Developer Quick Start (5 Minutes)

Developers

Silverile connects business intent, project execution, AI assistance, and developer workflows.

In this guide you will connect to Silverile, open a story, review requirements, use AI-assisted development, and start coding.

Estimated time: 5 minutes

Fastest path in VS Code

The quickest developer workflow is to pull story context into VS Code first, then ask your coding assistant to implement from that Silverile context. The same pattern works for defects.

Show my work
Show my story 2233
Show defects
Show defect 45456
@silverile develop story 2233
@silverile fix defect 45456

Use Show my work to see assigned stories, Show my story 2233to pull a known story, Show defects or Show defect 45456to pull defect context, and @silverile develop story 2233 or @silverile fix defect 45456 to send a scoped implementation prompt to Copilot Chat.

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Before You Begin

Requirements

  • Silverile account
  • Access to a Silverile project
  • VS Code installed

Optional

  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • MCP-compatible AI tools

5-minute path

Step 1: Sign In

30 sec
  • Log in to Silverile.
  • Open your assigned project.
Expected Result: You can access project stories and work items.

Step 2: Install the VS Code Extension

1 min
  • Open VS Code.
  • Install the Silverile Extension.
  • Sign in using your Silverile credentials.
Expected Result: VS Code is connected to Silverile.
VS Code Extension Installation Guide

Step 3: Open a Story or Defect

1 min
  • In VS Code, pull your assigned stories and defects from Silverile with Show my work.
  • Open a specific story with Show my story 2233 when you already know the story ID.
  • Open a specific defect with Show defect 45456 or list defects with Show defects.
  • Review the description, acceptance criteria, reproduction notes, comments, and attachments.
Expected Result: The story or defect context is available in VS Code and you understand what needs to be built or fixed.
Working with Stories and Defects

Step 4: Use AI-Assisted Analysis

1 min
  • Analyze requirements.
  • Clarify intent.
  • Generate development prompts.
  • Review acceptance criteria.
Expected Result: Requirements are implementation-ready.
AI Features Documentation

Step 5: Start Development

1 min
  • Ask GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, or another coding assistant to develop the pulled story or fix the pulled defect.
  • Use @silverile develop story 2233 in Copilot Chat when you want Silverile to generate and submit the implementation prompt directly.
  • Use @silverile fix defect 45456 when the work item is a tracked defect.
  • Keep Silverile as the source of truth for requirements, acceptance criteria, and progress tracking.
Expected Result: Implementation begins with clear traceability to business intent.

Step 6: Update Progress

30 sec
  • Update story or defect status.
  • Add comments.
  • Record implementation notes.
Expected Result: Project stakeholders can see current delivery status.
Optional: Connect MCP

Silverile supports Model Context Protocol (MCP). Supported workflows include viewing projects, viewing stories, querying project status, and retrieving story details.

Typical prompts

Show my assigned stories
List stories currently in progress
Show details for story STORY-123
What work is assigned to me?
Expected Result: AI assistants can interact with Silverile project data.
MCP Quick Start

First Success Checklist

Safe Vibe Coding
Silverile follows the Safe Vibe Coding philosophy.
  • Humans remain responsible for decisions.
  • AI assists with interpretation and analysis.
  • Ambiguities are surfaced instead of assumed.
  • Verification occurs before implementation.
  • Intent remains traceable throughout delivery.
What is Safe Vibe Coding?

Next Steps