# SDLC Orchestration - Getting Started

This guide helps you set up and use the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) orchestration system in your project.

## Overview

The SDLC system provides deterministic feature lifecycle management through:

- **State tracking**: Features progress through defined phases
- **Artifacts**: Required deliverables at each phase (specs, designs, reviews)
- **Classifier**: Recommends the next action based on feature state
- **Branch management**: Tracks feature branches with merge readiness checks
- **Task tracking**: Break down features into implementable tasks

## Quick Start

### 1. Initialize SDLC in Your Project

From your project root:

```bash
sdlc init --project "My Project"
```

This creates the `.sdlc/` directory structure:

```
.sdlc/
├── config.yaml      # Project configuration
├── state.yaml       # Global state
├── features/        # Feature directories
└── branches/        # Branch manifests
```

### 2. Create Your First Feature

```bash
sdlc feature create my-feature --title "My First Feature"
```

This creates a feature in the `draft` phase.

### 3. Check What to Do Next

```bash
sdlc next --feature my-feature
```

The classifier returns the recommended action (e.g., `CREATE_SPEC`).

### 4. Progress Through Phases

Features move through 10 phases:

1. **draft** - Initial feature creation
2. **specified** - Requirements documented and approved
3. **planned** - Design and task breakdown complete
4. **ready** - Ready for implementation
5. **implementation** - Active coding
6. **review** - Code review
7. **audit** - Security audit
8. **qa** - Quality assurance testing
9. **merge** - Ready to merge
10. **released** - Merged and complete

## Configuration

Edit `.sdlc/config.yaml` to customize:

```yaml
version: 1
project:
  name: "My Project"
  type: "go"
branches:
  main: "main"
  feature_prefix: "feature/"
compliance:
  require_approvals: true
  require_branch: true
  require_qa: true
```

## Next Steps

- [CLI Reference](./cli-reference.md) - Full command documentation
- [API Reference](./api-reference.md) - REST API endpoints
- [Command Catalog](./command-catalog.md) - Claude Code commands for SDLC