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Give every coding agent the same structured delivery workflow

AI-DLC from AWS Labs turns AI coding assistants into a structured, verifiable software delivery workflow. One harness-neutral core runs in Claude Code, Kiro, Codex CLI, Cursor, opencode and GitHub Copilot, installed with one command.

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Source

pramodbiligiri on Hacker News · 2026-10-15 · Project link

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.

What they did

AI-DLC from AWS Labs turns AI coding assistants into a structured, verifiable software delivery workflow. One harness-neutral core runs in Claude Code, Kiro, Codex CLI, Cursor, opencode and GitHub Copilot, installed with one command.

Result (as claimed)

Open source (MIT-0), version 2.11; shared on HN.

Tools they used

Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo; GitHub Copilot: free plan, paid from $10/mo.

Set it up

  1. Pick a contained repo or task

    Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.

  2. Install and configure

    Set up Claude Code, Kiro, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.

  3. Run it on a real task

    Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.

  4. Add guardrails

    Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.

Copy the full setup prompt

Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code.

Goal: Give every coding agent the same structured delivery workflow
What the original author did: AI-DLC from AWS Labs turns AI coding assistants into a structured, verifiable software delivery workflow. One harness-neutral core runs in Claude Code, Kiro, Codex CLI, Cursor, opencode and GitHub Copilot, installed with one command.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Open source (MIT-0), version 2.11; shared on HN.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50100387
Tools they used: Claude Code, Kiro, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot
Category: Dev & ops

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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Guides for this use case

How to vibe code an app with Claude Code · How to run multiple coding agents together · How to use Cursor agents and automations

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