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Start your AI Driven Development practice today. Three ready-to-use templates to begin orchestrating GitHub Copilot agents and shipping structured, high-quality code.

What You'll Learn

The AI Driven Development Methodology is structured, repeatable, and aligned with how professional teams work. Instead of reactive prompting, you'll define intent (PRD), structure work (PLAN), and assign tasks (TASK prompts) to GitHub Copilot agents.

The Three Phases

  1. PRD (Product Requirements Document) — Define what you want to build. Scope, constraints, success criteria. This is what the AI agent will reason about.
  2. PLAN (Implementation Plan) — Break the PRD into structured steps. What builds first? What depends on what? This is your architectural map.
  3. TASK (Agent Task Prompt) — Give the agent one precise instruction per task. Include context, constraints, and verification rules. This is how you maintain control.

The human stays the architect. The AI becomes the builder. Never merge code without human review.

How to Start

  1. Download the Starter Kit (three templates, 100% free)
  2. Copy the templates into your project repository root
  3. Fill in the PRD for your current feature or project
  4. Ask Copilot to generate a PLAN — feed it the PRD and let it structure the work
  5. Use TASK prompts to execute each step — one task, one approval, at a time

Download the Starter Kit

Three markdown templates, ready to use. Works in any language, any framework, any project.

Download Starter Kit (ZIP)

What's Inside the Kit

  • PRD-template.md — Template for capturing product intent, scope, and constraints
  • PLAN-template.md — Template for structuring the implementation workflow
  • TASK-prompt-template.md — Template for precise, context-rich agent instructions

Real-World Example

You want to build a feature: "Add user authentication to my API."

  1. Fill in PRD-template.md: Define success (JWT tokens, Redis cache, 2FA optional, tests required)
  2. Send the PRD to Copilot and ask: "Generate an implementation plan based on this PRD"
  3. Structure the output using PLAN-template.md — maybe 5 tasks: setup dependencies, create token service, write middleware, implement refresh, add tests
  4. For each task, use TASK-prompt-template.md to give Copilot one focused instruction with full context
  5. Review and approve each generated code block before moving to the next task

Why This Works

  • Consistent output — AI agents work best with structured, explicit intent
  • Architectural control — you stay in charge; AI is a tool, not the decision-maker
  • Repeatable workflow — same structure works for microservices, React frontends, data pipelines, anything
  • Production ready — structured checkpoints catch issues early
  • Team-friendly — your teammates can follow the same workflow and handoff

Next Steps

This starter kit is free and ready to use immediately. No sign-up, no course required. Just download, copy the templates, and start.

Want to go deeper? The full AI Driven Development Methodology — with agent mode walkthroughs, real Java/TypeScript projects, and GitHub Copilot configuration — is taught in:

Questions? Email info@aiarchitectmastery.com