Starting Your First Session
Before You Start
Section titled “Before You Start”Drop your materials into the documentation/ folder before typing /start — specs, designs, API schema, sample data. This step is optional. If the folder is empty, Claude will ask you questions in chat instead. See Preparing Your documentation/ Folder.
The Flow
Section titled “The Flow”- Open the project in Claude Code and type
/start. - Choose your onboarding path: share existing docs, import a prototype, or build requirements through a guided Q&A.
- Answer three short questions: user roles, authentication approach, backend readiness.
- Claude produces a project brief. Review it and approve before anything else happens.
- Claude proposes the epic list, then stories per epic. Approve each before work starts.
- Building begins. Claude works story by story. After each epic, verify it in your browser before the next begins.
Commands
Section titled “Commands”| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/start | Begin a new build |
/continue | Resume after an interruption, or drive the plan and build phases |
/status | See where you are in the current workflow |
/dashboard | Open a visual progress overview |
/quality-check | Run all quality checks |
For changes mid-build or after a review, no command is needed — describe the change in chat. See Managing Changes.