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 Available templates: `readme`, `claude-md`, `architecture`, `development-standards`, `adr-template`
 
+## Development Cycle Quick Reference
+
+The complete workflow from issue to PR, showing what you do and what the agent does.
+
+### 1. Discovery
+
+**Agent:** Checks ready queue and claims work
+```bash
+bd ready --json                        # Check available work
+bd update <issue-id> --status in_progress   # Claim issue
+```
+Or creates new issues with `bd create` based on your request
+
+### 2. Planning (MANDATORY - No Code Before Approval)
+
+**You:** Run `/feature-dev` with your change description
+*Example: `/feature-dev Add email validation to user registration`*
+
+**Agent:**
+- Uses `@code-explorer` to find relevant code
+- Asks clarifying questions about approach
+- Proposes implementation plan
+- Decides if ADR needed (technology choices affecting data storage/processing, significant dependencies, schema changes)
+- Runs `@architect-reviewer` to validate design
+- Runs `@python-pro` (for Python projects) to review architecture
+- Creates tasks with `bd create` for each implementation step
+- Gets your approval before coding
+
+### 3. Implementation
+
+**You:** Approve plan, provide feedback on code
+
+**Agent:**
+- Updates issue status: `bd update <id> --status in_progress`
+- Writes code and tests (TDD for clear requirements, test-after for exploration)
+- If bugs discovered: creates linked issues with `bd create` + `bd dep add --type discovered-from`
+- If blocker found: switches priorities immediately
+- Runs tests: `uv run pytest`
+
+**Coverage target:** 80% on business logic, regression tests for bugs
+
+### 4. Simplification
+
+**Agent:**
+- Automatically runs `@simplifier` to review for unnecessary complexity, duplication, naming issues
+- Refactors based on feedback before quality gates
+
+### 5. Quality Gates (All Must Pass)
+
+**You:** Request commit or the agent runs automatically
+
+**Agent:** Runs all checks in sequence:
+```bash
+uv run ruff format src/ tests/         # Format
+uv run ruff check src/ tests/          # Lint
+uv run bandit -r src/                  # Security scan
+uv run mypy src/                       # Type check
+uv run pytest                          # Tests
+```
+
+### 6. Review (MANDATORY - No Commit Until All Pass)
+
+**You:** Approve changes after review
+
+**Agent:**
+- Runs `@code-reviewer` (always) - checks bugs, security, performance
+- Runs `@python-pro` (if Python) - validates Python idioms and patterns
+- Runs `@verify-app` (if applicable) - E2E verification
+- Addresses all feedback before proceeding
+- Returns to implementation if reviews fail
+
+### 7. Commit
+
+**You:** Provide final approval for commit
+
+**Agent:**
+- Updates docs (README.md, CLAUDE.md, ADRs)
+- Exports Beads: `bd export -o .beads/issues.jsonl`
+- Creates commit with proper prefix (bug→fix:, feature→feat:, task→task:, chore→chore:)
+- Gets your explicit approval
+- Commits and closes issue: `bd close <id> --reason "Implemented"`
+
+### 8. Pull Request
+
+**You:** Run `/commit-push-pr`
+
+**Agent (via skill):**
+- Pushes commits to remote
+- Creates PR with generated summary
+- Returns PR URL
+
+---
+
+### Common Workflow Variations
+
+**Quick bug fix:** Skip comprehensive tests and architecture review, but must run @code-reviewer and quality gates
+
+**Prototype:** Skip architecture review and comprehensive tests, but inform you what's being skipped. Security review still required.
+
+**Legacy code:** Match existing patterns even if not ideal. Agent notes when deviating from standards for consistency.
+
+**Discovered blocker:** Agent creates blocker issue, links with `bd dep add --type blocks`, and switches to blocker immediately
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Workspaces are stored at `~/.agentspaces/<project>/<workspace>/`: