---
title: Development Workflow
description: Development processes, automation, and workflow patterns for KGraph-MCP
---

# Development Workflow

Comprehensive documentation of KGraph-MCP's development workflow, task management processes, and automated development patterns that enable efficient collaborative development.

## 🔄 Overview

KGraph-MCP implements a sophisticated development workflow that combines:

- **Automated Task Management**: GitHub-integrated task tracking with intelligent assignment
- **Quality-First Development**: Comprehensive CI/CD pipeline with automated quality gates
- **AI-Assisted Development**: Claude 4.0 integration for autonomous project management
- **Rapid Iteration**: Justfile automation with 30+ development commands

## 🚀 Core Development Workflow

### **Daily Development Process**

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Start([Start Development Day]) --> Check[Check Available Tasks]
    Check --> Select[Select Next Task]
    Select --> Branch[Create Feature Branch]
    
    Branch --> Setup[Setup Development Environment]
    Setup --> Implement[Implement Feature/Fix]
    Implement --> Test[Run Tests]
    
    Test --> Quality{Quality Checks}
    Quality -->|Pass| Commit[Commit Changes]
    Quality -->|Fail| Fix[Fix Issues]
    Fix --> Test
    
    Commit --> Push[Push to GitHub]
    Push --> PR[Create Pull Request]
    PR --> Review[Code Review]
    
    Review --> Approve{Review Approved?}
    Approve -->|Yes| Merge[Merge to Main]
    Approve -->|No| Update[Update Code]
    Update --> Test
    
    Merge --> Deploy[Deploy Changes]
    Deploy --> UpdateTask[Update Task Status]
    UpdateTask --> End([Complete Task])
    
    subgraph "🔧 Development Tools"
        JustCommands[Just Commands<br/>30+ Automation Recipes]
        QualityGates[Quality Gates<br/>Lint, Format, Type, Test]
        GitHubIntegration[GitHub Integration<br/>Issues, Projects, Actions]
    end
    
    Setup --> JustCommands
    Test --> QualityGates
    Push --> GitHubIntegration
    
    style Start fill:#e3f2fd
    style Select fill:#e8f5e8
    style Quality fill:#f3e5f5
    style Merge fill:#fff3e0
```

### **Task Management Workflow**

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Local as Local System
    participant GitHub as GitHub Projects
    participant AI as Claude 4.0 PM
    participant Just as Just Commands
    
    Dev->>Local: just task-next
    Local->>GitHub: Query Available Tasks
    GitHub-->>Local: Return Task List
    Local-->>Dev: Display Next Task
    
    Dev->>Just: just task-start <task-id>
    Just->>Local: Update Task Status
    Just->>GitHub: Sync Task Status
    Just-->>Dev: Branch Name Generated
    
    Dev->>Local: git checkout -b <branch>
    Note over Dev: Development Work
    
    Dev->>Just: just pre-commit
    Just->>Local: Run Quality Checks
    Local-->>Just: Quality Report
    Just-->>Dev: Quality Status
    
    Dev->>Local: git commit & push
    Dev->>GitHub: Create Pull Request
    GitHub->>AI: Notify PM System
    
    AI->>GitHub: Review PR
    AI->>Local: Update Task Tracking
    Note over AI: Autonomous PM Actions
    
    Dev->>Just: just task-done <task-id>
    Just->>Local: Complete Task
    Just->>GitHub: Sync Completion
    GitHub-->>Dev: Task Archived
```

## 📋 Task Management System

### **Task Lifecycle Management**

```mermaid
stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> Backlog
    
    Backlog --> Todo : Task Prioritized
    Todo --> InProgress : Developer Starts
    InProgress --> Review : Code Complete
    Review --> Testing : Review Passed
    Testing --> Done : Tests Pass
    
    InProgress --> Blocked : Issue Encountered
    Review --> InProgress : Changes Required
    Testing --> Review : Test Failures
    
    Blocked --> InProgress : Issue Resolved
    Done --> Archived : Task Completed
    Archived --> [*]
    
    state InProgress {
        [*] --> Coding
        Coding --> LocalTesting
        LocalTesting --> Debugging
        Debugging --> Coding
        LocalTesting --> [*]
    }
    
    state Review {
        [*] --> CodeReview
        CodeReview --> FeedbackReview
        FeedbackReview --> ApprovalCheck
        ApprovalCheck --> [*]
    }
    
    state Testing {
        [*] --> UnitTests
        UnitTests --> IntegrationTests
        IntegrationTests --> QualityGates
        QualityGates --> [*]
    }
```

### **GitHub Integration Architecture**

```mermaid
graph TB
    subgraph "🐙 GitHub Ecosystem"
        Issues[GitHub Issues<br/>Task Tracking]
        Projects[GitHub Projects v2<br/>Kanban Board]
        Actions[GitHub Actions<br/>CI/CD Pipeline]
        PR[Pull Requests<br/>Code Review]
    end
    
    subgraph "🏠 Local Development"
        Just[Just Commands<br/>Automation]
        TaskDB[Local Task DB<br/>SQLite/JSON]
        DevEnv[Development Environment<br/>Python 3.11.8 + uv]
    end
    
    subgraph "🤖 AI Integration"
        Claude[Claude 4.0 PM<br/>Autonomous Management]
        Agent[AI Development Agent<br/>Task Assignment]
        Learning[Learning System<br/>Pattern Recognition]
    end
    
    subgraph "🔄 Sync Mechanisms"
        GHSync[GitHub CLI Sync<br/>Bidirectional]
        APISync[REST API Sync<br/>Real-time Updates]
        WebhookSync[Webhook Integration<br/>Event-driven]
    end
    
    Issues --> GHSync
    Projects --> APISync
    Actions --> WebhookSync
    
    GHSync --> Just
    APISync --> TaskDB
    WebhookSync --> DevEnv
    
    Just --> Claude
    TaskDB --> Agent
    DevEnv --> Learning
    
    Claude --> Issues
    Agent --> Projects
    Learning --> Actions
    
    style Issues fill:#e1f5fe
    style Just fill:#e8f5e8
    style Claude fill:#f3e5f5
    style GHSync fill:#fff3e0
```

## 🔧 Development Environment Setup

### **Environment Initialization Workflow**

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Clone[Clone Repository] --> Check[Check Prerequisites]
    Check --> Install{Install Dependencies}
    
    Install -->|Automated| JustSetup[just setup]
    Install -->|Manual| ManualSetup[Manual Setup Process]
    
    JustSetup --> Python[Install Python 3.11.8]
    Python --> VEnv[Create Virtual Environment]
    VEnv --> Deps[Install Dependencies]
    Deps --> Tasks[Initialize Tasks]
    Tasks --> Complete[Setup Complete]
    
    ManualSetup --> UVInstall[uv python install 3.11.8]
    UVInstall --> VEnvManual[uv venv .venv]
    VEnvManual --> SyncDeps[uv pip sync requirements.lock]
    SyncDeps --> InitTasks[Initialize Task System]
    InitTasks --> Complete
    
    Complete --> Verify[Verify Installation]
    Verify --> Health{Health Checks}
    
    Health -->|Pass| Ready[Development Ready]
    Health -->|Fail| Debug[Debug Issues]
    Debug --> Verify
    
    Ready --> FirstTask[Get First Task]
    FirstTask --> DevStart[Start Development]
    
    subgraph "✅ Verification Steps"
        LintCheck[just lint-check]
        FormatCheck[just format-check]
        TypeCheck[just type-check]
        TestRun[just test]
    end
    
    Verify --> LintCheck
    Verify --> FormatCheck
    Verify --> TypeCheck
    Verify --> TestRun
    
    style Clone fill:#e3f2fd
    style JustSetup fill:#e8f5e8
    style Complete fill:#f3e5f5
    style Ready fill:#c8e6c9
```

### **Quality Gates Pipeline**

```mermaid
graph LR
    subgraph "📝 Code Quality"
        Lint[Ruff Linting<br/>Auto-fix Available]
        Format[Black Formatting<br/>Consistent Style]
        Type[MyPy Type Checking<br/>Type Safety]
        Security[Bandit Security<br/>Vulnerability Scan]
    end
    
    subgraph "🧪 Testing Pipeline"
        Unit[Unit Tests<br/>pytest]
        Integration[Integration Tests<br/>API & Services]
        Coverage[Test Coverage<br/>80%+ Required]
        Performance[Performance Tests<br/>Load & Stress]
    end
    
    subgraph "📊 Metrics & Reporting"
        CodeQuality[Code Quality Score]
        TestResults[Test Results Report]
        CoverageReport[Coverage Report HTML]
        SecurityReport[Security Assessment]
    end
    
    Lint --> CodeQuality
    Format --> CodeQuality
    Type --> CodeQuality
    Security --> SecurityReport
    
    Unit --> TestResults
    Integration --> TestResults
    Coverage --> CoverageReport
    Performance --> TestResults
    
    CodeQuality --> Pass{All Checks Pass?}
    TestResults --> Pass
    CoverageReport --> Pass
    SecurityReport --> Pass
    
    Pass -->|Yes| Deploy[Ready for Deployment]
    Pass -->|No| Fix[Fix Issues & Retry]
    
    style Lint fill:#e1f5fe
    style Unit fill:#e8f5e8
    style CodeQuality fill:#f3e5f5
    style Deploy fill:#c8e6c9
    style Fix fill:#ffebee
```

## 🔄 CI/CD Pipeline Architecture

### **Continuous Integration Workflow**

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Push[Code Push to GitHub] --> Trigger[Trigger GitHub Actions]
    Trigger --> Checkout[Checkout Code]
    Checkout --> Setup[Setup Environment]
    
    Setup --> Parallel{Parallel Jobs}
    
    Parallel --> Lint[Linting Job]
    Parallel --> Test[Testing Job]
    Parallel --> Security[Security Job]
    Parallel --> Build[Build Job]
    
    Lint --> LintReport[Generate Lint Report]
    Test --> TestReport[Generate Test Report]
    Security --> SecurityReport[Generate Security Report]
    Build --> Artifact[Generate Build Artifact]
    
    LintReport --> Collect[Collect Results]
    TestReport --> Collect
    SecurityReport --> Collect
    Artifact --> Collect
    
    Collect --> QualityGate{Quality Gate}
    QualityGate -->|Pass| Success[CI Success]
    QualityGate -->|Fail| Fail[CI Failure]
    
    Success --> Deploy{Deploy?}
    Deploy -->|Main Branch| Production[Deploy to Production]
    Deploy -->|Feature Branch| Preview[Deploy Preview]
    
    Fail --> Notify[Notify Developer]
    Notify --> Fix[Fix Issues]
    Fix --> Push
    
    subgraph "📊 Quality Metrics"
        CoverageThreshold[Test Coverage ≥ 80%]
        LintScore[Lint Score = 10/10]
        SecurityScore[Security Score = A]
        PerformanceScore[Performance Score ≥ 90%]
    end
    
    QualityGate --> CoverageThreshold
    QualityGate --> LintScore
    QualityGate --> SecurityScore
    QualityGate --> PerformanceScore
    
    style Push fill:#e3f2fd
    style QualityGate fill:#e8f5e8
    style Success fill:#c8e6c9
    style Fail fill:#ffebee
```

### **Deployment Strategy**

```mermaid
graph TB
    subgraph "🌍 Environments"
        Dev[Development<br/>localhost:7860]
        Staging[Staging<br/>staging.kgraph-mcp.com]
        Prod[Production<br/>kgraph-mcp.com]
    end
    
    subgraph "🚀 Deployment Triggers"
        FeatureBranch[Feature Branch<br/>→ Dev Environment]
        MainBranch[Main Branch<br/>→ Staging Environment]
        Release[Release Tag<br/>→ Production Environment]
    end
    
    subgraph "📋 Deployment Steps"
        Health[Health Check]
        Backup[Backup Current State]
        Deploy[Deploy New Version]
        Verify[Verify Deployment]
        Rollback[Rollback if Failed]
    end
    
    subgraph "📊 Monitoring"
        Metrics[Performance Metrics]
        Logs[Application Logs]
        Alerts[Alert System]
        Dashboard[Monitoring Dashboard]
    end
    
    FeatureBranch --> Dev
    MainBranch --> Staging
    Release --> Prod
    
    Dev --> Health
    Staging --> Health
    Prod --> Health
    
    Health --> Backup
    Backup --> Deploy
    Deploy --> Verify
    Verify --> Rollback
    
    Deploy --> Metrics
    Verify --> Logs
    Rollback --> Alerts
    Metrics --> Dashboard
    
    style Dev fill:#e3f2fd
    style Staging fill:#fff3e0
    style Prod fill:#c8e6c9
    style Rollback fill:#ffebee
```

## 🤖 AI-Assisted Development

### **Claude 4.0 Project Management Integration**

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Claude as Claude 4.0 PM
    participant GitHub as GitHub API
    participant Local as Local System
    participant Tasks as Task System
    
    Dev->>Claude: Request Next Task
    Claude->>Tasks: Analyze Available Tasks
    Tasks-->>Claude: Task List & Priorities
    Claude->>GitHub: Check Project Status
    GitHub-->>Claude: Current Sprint Status
    
    Note over Claude: AI Analysis & Decision
    Claude->>Claude: Analyze Developer Skills
    Claude->>Claude: Consider Project Goals
    Claude->>Claude: Optimize Task Assignment
    
    Claude->>Dev: Recommend Task + Context
    Dev->>Local: Accept Task Assignment
    Local->>Tasks: Update Task Status
    Local->>GitHub: Sync Task Status
    
    Note over Dev: Development Work
    
    Dev->>Local: Commit Progress
    Local->>Claude: Report Progress
    Claude->>GitHub: Update Project Metrics
    
    Claude->>Claude: Learn from Progress
    Note over Claude: Update PM Models
    
    Dev->>Claude: Task Complete
    Claude->>Tasks: Validate Completion
    Claude->>GitHub: Update Project Board
    Claude->>Dev: Next Task Recommendation
```

### **Automated Task Assignment Logic**

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    TaskPool[Available Tasks] --> Analyze[Analyze Task Requirements]
    Analyze --> Skills[Match Developer Skills]
    Skills --> Workload[Check Current Workload]
    Workload --> Priority[Apply Priority Rules]
    
    Priority --> Score[Calculate Assignment Score]
    Score --> Constraints{Check Constraints}
    
    Constraints -->|Pass| Assign[Assign Task]
    Constraints -->|Fail| Alternative[Find Alternative]
    
    Alternative --> Analyze
    
    Assign --> Notify[Notify Developer]
    Notify --> Track[Track Assignment]
    Track --> Learn[Update Learning Model]
    
    subgraph "🎯 Scoring Factors"
        SkillMatch[Skill Match Score<br/>0.0 - 1.0]
        Complexity[Task Complexity<br/>1-5 Scale]
        Urgency[Task Urgency<br/>High/Medium/Low]
        Dependencies[Dependency Chain<br/>Critical Path]
    end
    
    subgraph "📊 Constraints"
        MaxWorkload[Max Concurrent Tasks<br/>≤ 3 per Developer]
        SkillRequirement[Required Skills<br/>Must Match]
        TimeEstimate[Time Estimate<br/>≤ Available Time]
        Dependencies_Check[Dependencies Met<br/>Prerequisites Complete]
    end
    
    Score --> SkillMatch
    Score --> Complexity
    Score --> Urgency
    Score --> Dependencies
    
    Constraints --> MaxWorkload
    Constraints --> SkillRequirement
    Constraints --> TimeEstimate
    Constraints --> Dependencies_Check
    
    style TaskPool fill:#e3f2fd
    style Analyze fill:#e8f5e8
    style Assign fill:#c8e6c9
    style Alternative fill:#fff3e0
```

## 📊 Development Metrics & Analytics

### **Performance Tracking Dashboard**

```mermaid
graph TB
    subgraph "📈 Development Metrics"
        Velocity[Development Velocity<br/>Tasks/Sprint]
        Quality[Code Quality Score<br/>Composite Metric]
        Coverage[Test Coverage<br/>Percentage]
        Bugs[Bug Rate<br/>Bugs/1000 LOC]
    end
    
    subgraph "⏱️ Time Metrics"
        CycleTime[Cycle Time<br/>Idea to Production]
        LeadTime[Lead Time<br/>Request to Delivery]
        MTTR[Mean Time to Repair<br/>Issue Resolution]
        Throughput[Throughput<br/>Features/Week]
    end
    
    subgraph "👥 Team Metrics"
        Productivity[Developer Productivity<br/>Story Points/Day]
        Collaboration[Collaboration Score<br/>PR Reviews/Comments]
        Learning[Learning Rate<br/>Skill Improvements]
        Satisfaction[Developer Satisfaction<br/>Survey Score]
    end
    
    subgraph "🎯 Business Metrics"
        ValueDelivery[Value Delivery<br/>Business Impact]
        TechnicalDebt[Technical Debt<br/>Maintenance Overhead]
        Innovation[Innovation Index<br/>New Features/Total]
        UserSatisfaction[User Satisfaction<br/>Feedback Score]
    end
    
    Velocity --> Dashboard[Analytics Dashboard]
    Quality --> Dashboard
    Coverage --> Dashboard
    Bugs --> Dashboard
    
    CycleTime --> Dashboard
    LeadTime --> Dashboard
    MTTR --> Dashboard
    Throughput --> Dashboard
    
    Productivity --> AI[AI Analysis Engine]
    Collaboration --> AI
    Learning --> AI
    Satisfaction --> AI
    
    ValueDelivery --> Insights[Business Insights]
    TechnicalDebt --> Insights
    Innovation --> Insights
    UserSatisfaction --> Insights
    
    Dashboard --> Reports[Automated Reports]
    AI --> Recommendations[AI Recommendations]
    Insights --> Strategy[Strategy Adjustments]
    
    style Dashboard fill:#e3f2fd
    style AI fill:#e8f5e8
    style Insights fill:#f3e5f5
    style Reports fill:#fff3e0
```

### **Continuous Improvement Loop**

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Measure[Measure Performance] --> Analyze[Analyze Patterns]
    Analyze --> Identify[Identify Improvements]
    Identify --> Plan[Plan Changes]
    
    Plan --> Implement[Implement Changes]
    Implement --> Monitor[Monitor Impact]
    Monitor --> Evaluate[Evaluate Results]
    
    Evaluate --> Success{Improvement Success?}
    Success -->|Yes| Adopt[Adopt Changes]
    Success -->|No| Rollback[Rollback Changes]
    
    Adopt --> Share[Share Best Practices]
    Share --> Document[Document Learnings]
    Document --> Measure
    
    Rollback --> Learn[Learn from Failure]
    Learn --> Analyze
    
    subgraph "📊 Data Sources"
        GitMetrics[Git Commit Data]
        IssueTracking[Issue Tracking Data]
        CodeQuality[Code Quality Metrics]
        TestResults[Test Results Data]
    end
    
    subgraph "🔍 Analysis Methods"
        TrendAnalysis[Trend Analysis]
        Correlation[Correlation Analysis]
        Regression[Regression Analysis]
        Clustering[Pattern Clustering]
    end
    
    Measure --> GitMetrics
    Measure --> IssueTracking
    Measure --> CodeQuality
    Measure --> TestResults
    
    Analyze --> TrendAnalysis
    Analyze --> Correlation
    Analyze --> Regression
    Analyze --> Clustering
    
    style Measure fill:#e3f2fd
    style Analyze fill:#e8f5e8
    style Success fill:#f3e5f5
    style Adopt fill:#c8e6c9
    style Rollback fill:#ffebee
```

## 🔗 Integration Patterns

### **Tool Integration Ecosystem**

```mermaid
graph TB
    subgraph "💻 Development Tools"
        Cursor[Cursor IDE<br/>AI-Powered Coding]
        Git[Git Version Control<br/>Distributed VCS]
        UV[UV Package Manager<br/>Fast Python Deps]
        Just[Just Task Runner<br/>Command Automation]
    end
    
    subgraph "🔍 Quality Tools"
        Ruff[Ruff Linter<br/>Fast Python Linting]
        Black[Black Formatter<br/>Code Formatting]
        MyPy[MyPy Type Checker<br/>Static Type Analysis]
        Pytest[Pytest Framework<br/>Testing Suite]
    end
    
    subgraph "🤝 Collaboration Tools"
        GitHub[GitHub Platform<br/>Code Hosting & CI/CD]
        Projects[GitHub Projects<br/>Project Management]
        Actions[GitHub Actions<br/>Workflow Automation]
        CLI[GitHub CLI<br/>Command Interface]
    end
    
    subgraph "🤖 AI Tools"
        Claude[Claude 4.0<br/>Project Management]
        Copilot[GitHub Copilot<br/>Code Assistance]
        Agent[AI Development Agent<br/>Task Automation]
    end
    
    Cursor --> Git
    Git --> UV
    UV --> Just
    
    Just --> Ruff
    Just --> Black
    Just --> MyPy
    Just --> Pytest
    
    Git --> GitHub
    GitHub --> Projects
    GitHub --> Actions
    GitHub --> CLI
    
    Cursor --> Claude
    GitHub --> Copilot
    Just --> Agent
    
    %% Integration flows
    Claude -.-> Projects
    Agent -.-> GitHub
    Just -.-> Actions
    
    style Cursor fill:#e1f5fe
    style Just fill:#e8f5e8
    style GitHub fill:#f3e5f5
    style Claude fill:#fce4ec
```

---

## 🔗 Related Documentation

- [GitHub Workflow](github.md) - Git and GitHub-specific processes
- [Quality Assurance](quality.md) - Quality standards and processes
- [Automation](automation.md) - Automated workflows and CI/CD
- [Architecture Overview](../architecture/overview.md) - System architecture
- [Task Management](../user-guide/task-management.md) - Task management guide

*This development workflow documentation provides comprehensive guidance for efficient, quality-focused development using KGraph-MCP's automated development infrastructure.*