Welcome to the official documentation for the AI Persona Builder. This documentation is structured to guide you based on your goals, whether you're a new user, a module author, or a contributor to the project.
Audience: New Users
If you're new to the project, start here. This section provides the fastest path to installing the CLI, understanding the core concepts, and building your first AI persona in minutes.
- **01-quickstart.md**: The 5-minute guide to get up and running.
- **02-persona-templates.md**: Learn how to use pre-built templates for common use cases.
Audience: Regular Users
Dive deeper into the system's features and philosophy. This section is for users who want to move beyond the basics and master the tool.
- **01-core-concepts.md**: A crucial document explaining the vision, the four-tier architecture, and the core principles of the system.
- **02-cli-reference.md**: A complete and detailed reference for every command, argument, and option available in the CLI.
- **03-faq.md**: Answers to frequently asked questions about design, usage, and best practices.
Audience: Module & Persona Authors
This section is for those who want to create their own high-quality, effective modules and personas. It contains the official standards, examples, and advanced patterns.
- **01-module-authoring-guide.md**: The definitive guide to authoring standards, schemas, and machine-centric writing.
- **02-examples-and-patterns.md**: Concrete examples and advanced authoring patterns to inspire your own creations.
Audience: Project Contributors
For developers who want to contribute to the AI Persona Builder CLI tool itself. This section contains information on our governance, codebase architecture, and testing strategy.
- **01-governance.md**: The official Module Improvement Proposal (MIP) process and contribution workflow.
- **02-project-architecture.md**: A technical overview of the CLI's internal software architecture.
- **03-testing-strategy.md**: The guide to writing and running tests for the project.
- **04-code-of-conduct.md**: Our community standards and expectations.
Audience: All Users
Explore real-world examples of how the AI Persona Builder is used to solve complex problems and improve AI reliability.
- **01-foundation-modules-in-practice.md**: A real-world case study on how foundation modules prevent cognitive errors in AI assistants.
For historical reference, older documents that have been superseded or are no longer relevant to the current state of the project are stored in the archive directory.