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AI Software Factory Topic Index
Use this map when you have a topic in mind but do not know where it belongs in the curriculum. “Start here” gives the shortest useful orientation. “Deep dive” supplies the production architecture. “Practice” points to a lab or exercise wher
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architecture mode
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Factory and operating model
| Topic | Start here | Deep dive | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Software Factory | Factory overview | Vision | Chapter whiteboard |
| Agent Factory | Stack boundaries | Factory configuration | Capability-map lab |
| Mission Control | Lifecycle | Capability and admission map | Golden path |
| Human-agent operating model | Quick Read | Full operating model | Decision-packet exercise |
| Human-in/on/out-of-the-loop | Glossary | Compounding engineering | Attention-budget lab |
| Progressive autonomy | Trust calibration | Maturity model | Promotion/demotion exercise |
| Compounding engineering | Glossary | Compounding and attention | Correction-clustering lab |
| Capability coverage and maturity | Coverage map | Reviewer guide | External review checklist |
| Detailed architecture ownership | Coverage matrix | Reference architecture | Four-view trace exercise |
| System inventory and lifecycle | Inventory reference | Governance operating model | Inventory lifecycle exercise |
| Architecture and autonomy selection | Selection ladder | Operational autonomy | Simpler-alternative review |
Repository onboarding and autonomous workflows
| Topic | Start here | Deep dive | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository onboarding and readiness | Repository onboarding | Data and context | Onboarding lab |
| Codebase indexing and intelligence | Repository onboarding | Multi-repository delivery | Drift and refresh exercise |
| Autonomous workflow catalog and backlog | Workflow catalog | Factory economics | Three-workflow manifest lab |
| Feature, defect, test, dependency, and modernization work | Change workflows | Testing strategy | Reproduction and fault-sensitivity exercise |
| Security, incident, production, and documentation work | Operational workflows | Production verification | Incident lab |
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