 Key Features

🎭 Persona System

  • Role-based personas with specialized knowledge and behaviors
  • Context-aware interactions that adapt to project needs
  • Persona memory that accumulates project-specific knowledge
  • Persona switching for multi-role development scenarios

🔄 Workflow Management

  • Structured development workflows with clear phases
  • Template-based task generation for consistency
  • Progress tracking and state management
  • Integration with popular development tools

📚 Knowledge Management

  • Shared memory system for project context
  • Pattern libraries for common development scenarios
  • Template repositories for documentation and code
  • Historical context preservation

⚙️ Developer Experience

  • Python-based CLI for easy integration
  • Rich configuration system for customization
  • Extensive documentation and examples
  • Cross-platform compatibility

📚 Documentation Structure

This documentation is organized into several key sections:

Getting Started

  • Installation and setup instructions
  • Quick start guide for new users
  • Basic configuration

Core Concepts

  • Persona-driven development philosophy
  • 5-step workflow methodology
  • Key principles and best practices

Development

  • Local development environment setup
  • CLI usage and automation scripts
  • Integration with different AI agents

Advanced Topics

  • Template system and customization
  • Migration from spec-driven development
  • Best practices and examples

🎯 The 5-Step Workflow

Persona Kit introduces a structured 5-step workflow for effective development:

  1. 📋 Constitution - Define project principles and values
  2. 🎭 Personas - Create specialized AI roles and behaviors
  3. 🔄 Patterns - Establish reusable interaction patterns
  4. ⚡ Workflows - Define structured development processes
  5. 🚀 Implement - Execute with consistency and quality

🛠️ Quick Start

1. Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd persona-kit

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

2. Initialize a Project

# Initialize persona-kit in your project
persona-kit init

# Or initialize in current directory
persona-kit init --here

3. Create Your First Persona

# Create a development persona
persona-kit persona create "Senior Python Developer" --role developer --expertise python,architecture,testing

4. Set Up a Workflow

# Create a standard development workflow
persona-kit workflow create "feature-development" --template feature

🌟 Philosophy

Persona-driven development represents a paradigm shift from traditional development approaches:

  • From: Generic AI assistants that adapt to every situation

  • To: Specialized personas that excel in specific domains

  • From: Ad-hoc development processes

  • To: Structured, repeatable workflows

  • From: Isolated development sessions

  • To: Persistent knowledge and context

📖 Next Steps

Ready to get started? Follow these guides in order:

  1. Installation - Set up Persona Kit
  2. Quick Start - Get up and running quickly
  3. Persona-Driven Development - Understand the core philosophy
  4. Local Development - Set up your development environment

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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