Process Forge: A Framework for Creating Formalized AI Workflows

The author, a Joomla developer, initially resisted AI CLI tools but eventually formalized their workflows after months of trial and error. They identified key principles: AI model knowledge often lags behind practice, agents need comprehensive knowledge and tools, and processes should be file-structured and independent of any AI provider ecosystem. Process Forge, available on GitHub, implements these principles. It provides a set of processes, including an 'artefact based development flow' with stages like planning, implementation, verification, and release. The framework supports pluggable knowledge packages and platform definitions, allowing agents to understand project context and tools. The author also highlights the importance of local knowledge repositories (like source code and documentation snapshots) over online searches for efficiency. They compare their approach to AI Factory and GSD Core, noting they developed their tool independently. The framework enables processes to branch and parent processes can wait for child results, supporting complex workflows beyond coding, such as documentation and release publication.