# Atlas - Your AI Buddy for Building Startups

**Because managing a startup shouldn't feel like herding cats 🐱**

Hey! 👋 Building a startup? Yeah, we know - it's chaos. You're juggling a million things, forgetting what you were supposed to do, and shipping bugs at 2am. We've been there.

Atlas is like having a really smart friend who keeps you organized, makes sure you write tests (sorry, not sorry), and helps you actually ship stuff. Just tell Claude what you need, and Atlas makes it happen.

## What's This Thing Do?

Atlas gives Claude superpowers for building startups. Just chat naturally:

✨ **"I need to plan my next sprint"** → Interactive sprint planning wizard  
🧪 **"Create a login feature"** → Guides you through TDD from the start  
🎯 **"What should I work on next?"** → AI analyzes your project and suggests priorities  
📋 **"Show me my tasks"** → Visual Kanban boards appear  
🔍 **"Find docs about authentication"** → Semantic search finds relevant info instantly (powered by local RAG!)  
🔒 **Everything stays local** → Your code never leaves your machine  

## Real Talk: Why You Need This

### "I have no idea what I'm doing" 
*Perfect! Neither did we.* Just tell Claude:
- "Help me start a new project"
- "What's the first feature I should build?"
- "How do I know when to pivot?"

### "I keep starting projects and never finishing"
*Same, friend. Same.* Try saying:
- "Show me what I need to finish"
- "Help me plan realistic sprints"
- "Track my progress on this feature"

### "I hate writing tests"
*We know, but bugs suck more.* Claude + Atlas will:
- Guide you through test-first development
- Generate test templates automatically
- Not let you deploy untested code (tough love!)

## Let's Get Started!

### Quick Start

#### Option 1: Install from npm (Recommended)
```bash
# Install globally
npm install -g @boundless-oss/atlas

# Run Atlas
atlas
```

#### Option 2: Run directly with npx
```bash
# No installation needed
npx @boundless-oss/atlas
```

#### Option 3: Clone and run locally
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/boundless-oss/atlas.git
cd atlas
npm install
npm start
```

### For Claude Code

#### Using npm package (Recommended)

##### Option 1: Using Claude CLI
```bash
# Navigate to your project directory
cd /path/to/your/project

# Add Atlas server from npm
claude mcp add atlas -- npx @boundless-oss/atlas
```

##### Option 2: Manual Configuration
Create a `.mcp.json` file in your project root:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlas": {
      "type": "stdio", 
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@boundless-oss/atlas"]
    }
  }
}
```

#### Using local installation

If you cloned the repository locally:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlas": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["--prefix", "/path/to/atlas", "run", "start"]
    }
  }
}
```

Replace `/path/to/atlas` with the actual path where you cloned the repository.

### 3. Start Building!

Now just talk to Claude naturally:

```
You: I need help setting up a new startup project

Claude: I'll help you get started with your new startup project! Let me walk you through the setup process.

[ATLAS] Starting project creation wizard...

First, what's the name of your startup?

You: TaskFlow - a productivity app for remote teams

Claude: Great name! TaskFlow sounds like it could really help remote teams. Let me set that up for you.

[ATLAS] Creating project 'TaskFlow'...
✓ Created project directory at /Users/you/TaskFlow
✓ Initialized project configuration
✓ Set up project structure

Now, let's understand your vision better. Can you tell me:
1. What's the main problem TaskFlow solves?
2. Who is your target audience?

You: Remote teams struggle with task coordination across timezones. We're targeting small tech startups with 10-50 employees.

Claude: Excellent focus! I've captured that context. Now I'll help you set up your development environment.

[ATLAS] Running bootstrap analysis...
✓ Detected: No git repository
✓ Detected: No package.json
✓ Analysis complete: 8 recommendations

Based on my analysis, here's what I recommend setting up first:
1. Initialize git repository
2. Create package.json with TypeScript
3. Set up testing framework (Jest)
4. Configure linting (ESLint)

Should I go ahead and set these up for you?

You: Yes please!

Claude: Setting up your development environment now...

[ATLAS] Executing bootstrap recommendations...
✓ Initialized git repository
✓ Created package.json with TypeScript configuration
✓ Installed Jest and created test configuration
✓ Set up ESLint with recommended rules

Your development environment is ready! What would you like to work on first?
- Define your first feature
- Set up a Kanban board
- Create a business plan
- Plan your first sprint

You: Let's define our first feature - user authentication

Claude: Perfect! User authentication is a great starting point. I'll guide you through our comprehensive feature discovery process.

[ATLAS] Starting feature discovery wizard for 'User Authentication'...

Step 1: Understanding the Problem
--------------------------------
What specific authentication challenges are remote teams facing that TaskFlow should address?

You: Teams need single sign-on because they use many tools, and admins need to manage permissions easily

Claude: Great insight! SSO and permission management are crucial for remote teams. Let me capture those requirements.

Step 2: Defining Success Metrics
-------------------------------
How will we measure if this authentication system is successful? (e.g., time to onboard, security incidents, user satisfaction)

You: Time to add new team member should be under 2 minutes, and we want zero security incidents

Claude: Excellent metrics! Let me continue gathering requirements...

[Wizard continues with technical approach, test scenarios, etc.]

Step 16: Summary & Next Steps
----------------------------
Here's what we've defined for User Authentication:

📋 Feature: SSO-based Authentication System
- Problem: Remote teams need unified, secure access
- Solution: SAML/OAuth integration with role management
- Success Metrics: <2 min onboarding, zero incidents
- Test Scenarios: 12 identified
- Estimated Effort: 2 sprints

Ready to start implementation with TDD?

You: Yes! Show me how to write the first test

Claude: Let's start with TDD! First, I'll create a test for our user authentication service.

[ATLAS] Enforcing TDD workflow...
✓ Created test file: src/auth/__tests__/auth.service.test.ts

Here's your first failing test:

```typescript
describe('AuthService', () => {
  it('should authenticate user with valid SSO token', async () => {
    const authService = new AuthService();
    const ssoToken = 'valid-sso-token';
    
    const result = await authService.authenticateSSO(ssoToken);
    
    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
    expect(result.user).toHaveProperty('id');
    expect(result.user).toHaveProperty('email');
  });
});
```

Run the test with: npm test

You: npm test

Claude: [ATLAS] Running tests...

Expected failure! The test is red because AuthService doesn't exist yet. This is perfect - we're following TDD properly.

FAIL src/auth/__tests__/auth.service.test.ts
  ● AuthService › should authenticate user with valid SSO token
    ReferenceError: AuthService is not defined

Now let's write the minimal code to make this test pass:

```typescript
// src/auth/auth.service.ts
export class AuthService {
  async authenticateSSO(token: string) {
    // Minimal implementation to pass the test
    return {
      success: true,
      user: {
        id: '123',
        email: 'user@example.com'
      }
    };
  }
}
```

This will make our test green. Then we'll refactor to add real functionality.
```

## 🚀 Under the Hood - Recent Improvements

We've been busy making Atlas smarter and more helpful:

### 🧩 Interactive Workflow Engine
Every major action now guides you through a thoughtful process. No more "figure it out yourself" - we ask the right questions at the right time.

### 🤝 Collaborative by Design  
We rebuilt every tool to work *with* you, not *for* you. Create epics? We'll ask about business value. Plan sprints? We'll check team capacity first.

### 🧠 Smarter Context Management
Atlas remembers your conversation context, project state, and decisions. Pick up where you left off, even days later.

### 🛡️ Bulletproof Error Handling
Things go wrong. We get it. Now Atlas handles edge cases gracefully and tells you exactly what happened (in human words).

### 🔒 True Local-First Architecture
Your code, your data, your machine. Period. We can't see it, sell it, or lose it. Project isolation means multiple projects never mix.

## 📦 What's Inside? Complete Module Guide

<details>
<summary><strong>🏗️ Core Infrastructure</strong></summary>

**Project Management** - The foundation of everything
- Multi-project support with `.atlas-mcp` marker files
- Automatic project detection and switching
- Project-specific configurations

**Storage Manager** - Your data, organized
- Project-isolated data persistence 
- Automatic backups and recovery
- Zero cloud dependencies

**Interaction Framework** - Conversations that make sense
- Reusable wizard system for complex workflows
- Smart validation and error recovery
- State persistence across sessions
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>📋 Planning & Organization</strong></summary>

**Kanban Boards** - Visual task management that works
- Customizable workflows for any team
- WIP limits to prevent overload
- Drag-and-drop task management
- Board templates for different industries

**Agile Management** - Scrum that doesn't suck
- Sprint planning with capacity management
- Epic creation with business context
- Velocity tracking and burndown charts
- Daily standups and retrospectives
- Backlog grooming and prioritization

**Task Orchestration** - Smart task dependencies
- Automatic task ordering based on dependencies
- Bottleneck identification
- Critical path analysis
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>💼 Business Tools</strong></summary>

**Business Guidance** - Your virtual business advisor
- Market analysis with competitor insights
- Business plan generation with financial projections
- SWOT analysis and strategic planning
- Funding strategy and investor readiness

**Bootstrap Analysis** - Know where you stand
- Project health checks and gap analysis
- Prioritized recommendations
- Progress tracking against milestones
- Risk identification and mitigation

**Pitch Deck Generation** - Investor-ready in minutes
- Professional templates for different industries
- Data-driven insights and projections
- Compelling narrative structure
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>💻 Development Excellence</strong></summary>

**TDD Enforcement** - Quality from the start
- Can't write code without tests (seriously)
- Test template generation
- Coverage tracking and reporting
- Red-Green-Refactor workflow enforcement

**Code Analysis** - Know your code's health
- Complexity metrics and trends
- Maintainability scoring
- Performance hotspot identification
- Technical debt tracking

**Feature Discovery** - Build the right thing
- 16-step interactive wizard
- User problem exploration
- Technical approach planning
- Acceptance criteria definition

**Testing Framework** - Automated test management
- Multi-language test support
- Test organization and categorization
- Continuous test monitoring
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🤝 Collaboration & Knowledge</strong></summary>

**Memory Management** - Your project's brain
- Semantic knowledge graph
- Decision tracking and rationale
- Context preservation across sessions
- Intelligent retrieval and suggestions

**RAG Retrieval** - Semantic search for your docs
- Local-only semantic search (no API keys!)
- Markdown document indexing with frontmatter support
- Intelligent chunking that preserves code blocks
- Find information by meaning, not just keywords
- Organize docs into searchable collections

**Documentation** - Always up to date
- Auto-generated READMEs
- API documentation from code
- Architecture decision records
- Change logs and release notes

**Issue Tracking** - Never lose track
- Bug and feature request management
- Priority and severity tracking
- Assignment and workflow automation
- Integration with development workflow
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>🚢 DevOps & Deployment</strong></summary>

**Git Workflow** - Version control made easy
- Smart branch management
- PR creation with templates
- Commit message formatting
- Merge conflict assistance

**Deployment Management** - Ship anywhere
- Multi-provider support (Vercel, Netlify, Heroku, AWS)
- Environment configuration management
- Rollback strategies and automation
- Health checks and monitoring setup

**Migration Management** - Database versioning done right
- Forward and rollback migrations
- Data integrity validation
- Multi-database support
- Migration history tracking

**Security Scanning** - Sleep better at night
- Dependency vulnerability scanning
- Code security analysis
- Secret detection and prevention
- Compliance checking
</details>

## Real Examples: See It In Action

### 🎮 Sprint Planning Made Easy

```
You: I need to plan our next sprint

Claude: I'll help you plan your sprint! Let me check your current project status first.

[ATLAS] Analyzing project state...
✓ Found 12 items in backlog
✓ Current velocity: 21 points/sprint
✓ Team capacity: 3 developers

Based on your team's velocity, you can handle about 21 story points this sprint. 

Here are your top priority backlog items:
1. User Profile Page (8 points) - Critical
2. API Rate Limiting (5 points) - High  
3. Email Notifications (5 points) - High
4. Search Functionality (13 points) - Medium

What's your sprint duration? (default: 2 weeks)

You: 2 weeks is good

Claude: Great! For a 2-week sprint with 21 points capacity, I recommend:
- User Profile Page (8 points)
- API Rate Limiting (5 points)
- Email Notifications (5 points)

Total: 18 points (leaving some buffer for unexpected work)

Should I create this sprint? I'll also set up:
- Daily standup reminders
- Sprint board with proper columns
- Burndown chart tracking

You: Yes, create it

Claude: [ATLAS] Creating Sprint #4...
✓ Created sprint "Sprint 4: User Experience Focus"
✓ Moved 3 tasks to sprint backlog
✓ Set up sprint board with columns: To Do, In Progress, Review, Done
✓ Configured WIP limits: In Progress (3), Review (2)
✓ Scheduled daily standups at 10am

Your sprint is ready! The board is set up with WIP limits to prevent overload. 
Would you like to assign tasks to team members now?
```

### 🧪 TDD In Real Life

```
You: I need to add a rate limiting feature to our API

Claude: I'll help you implement API rate limiting using TDD. Let's start with understanding your requirements.

[ATLAS] Starting TDD workflow for 'API Rate Limiting'...

What rate limiting strategy do you want to implement?
1. Fixed window (e.g., 100 requests per hour)
2. Sliding window (more accurate, slightly complex)
3. Token bucket (allows bursts)

You: Let's do sliding window - 100 requests per hour per user

Claude: Good choice! Sliding window prevents the "thundering herd" problem. Let me create the first failing test.

[ATLAS] Creating test file...
✓ Created: src/middleware/__tests__/rateLimiter.test.ts

Here's our first test:

```typescript
describe('RateLimiter', () => {
  it('should allow requests under the limit', async () => {
    const limiter = new RateLimiter({ 
      windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour
      maxRequests: 100 
    });
    
    const userId = 'user123';
    
    // First request should pass
    const result = await limiter.checkLimit(userId);
    expect(result.allowed).toBe(true);
    expect(result.remaining).toBe(99);
  });
});
```

You: Run the test

Claude: [ATLAS] Running tests...

❌ FAIL src/middleware/__tests__/rateLimiter.test.ts
  RateLimiter
    ✕ should allow requests under the limit (2ms)
    
  ReferenceError: RateLimiter is not defined

Perfect! The test fails as expected. Now let's implement the minimum code to make it pass:

```typescript
// src/middleware/rateLimiter.ts
export class RateLimiter {
  constructor(private config: { windowMs: number; maxRequests: number }) {}
  
  async checkLimit(userId: string) {
    return {
      allowed: true,
      remaining: 99
    };
  }
}
```

This is obviously not the real implementation - just enough to make the test green. Ready to run the test again?
```

### 📊 Business Insights That Matter

```
You: Can you analyze my startup's current state and tell me what to focus on?

Claude: I'll analyze your TaskFlow project and provide strategic recommendations.

[ATLAS] Running comprehensive startup analysis...

📊 TaskFlow Health Report
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

⚡ Current Status: Early Development (Pre-MVP)
- Age: 3 weeks
- Team Size: 2 developers
- Codebase: 2,847 lines
- Test Coverage: 87% ✅
- Technical Debt: Low

💰 Business Metrics:
- Development Velocity: Increasing ↗️
- Feature Completion: 3/12 planned
- Time to MVP: ~6 weeks

🎯 Critical Path Analysis:
1. User Authentication (completed) ✅
2. Task Creation (in progress) 🔄
3. Team Collaboration (blocked - needs design)
4. Real-time Sync (not started)

⚠️ Key Risks Identified:
1. No user validation yet - High Risk
   → Recommendation: Start customer interviews NOW
   
2. Missing deployment pipeline - Medium Risk
   → Recommendation: Set up CI/CD this week
   
3. No analytics tracking - Medium Risk
   → Recommendation: Add basic metrics before launch

🚀 Your Top 3 Priorities:
1. Talk to 10 potential customers this week
2. Complete MVP features (Task Creation + Team Collab)
3. Set up staging environment

Would you like me to help you with any of these priorities?

You: Help me set up customer interviews

Claude: Great decision! Customer validation is crucial at this stage. Let me help you set up a structured interview process.

[ATLAS] Creating customer interview framework...

I'll create a complete interview kit for you:

1. Interview Script Generator
   What type of customers do you want to interview first?
   - Current remote team leads
   - Startup founders
   - Project managers
   
You: Remote team leads

Claude: Perfect! Here's your interview framework for remote team leads:

[ATLAS] Generating interview materials...
✓ Created: /interviews/team-lead-script.md
✓ Created: /interviews/questions-bank.md
✓ Created: /interviews/response-tracker.xlsx

📋 Your 30-Minute Interview Script:

**Opening (5 min)**
"Hi [Name], thanks for taking the time. I'm building a tool for remote teams and would love to learn about your experience managing tasks across time zones. There are no right or wrong answers - I just want to understand your challenges."

**Problem Discovery (15 min)**
1. "Walk me through how your team currently manages tasks?"
   → Listen for: Tools used, pain points, workarounds

2. "What's the most frustrating part of coordinating work across time zones?"
   → Listen for: Specific scenarios, frequency, impact

3. "How do you know if your team is on track with their work?"
   → Listen for: Metrics, visibility needs, trust issues

**Solution Testing (8 min)**
[Show basic mockup if available]
"What if you could... [describe TaskFlow briefly]"
- Don't sell, just gauge reaction
- Note objections and excitement

**Wrap-up (2 min)**
- "What's the one thing that would make your life easier?"
- "Can I follow up in a few weeks?"
- "Who else should I talk to?"

I've also created:
- Email templates for outreach
- Response tracking spreadsheet
- Analysis framework for findings

Ready to start reaching out?
```

### 🚀 Process Automation Magic

```
You: I want to automate our weekly report generation and sending

Claude: I'll help you set up an automated process for your weekly reports. Let me understand your needs first.

[ATLAS] Starting process automation wizard...

What kind of weekly report do you need?
- Development progress (commits, PRs, completed tasks)
- Business metrics (user growth, revenue, churn)
- Team performance (velocity, blockers, achievements)
- Custom combination

You: Development progress - I want commits, completed tasks, and any blockers

Claude: Great! I'll create an automated process that generates and sends development progress reports. 

[ATLAS] Creating automated process: "Weekly Development Report"

Here's what I'm setting up:

📋 Process: Weekly Development Report
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Activities:
1. Collect Git statistics (commits, PRs)
2. Query completed tasks from Kanban
3. Identify blockers from in-progress items
4. Generate formatted report
5. Send via email/Slack

When should this run?

You: Every Friday at 5pm

Claude: [ATLAS] Configuring process trigger...

✓ Created process: "Weekly Development Report"
✓ Added schedule trigger: Every Friday at 5:00 PM
✓ Configured email notification

I've also added some smart features:
- AI-powered insights on productivity trends
- Automatic blocker escalation if items stuck >3 days
- Team achievement highlights

The first report will run this Friday. Want to do a test run now?

You: Yes, run a test

Claude: [ATLAS] Running test execution...

📊 Weekly Development Report - Test Run
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Week of: Nov 18-24, 2024

✅ Completed This Week:
- User Authentication (feat-001)
- Database Schema Setup (task-045) 
- API Rate Limiting (feat-003)

📈 Git Activity:
- 47 commits across 3 branches
- 5 PRs merged
- 2,341 lines added, 567 removed

⚠️ Current Blockers:
- "Payment Integration" - Stuck 4 days
  → Waiting on Stripe API credentials
  → Assigned to: Sarah

🚀 Velocity Trend: ↗️ +15%
Your team completed 18 story points (3-week avg: 15.7)

AI Insight: "Friday afternoon commits decreased 40%. Consider moving complex work earlier in the week."

---
Report sent to: team@taskflow.com

Looks good! The automation is now active. You'll get this every Friday at 5pm.
```

## The Cool Stuff Nobody Else Has

### 🎮 Interactive Everything

Remember those old text adventure games? It's like that, but for building features:

```
You: I want to create a recommendation system for my e-commerce platform

Claude: I'll help you define this feature properly using our interactive discovery process. Let me walk you through some important questions.

🚀 Starting Interactive Feature Discovery Wizard

Step 1 of 16

🎯 What feature would you like to build?
Give it a clear, descriptive name (e.g., "User Authentication", "Payment Processing")

You: Product Recommendation Engine

Claude: Step 2 of 16

🤔 What problem does this feature solve for users?
Describe the user pain point or need this addresses

You: Users spend too much time browsing through hundreds of products without finding what they're looking for. They often leave without purchasing because they can't discover products that match their interests.

Claude: Step 3 of 16

📖 Write a user story for this feature
Format: "As a [user type], I want to [action] so that [benefit]"

You: As a shopper, I want to see personalized product recommendations so that I can quickly find items I'm likely to purchase

Claude: Step 4 of 16

✅ How will you know this feature is successful?
List measurable success criteria (separate with semicolons)

You: Increase in average order value by 15%; Reduced time to purchase by 25%; Higher customer satisfaction scores; Increased repeat purchase rate

[... After 12 more thoughtful questions ...]

Claude: ✅ Feature created successfully through interactive discovery!

🎯 **Feature**: Product Recommendation Engine
📖 **User Story**: As a shopper, I want to see personalized product recommendations so that I can quickly find items I'm likely to purchase
🏗️ **Type**: Cross-cutting (Multiple layers)
📊 **Complexity**: Complex (1-2 weeks)

**Problem Solved**: Users spend too much time browsing through hundreds of products without finding what they're looking for. They often leave without purchasing because they can't discover products that match their interests.

**Success Criteria**:
• Increase in average order value by 15%
• Reduced time to purchase by 25%
• Higher customer satisfaction scores
• Increased repeat purchase rate

**Acceptance Criteria**:
• System analyzes user browsing history
• Recommendations update in real-time
• At least 5 relevant products shown
• Users can dismiss recommendations
• Performance under 200ms response time

**Testing Strategy**: Unit + Integration + E2E tests
🔗 **Dependencies**: User profile service, Product catalog API, Analytics system
⚡ **Performance**: Must handle 1000 concurrent users with <200ms response time

⚠️ **TDD Reminder**: You must write tests before implementing!

📝 **Initial Test Template**:

```typescript
describe('Product Recommendation Engine', () => {
  describe('Core Functionality', () => {
    it('should generate recommendations based on user browsing history', async () => {
      // Arrange
      const userId = 'user123';
      const browsingHistory = [
        { productId: 'laptop001', category: 'Electronics', viewTime: 120 },
        { productId: 'mouse002', category: 'Electronics', viewTime: 45 }
      ];
      
      // Act
      const recommendations = await recommendationEngine.generate(userId, browsingHistory);
      
      // Assert
      expect(recommendations).toHaveLength(5);
      expect(recommendations[0].relevanceScore).toBeGreaterThan(0.7);
    });
    
    it('should update recommendations in real-time as user browses', async () => {
      // Test implementation here
    });
    
    it('should respect performance requirements under load', async () => {
      // Test implementation here
    });
  });
});
```

💡 Next steps:
1. Copy the test template and create your first failing test
2. Run the test to see it fail (RED phase)
3. Implement minimal code to make it pass (GREEN phase)
4. Refactor while keeping tests green
```

### 🚨 The Test Police - Real TDD in Action

Look, we get it. Tests are boring. But you know what's worse? Your app breaking in production. Here's how we enforce quality:

```
You: Let's implement user authentication for my app

Claude: I'll help you implement user authentication, but let's follow TDD practices. First, we need to write tests before any implementation.

🔴 Test "User can log in with valid credentials" created in FAILING state
📋 Expected: User provides email/password and receives JWT token

📝 Test Template:

```typescript
describe('User Authentication', () => {
  describe('Login', () => {
    it('should authenticate user with valid credentials', async () => {
      // Arrange
      const credentials = {
        email: 'user@example.com',
        password: 'SecurePass123!'
      };
      
      // Act
      const result = await auth.login(credentials);
      
      // Assert
      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
      expect(result.token).toBeDefined();
      expect(result.user.email).toBe(credentials.email);
    });
  });
});
```

✅ You can now implement code to make this test pass!

You: What about handling invalid passwords?

Claude: Good thinking! Let's add that test case too:

🔴 Test "User cannot log in with invalid password" created in FAILING state
📋 Expected: System rejects login and returns appropriate error

📝 Test Template:

```typescript
it('should reject login with invalid password', async () => {
  // Arrange
  const credentials = {
    email: 'user@example.com',
    password: 'WrongPassword'
  };
  
  // Act
  const result = await auth.login(credentials);
  
  // Assert
  expect(result.success).toBe(false);
  expect(result.error).toBe('Invalid credentials');
  expect(result.token).toBeUndefined();
});
```

You: Can I start coding now?

Claude: Not quite! Let's think about a few more test cases to ensure robust authentication:
- What happens with malformed email addresses?
- Should we handle rate limiting?
- What about SQL injection attempts?

Want me to help you write tests for these scenarios too?

You: Yes, let's add rate limiting tests

Claude: 🔴 Test "User is rate limited after failed attempts" created in FAILING state

```typescript
it('should rate limit after 3 failed login attempts', async () => {
  // Arrange
  const credentials = { email: 'user@example.com', password: 'wrong' };
  
  // Act - Attempt login 4 times
  for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
    await auth.login(credentials);
  }
  const fourthAttempt = await auth.login(credentials);
  
  // Assert
  expect(fourthAttempt.success).toBe(false);
  expect(fourthAttempt.error).toBe('Too many attempts. Please try again later.');
  expect(fourthAttempt.retryAfter).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
```

✅ Great! You now have a comprehensive test suite. You can start implementing the authentication feature, and the tests will guide your implementation. Remember: make each test pass with the minimum code necessary, then refactor!
```

### 🔍 Smart Documentation Search - Find What You Need Instantly

```
You: I need to find all documentation about authentication and security

Claude: I'll search through your project documentation for information about authentication and security.

[ATLAS] Searching indexed documents...

Found 8 relevant sections:

1. **Authentication Module** (docs/auth/README.md)
   Score: 0.92
   "The authentication system uses JWT tokens with refresh token rotation..."

2. **Security Best Practices** (docs/SECURITY.md)
   Score: 0.87
   "All API endpoints require authentication except for /health and /login..."

3. **OAuth Integration Guide** (docs/integrations/oauth.md)
   Score: 0.84
   "Supporting OAuth2 providers including Google, GitHub, and Microsoft..."

4. **Password Policy** (docs/admin/password-policy.md)
   Score: 0.79
   "Passwords must be at least 12 characters with complexity requirements..."

Would you like me to show more details from any of these documents?

You: Show me the OAuth integration steps

Claude: Here's the detailed OAuth integration guide:

[ATLAS] Retrieving document section...

📄 **OAuth Integration Guide** (docs/integrations/oauth.md)

## Step 1: Register Your Application

First, register your app with each OAuth provider:

**Google:**
1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select existing
3. Enable Google+ API
4. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials
5. Add redirect URI: `https://yourapp.com/auth/google/callback`

**GitHub:**
1. Go to Settings > Developer settings > OAuth Apps
2. Click "New OAuth App"
3. Fill in application details
4. Authorization callback URL: `https://yourapp.com/auth/github/callback`

## Step 2: Install Dependencies

```bash
npm install passport passport-google-oauth20 passport-github2
```

## Step 3: Configure Passport Strategies

[Detailed configuration code follows...]

You: Can I index my entire docs folder?

Claude: Absolutely! Let me index all your documentation for semantic search.

[ATLAS] Indexing directory: ./docs
✓ Found 47 markdown files
✓ Created 312 searchable chunks
✓ Generated embeddings for semantic search
✓ Index saved to .atlas/rag/vector-store.json

Your documentation is now fully searchable! You can ask questions like:
- "How do I set up user roles?"
- "What's the deployment process?"
- "Find all mentions of API rate limiting"

The search understands context and meaning, not just keywords!
```

### 🧠 AI Business Guidance - Real Strategic Analysis

Not just any AI - one that understands startups. Here's an actual business review:

```
You: I need help figuring out what to focus on. Can you review my startup's current state?

Claude: I'll perform a comprehensive business review to analyze your startup's current state and provide strategic recommendations.

🏢 Analyzing TaskFlow SaaS project...

📋 **Business Review for TaskFlow SaaS**

**Current Stage**: MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
**Overall Health Score**: 72/100

💪 **Strengths Identified**:
• **Solid Technical Foundation** (Score: 85/100)
  Your test coverage is excellent at 82%, and the modular architecture will scale well.
  
• **Clear Value Proposition** (Score: 90/100)
  "Project management for remote teams" addresses a real pain point with growing market demand.
  
• **Fast Development Velocity** (Score: 78/100)
  You're shipping features consistently - 12 completed in the last month.

🕳️ **Critical Gaps Found**:

1. **No Customer Validation** ⚠️
   - You have 0 user interviews recorded
   - No beta users testing the product
   - Risk: Building features nobody wants

2. **Missing Revenue Model** 💸
   - No pricing strategy defined
   - No payment integration planned
   - Risk: Can't monetize even if users love it

3. **Weak Go-to-Market Strategy** 📣
   - No marketing channels identified
   - No launch plan documented
   - Risk: Great product that nobody knows about

🎯 **Strategic Paths Forward**:

**Option 1: Customer Discovery Sprint** (Recommended)
- Focus: Validate with 20 potential customers
- Timeline: 2 weeks
- Next steps: Create interview script, identify prospects
- Success metric: 50%+ say they'd pay for this

**Option 2: Revenue First**
- Focus: Add payment processing and trial system  
- Timeline: 3 weeks
- Next steps: Choose payment provider, design pricing tiers
- Success metric: First paying customer

**Option 3: Feature Complete**
- Focus: Finish the 3 in-progress features
- Timeline: 1 week
- Next steps: Complete dashboard, notifications, team invites
- Success metric: Fully functional MVP

🚀 **My Recommendation**: 
Go with Option 1 (Customer Discovery) immediately. You're building in a vacuum right now. Two weeks of customer interviews could save you months of building the wrong thing. Plus, those conversations will inform your pricing strategy and marketing approach.

**Immediate Actions**:
1. Draft a customer interview script (I can help with this)
2. Identify 30 potential customers to reach out to
3. Pause new feature development until you talk to at least 10 people
4. Document all feedback in the system

Want me to help you create that interview script?
```

## 🗣️ Real Conversations with Atlas

Here are actual chat logs showing how different people use Atlas:

### Sprint Planning with Team Context

```
You: Time to plan our next sprint

Claude: I'll help you plan an effective sprint using our interactive planning wizard. Let me gather some important context first.

🚀 Starting Sprint Planning Wizard

Step 1 of 15

📝 What would you like to name this sprint?

You: Sprint 15 - User Dashboard

Claude: Step 2 of 15

🎯 What is the main goal of this sprint?
Describe what you want to achieve by the end

You: Complete the user dashboard with analytics, recent activity, and quick actions

Claude: Step 3 of 15

📅 What is the sprint duration?
Choose the length of your sprint

• 1 week (5 days)
• 2 weeks (10 days) ← [Your Response]
• 3 weeks (15 days)
• 4 weeks (20 days)
• Custom duration

Claude: Step 4 of 15

👥 How many team members will participate?
Include all developers, designers, and other contributors

You: 3

Claude: Step 5 of 15

💼 What's the average availability per team member?
Consider meetings, other commitments, and focus time

• 4 hours/day (50%)
• 6 hours/day (75%) ← [Your Response]
• 8 hours/day (100%)
• Custom hours

[... After capacity planning and story selection ...]

Claude: ✅ Sprint created successfully!

📋 **Sprint Summary**:
🏃 **Sprint 15 - User Dashboard**
📅 Duration: 2 weeks (Dec 4 - Dec 17)
👥 Team: 3 members
📊 Capacity: 180 hours total (90% allocated = 162 hours)

**Committed Stories** (152 story points):
1. 🔴 Dashboard Layout Component (21 points)
2. 🔴 Analytics Widget Integration (34 points)
3. 🔴 Recent Activity Feed (21 points)
4. 🔴 Quick Actions Panel (13 points)
5. 🔵 Performance Optimization (21 points)
6. 🔵 Mobile Responsive Design (21 points)
7. 🔵 User Preferences Storage (21 points)

**Velocity Projection**: Based on your team's history, you have a 78% chance of completing all stories.

**Risk Factors**:
⚠️ Analytics integration depends on external API (monitor closely)
⚠️ Mobile design needs UX review by Thursday

**Daily Standup**: Scheduled for 10 AM each day
**Sprint Review**: December 17 at 2 PM

Want me to create tasks for the first story to get started?
```

### Project Bootstrap Analysis

```
You: I just inherited a codebase and need to understand what state it's in

Claude: I'll analyze the project and provide recommendations on what to focus on first.

🔍 Analyzing project state...

📡 **Bootstrap Analysis Complete**

**Project**: E-Commerce Platform
**Codebase Size**: 24,350 lines
**Last Commit**: 3 months ago 🔴

📊 **Health Metrics**:
• Test Coverage: 34% 🟡 (Low)
• Documentation: Minimal 🔴
• Dependencies: 47 (12 outdated, 3 with vulnerabilities) ⚠️
• Code Complexity: High in 5 modules
• Git Hygiene: Poor (large commits, unclear messages)

🔍 **Discovered Components**:
• ✅ User authentication system
• ✅ Product catalog
• ✅ Shopping cart (partially implemented)
• ❌ Payment processing (missing)
• ❌ Order management (missing)
• ⚠️ Admin panel (broken)

💡 **Priority Recommendations**:

**1. Fix Security Vulnerabilities** 🔴 CRITICAL
   - Update lodash: 4.17.19 → 4.17.21 (prototype pollution)
   - Update express: 4.16.0 → 4.18.2 (multiple CVEs)
   - Remove unused package 'event-stream' (known malware)
   Action: Run `npm audit fix --force`

**2. Stabilize Existing Features** 🟠 HIGH
   - Shopping cart has 3 failing tests
   - Admin panel throws 500 errors
   - Database migrations are incomplete
   Action: Fix failing tests first, then repair admin panel

**3. Add Missing Documentation** 🟡 MEDIUM
   - No README
   - No API documentation  
   - No setup instructions
   Action: Generate README and basic setup guide

**4. Improve Test Coverage** 🟡 MEDIUM
   - Current: 34%
   - Target: 70%
   - Critical paths have no tests
   Action: Write tests for authentication and cart

**5. Complete MVP Features** 🟢 LOW
   - Payment processing
   - Order management
   - Email notifications
   Action: Define requirements before building

🚀 **Suggested 2-Week Plan**:
Week 1: Security fixes + stabilize existing features
Week 2: Documentation + test coverage for critical paths

Want me to help you tackle the security vulnerabilities first?
```

## Natural Conversations for Every Working Style

### The "Move Fast" Founder
```
You: I need to get something live ASAP

Claude: Got it! Let's start with a basic project setup. 
What's your startup idea in one sentence?
```

### The "Process Lover" PM
```
You: Can you help me set up proper sprint planning?

Claude: Absolutely! I'll walk you through creating a sprint 
with realistic capacity planning. How many people are on 
your team?
```

### The "Quality First" Developer
```
You: I want to make sure I'm building this feature the right way

Claude: Let's use our feature discovery wizard to think through 
all the angles - user needs, technical approach, testing strategy. 
Ready to start?
```

## What Can You Ask Claude + Atlas?

<details>
<summary><strong>Project Management</strong></summary>

- "Create a new project called [name]"
- "Show me my current tasks"
- "Help me plan a two-week sprint"
- "What's the status of my project?"
- "I need to organize my backlog"
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Business Guidance</strong></summary>

- "Help me write a business plan"
- "Analyze my competitors"
- "Create a pitch deck"
- "What's my next milestone?"
- "Review my startup's progress"
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Development</strong></summary>

- "Create a new feature for [description]"
- "Help me write tests for [feature]"
- "Show me my test coverage"
- "Review my code quality"
- "Set up deployment"
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Getting Unstuck</strong></summary>

- "What should I work on next?"
- "I'm stuck on [problem]"
- "Help me prioritize"
- "Show me what's blocking progress"
- "How do I know if this is working?"
</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Documentation & Search</strong></summary>

- "Find all docs about [topic]"
- "Search for information on [feature]"
- "Index my documentation folder"
- "What do the docs say about [subject]?"
- "Show me examples of [pattern]"
</details>

## The Part Where We Address Your Concerns

**"Is this just another tool I'll abandon?"**  
Maybe! But at least try it first. It's like having a co-founder who never sleeps.

**"Do I need to learn commands?"**  
Nope! Just talk to Claude like you would a teammate.

**"Will it judge my terrible code?"**  
Only constructively. Think of it as code review from a friend.

**"Is my code safe?"**  
100% local. We can't see your billion-dollar ideas.

## Get Help When You're Stuck

- 📖 [Docs](docs/users/QUICKSTART.md) - Detailed guides
- 💬 [Discord](https://discord.gg/atlas) - Chat with other builders
- 🐛 [Issues](https://github.com/boundless-oss/atlas/issues) - Report bugs
- ⭐ [Star us](https://github.com/boundless-oss/atlas) - Show love

## Install It Already

Stop reading. Start building.

```bash
# Install globally
npm install -g @boundless-oss/atlas

# Or run directly without installation
npx @boundless-oss/atlas
```

## One More Thing...

We built this because we were tired of:
- Forgetting what we were working on
- Shipping broken stuff
- Using 47 different tools
- Not having a real co-founder

Atlas + Claude = Your AI co-founder who actually helps.

---

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