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Learning Path

New to LumenFlow? This page organizes our docs into a recommended reading order so you can learn at your own pace.

Beginner: Get Up and Running

Section titled “Beginner: Get Up and Running”

Start here to understand what LumenFlow is and get your first WU completed.

  1. What is LumenFlow? — The problem LumenFlow solves
  2. Why LumenFlow? — Four kernel guarantees
  3. Get Started (Humans) — Install and complete your first WU
  4. A Day with LumenFlow — Full day walkthrough
  5. Solo Developer Workflow — Streamlined setup for individuals

Intermediate: Core Concepts and Team Patterns

Section titled “Intermediate: Core Concepts and Team Patterns”

Once you’re comfortable with the basics, learn the concepts behind the workflow.

Work Units

Structure, lifecycle, and evidence model. Read

Lanes

Parallel tracks, WIP limits, and scope boundaries. Read

Gates

Automated quality checks before completion. Read

Constraints

Non-negotiable rules the kernel enforces. Read

Then explore team patterns and practical recipes:

  1. Team Workflow — Lane strategies, claiming protocols, reviews
  2. Sizing WUs — How to break work into right-sized units
  3. WU Completion Workflow — The wu:prep + wu:done two-step
  4. Cookbook — Copy-paste recipes for common scenarios
  5. Troubleshooting — Symptom-based fixes

Advanced: Initiatives, Metrics, and Architecture

Section titled “Advanced: Initiatives, Metrics, and Architecture”

For power users managing larger projects or building on the kernel.

Initiatives

Multi-phase projects spanning multiple WUs and lanes. Read

Flow Metrics

DORA metrics, bottleneck analysis, and telemetry. Read

Custom Skills

Build domain-specific skills for your agents. Read

Kernel Architecture

Runtime, policy engine, scope intersection, evidence store. Read

Additional advanced topics:

AI Agent Track

Section titled “AI Agent Track”

If you’re setting up LumenFlow for AI agents specifically:

  1. Agent Onboarding — Configure agents for your project
  2. AI Agent Integration — Deep dive on agent workflows
  3. AI Integrations Setup — Client-specific configuration
  4. MCP Setup — Model Context Protocol for tool access
  5. Agent Branch Patterns — Branch strategies for agents
  6. Agent Safety — Safety guardrails and enforcement

Setup and Migration

Section titled “Setup and Migration”

Adding LumenFlow to an existing project or migrating from another tool:

Reference

Section titled “Reference”

For quick lookups: