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Getting Started

New to Silver Bullet? Install from a public marketplace, run /silver:init, then compose your first catalog-backed workflow with /silver.

  • What AI-driven development is (and isn't)
  • Prerequisites: host agent, jq, Graphify; optional domain plugins when a workflow needs them
  • Three-host install: Claude, Codex, and Cursor marketplace packages
  • /silver:init adoption path and hook activation
  • First /silver run and session mode selection
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Fundamentals

Core Concepts

Understand the building blocks: APO routing, lifecycle skills, hooks, optional extension plugins, and why enforcement matters.

  • Skills and how they're invoked
  • Hooks and automated enforcement
  • Core lifecycle ownership and SB skill routing
  • 8 core quality gates plus conditional gates
  • Agent teams and parallelism
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Workflow

Software Engineering Workflow

The WF-SILVER-FEATURE application path — composed from AF-* atomic flows from orient through post-execute gates to ship and release.

  • When to use feature vs fast vs clarify workflows
  • AF-ORIENT → AF-QUALITY-GATE → AF-PLAN → AF-EXECUTE
  • Post-execute: AF-REVIEW, AF-VERIFY, AF-SECURE, AF-SHIP
  • Phase-level ship vs milestone /silver:release
  • Hook-enforced step order and two-tier delivery gates
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DevOps

DevOps & IaC Workflow

The WF-SILVER-DEVOPS infrastructure path — AF-BLAST-RADIUS, AF-DEVOPS-ROUTE, IaC quality gates, environment promotion, and incident fast path.

  • When to route to /silver:devops vs application workflows
  • AF-BLAST-RADIUS ratings (LOW → CRITICAL)
  • AF-QUALITY-GATE with 7 IaC-adapted dimensions
  • Environment promotion: dev → staging → prod
  • Optional DevOps plugin enrichment (not enforcement gates)
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Reference

Command Reference

Authoritative lookup for commands, .silver-bullet.json, the APO catalog, AF-* alias table, and planning artifacts.

  • Three-host marketplace install and capability matrix
  • 27 AF-* atomic flows with legacy FLOW alias column
  • 22 workflows and 85 catalog flow steps
  • Config sample at version 0.48.3 and session log format
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v0.51.0

Orchestration Workflows

Named WF-* workflows that /silver composes from the APO catalog — feature, UI, DevOps, bugfix, research, release, fast, and spec pipeline routes.

  • 27 AF-* atomic flows; legacy FLOW 1–18 aliases for migration only
  • 22 workflows and 85 flow steps in docs/apo-catalog.json
  • WF-POST-EXEC-GATES: review, verify, secure, validate, ship
  • V-loop rollups and subagent execution contracts
  • Hook activation guard + recommended tools opt-in
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Troubleshooting

Common issues, CI failures, hook errors, and how to diagnose problems with the enforcement system.

  • Hook failures and permission errors
  • CI gate and skill not found issues
  • Recovery from failed sessions
  • Configuration and enforcement bypass
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New to AI-driven development? Silver Bullet works best when you understand what it's doing and why. Start with Getting Started, then Core Concepts before diving into workflows. The more you understand the system, the more you get from it.