sddevelopment-be Tooling Setup Best Practices
This approach describes best practices for setting up, configuring, and maintaining development tooling to support agent-augmented development. It provides a framework for tool selection, configura...
Instructions
This approach describes best practices for setting up, configuring, and maintaining development tooling to support agent-augmented development. It provides a framework for tool selection, configuration patterns, and maintenance strategies that ensure consistent, secure, and performant development environments.
Related Resources:
- Directive 013: Tooling Setup & Fallbacks — Installation commands and fallback strategies
- Directive 001: CLI & Shell Tooling — Tool usage patterns
- Source Assessment: Copilot Tooling Value Assessment
Principles
- Tool Selection Rigor
- Configuration Consistency
- Proactive Maintenance
- Graceful Degradation
- Documentation Discipline
When to Use
- Establishing a new development environment for agent-augmented work
- Evaluating tools for addition to the standard toolkit
- Configuring CI/CD environments for consistent agent execution
- Troubleshooting tool availability or performance issues
- Planning quarterly or annual tooling maintenance reviews