The Methodology
Intent-First Development — a structured approach to AI-assisted enterprise software development.
Intent-First Development inverts the traditional development sequence. Instead of writing code and documenting afterward, IFD captures architectural intent first — through collaborative design sessions that produce structured documentation and AI-consumable Skills — and treats code as the final artifact in a chain that begins with deliberate decisions.
The Problem
Why AI-assisted development without captured intent produces technical debt at machine speed.
The Four Pillars
The four structural foundations of IFD: Intent-First Thinking, Diataxis, Skills, and AI-native implementation.
How It Works
The workflow from collaborative design sessions through structured documentation to AI-guided implementation.
Key Concepts
DDDs, Skills, CLAUDE.md, altitude-gated design, and the deterministic/non-deterministic distinction.