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# Interfaces
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# 🎭 Codebase Interfaces
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## Readme
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> *The specific touchpoints that make every audience feel welcome*
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- **Primary Audience**: Consumers
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- **Secondary Audience**: Contributors, Operators
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Think of interfaces as the **doorways** into your codebase. Just as a building has different entrances for visitors, staff, and deliveries, your codebase needs distinct, well-designed interfaces for each audience.
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## Contributing
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- **Primary Audience**: Contributors
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## 🚪 The Five Essential Interfaces
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## Runbook
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### 📖 **Consumer Interface** → `README.md`
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- **Primary Audience**: Operators
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**Who uses it:** Service consumers looking to understand and use your project
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## CLI
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**The front door of your codebase** - where first impressions are made and decisions happen.
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## Changelog
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#### 🎯 **Core Elements**
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- **Primary Audience**: Consumers
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- **Secondary Audience**: Contributors, Operators
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```markdown
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# Project Name
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> One-line description that instantly conveys value
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## Language
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## 🚀 Quick Start
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- **Primary Audience**: All Audiences
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```bash
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# Get running in 30 seconds
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npm install your-project
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your-project --demo
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```
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## Agents
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## ✨ What It Does
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- **Primary Audience**: AI Agents
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Clear explanation without technical jargon
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## What's Next?
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## 🔗 Key Links
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Now that you understand the interfaces, its time to explore the benefits of adopting the Codebase Interface principles.
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- [📚 Full Documentation](docs/)
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- [🎯 Examples](examples/)
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- [💬 Community](community/)
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```
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<div class="navigation-buttons" markdown="1" style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.5rem;">
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#### 💡 **Pro Tips**
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[← Previous: Audiences](../audiences/){ .md-button }
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- **Lead with value**, not features
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- **Show, don't tell** - use examples liberally
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- **Test with newcomers** - if they can't understand it in 2 minutes, simplify
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### 🤝 **Contributor Interface** → `CONTRIBUTING.md`
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**Who uses it:** Developers wanting to improve or extend your project
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**The workshop entrance** - where potential contributors decide if they want to join your mission.
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#### 🎯 **Core Elements**
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# Contributing Guide
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## 🎯 Ways to Contribute
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- 🐛 Report bugs
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- ✨ Suggest features
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- 📝 Improve documentation
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- 🔧 Submit code changes
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## 🚀 Quick Setup
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```bash
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git clone repo-url
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cd project
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task setup # or npm install, make setup, etc.
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task test # verify everything works
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```
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## 📋 Development Workflow
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1. Fork the repository
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2. Create feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-thing`)
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3. Make changes with tests
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4. Submit pull request
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```
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#### 💡 **Pro Tips**
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- **Make contributing feel achievable** - start with easy wins
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- **Standardize on universal commands** - `task setup`, not `npm run setup`
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- **Automate quality checks** - let tools catch style issues
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### 🛠️ **Operator Interface** → `RUNBOOK.md`
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**Who uses it:** People deploying, monitoring, and maintaining your service
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**The control room manual** - where operators find everything needed for reliable operations.
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#### 🎯 **Core Elements**
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# Operations Runbook
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## 🚀 Deployment
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# Production deployment
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task deploy:prod
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# Staging deployment
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task deploy:staging
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## 📆 Monitoring
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- **Health Check**: `/health`
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- **Metrics**: `/metrics`
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- **Logs**: `tail -f logs/app.log`
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## 🚨 Troubleshooting
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### Service Won't Start
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1. Check configuration: `task validate-config`
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2. Verify dependencies: `task check-deps`
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3. Review logs: `task logs`
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## 📞 Emergency Contacts
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- On-call: +1-555-ONCALL
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- On-call: +1-555-ONCALL
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- Slack: #ops-alerts
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### 💡 **Operator Tips**
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- **Think 3am scenarios** - write for stressed, tired operators
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- **Include examples** for every command and procedure
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- **Test your runbook** regularly with actual deployments
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### 🤖 **AI Interface** → `AGENTS.md`
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**Who uses it:** AI assistants helping with development, support, and analysis
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**The AI briefing room** - where artificial intelligence learns to be genuinely helpful.
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#### 🧠 **AI Context Elements**
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# AI Agent Interface
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## 🎯 Project Context
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**Purpose**: [What this codebase does]
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**Architecture**: [Key patterns and decisions]
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**Dependencies**: [Critical external services]
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## 🔧 Common Tasks
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- **Setup**: `task setup`
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- **Build**: `task build`
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## 📁 Key Directories
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- `src/`: Core application code
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- `tests/`: Test suites
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- `docs/`: Documentation
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- `scripts/`: Automation tools
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## ⚠️ Important Notes
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- Always run tests before suggesting changes
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- See CONTRIBUTING.md for workflow
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### 💡 **AI Tips**
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- **Be explicit about context** - AIs need more details than humans
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- **Explain your patterns** - why you chose certain architectures
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### ⚡ **Build Interface** → `Taskfile.yml`
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**Who uses it:** CI/CD systems and developers running consistent commands
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**The automation hub** - where all your project's tasks are defined and standardized.
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#### ⚙️ **Configuration Elements**
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tasks:
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- echo "Installing dependencies..."
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# Platform-specific setup commands
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test:
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desc: Run all tests
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# Test execution commands
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# Build commands
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- **Use descriptive task names** - `task deploy:prod`, not `task dp`
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- **Add helpful descriptions** - make `task --list` informative
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## 🌟 Interface Design Principles
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### 1. 🎯 **Audience-First Thinking**
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Design each interface for its primary audience's mental model and workflow patterns.
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### 2. 🔗 **Progressive Disclosure**
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Start simple, then provide pathways to deeper information when needed.
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### 3. 🛠️ **Consistent Patterns**
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Use the same conventions across all interfaces - consistent structure, commands, and terminology.
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### 4. 🚀 **Action-Oriented**
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Every interface should help people **do something**, not just understand something.
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Work across different tools, platforms, and experience levels.
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## 💫 The Interface Network Effect
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When all interfaces work together harmoniously:
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- 🤝 **Contributors** can jump in and add value immediately
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- 🛠️ **Operators** deploy and maintain with confidence
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- 🤖 **AI Agents** provide accurate, contextual assistance
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**Result**: A codebase that welcomes everyone and enables rapid, confident collaboration.
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## 🎯 Quick Interface Health Check
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**Grade your current interfaces:**
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- ✅ **README.md**: Would a newcomer understand and try your project in 5 minutes?
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- ✅ **CONTRIBUTING.md**: Could someone make their first contribution today?
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- ✅ **RUNBOOK.md**: Could a new team member deploy without help?
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- ✅ **AGENTS.md**: Do AI tools give accurate suggestions about your project?
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- ✅ **Taskfile.yml**: Do all common tasks work with simple, consistent commands?
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## 🚀 Ready to Experience the Benefits?
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Understanding interfaces is just the beginning. Next, discover how these thoughtful touchpoints create measurable value for everyone involved.
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### Navigation
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**← [Previous: Audiences](../audiences/)**
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**→ [Next: Benefits](../benefits/)** ⭐
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*Remember: Great interfaces aren't just documentation - they're **experiences** that invite people into your world.*

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