Developer Docs

Developer documentation is split into two parts.

Part 1: Software development

For developers working on Serpent itself: architecture, building from source, testing.

• Setup — dependencies, first build, development environment
• Build & packaging — package / make / release pipeline / signing
• Architecture — process model, directory layout, key design
• Testing — test layers and how to run them
• Branches and workflow — main/dev, Beads tickets, development records, acceptance, and handoff

Other software docs:

• Development process — slice workflow and quality gates
• Domain model / Glossary
• Architecture decision records — ADR-0000 onward
• Implementation specs — slice specs

Part 2: Extension development

For developers writing plugins, scripts or MCP adapters. No software-architecture knowledge required — go straight to the extension author manual:

• Plugin development guide + best practices + API reference
• Plugin distribution and updates
• Reference implementation: Serpent-Plugin-ImageUpscaler
• Script development guide + API reference
• MCP development guide + API reference

End users: see Using plugins and Automation.