User Guide

Welcome to the ClaudeAutoPM User Guide. This comprehensive documentation will help you master the automated project management system and leverage AI agents to accelerate your development workflow.

What You Will Learn

This guide covers everything you need to become productive with ClaudeAutoPM:

Section	What You'll Learn
PM Workflow	The complete flow from PRD to production code
Commands Overview	All available command categories and their purposes
Agents Overview	How to work with AI agents using the @agent syntax
MCP Servers	Integrating with Context7, Playwright, and filesystem servers
Best Practices	Tips, patterns, and common pitfalls to avoid

Quick Reference

Essential Commands

# Initialize project management
/pm:init

# Create a new feature from scratch
/pm:prd-new user-authentication

# Parse PRD into actionable tasks
/pm:prd-parse user-authentication

# Check project status
/pm:status

# Get your next recommended task
/pm:next

Essential Agents

# Code review and analysis
@code-analyzer review this file for security issues

# Run and analyze tests
@test-runner execute all tests with failure analysis

# Container setup
@docker-containerization-expert create optimized Dockerfile

Understanding the ClaudeAutoPM Philosophy

ClaudeAutoPM is built on three core principles:

1. Spec-Driven Development

Every feature starts with a specification. PRDs define what to build, epics break it down into manageable pieces, and tasks become the atomic units of work. This traceability ensures nothing gets lost between idea and implementation.

2. AI-Assisted Automation

Specialized AI agents handle specific domains of expertise. Rather than one general-purpose assistant, you have access to experts in React, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. Each agent knows its domain deeply and can coordinate with others.

3. Provider Flexibility

Whether you use GitHub Issues or Azure DevOps, ClaudeAutoPM abstracts the underlying provider. Your workflow remains consistent while the system handles provider-specific details.

How to Use This Guide

If You're New to ClaudeAutoPM

1. Start with PM Workflow to understand the development lifecycle
2. Review Commands Overview to see available operations
3. Read Best Practices to avoid common mistakes

If You're Looking for Specific Information

• Need to create a feature? See PM Workflow - Creating PRDs
• Want to understand agents? See Agents Overview
• Setting up MCP integration? See MCP Servers
• Looking for command syntax? See Commands Overview

If You're an Advanced User

• Review Best Practices - Advanced Patterns for optimization techniques
• Explore MCP Servers - Custom Configuration for advanced setups
• Check Agents Overview - Agent Combinations for complex workflows

Prerequisites

Before diving into this guide, ensure you have:

• ClaudeAutoPM installed (npm install -g claude-autopm)
• Claude Code CLI configured and authenticated
• A project initialized with /pm:init
• Provider credentials set up (GitHub or Azure DevOps)

For installation help, see the Getting Started Guide.

Getting Help

If you get stuck:

1. Run /pm:help to see available commands
2. Check the Troubleshooting Guide
3. Search GitHub Issues
4. Join Community Discussions

Next Steps

Ready to begin? Start with the PM Workflow to understand how ClaudeAutoPM transforms your development process.