Starting Your First Session

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

1. Open the project in Claude Code and type /start.

2. Choose your onboarding path: share existing docs, import a prototype, or build requirements through a guided Q&A.

3. Answer three short questions: user roles, authentication approach, backend readiness.

4. Claude produces a project brief. Review it and approve before anything else happens.

5. Claude proposes the epic list, then stories per epic. Approve each before work starts.

6. Building begins. Claude works story by story. After each epic, verify it in your browser before the next begins.

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.