Phase 1 — The Workbench

Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33: Read & Explore

Your role: Reader — "I can understand what AI generates"

Before you can specify, you must be able to read. Phase 1 installs your development tools (a package manager, a type checker, a code formatter, a test runner, and Git — each explained when you first use it), introduces SmartNotes, and teaches you to read Python from scratch using the Predict-Run-Investigate method. You finish by performing your first code review on a real SmartNotes module and running your first TDG cycle: define a requirement, write a test, prompt AI to implement, verify it passes.

#	Chapter	Key Focus
30	Ten Axioms of AI-Driven Development	The principles that guide every phase
31	The Development Environment	Installing and configuring your tools
32	Reading Python	Reading code fluently with Predict-Run-Investigate
33	Your First TDG Cycle	Define, test, generate, verify — the complete loop