OCTALUME

AI-Native Enterprise SDLC Framework

8 Phases | Quality Gates | Multi-Agent Orchestration | Compliance Ready

What is OCTALUME?

Octa = 8 phases | Lume = light/guidance

OCTALUME is an AI-native software development lifecycle framework that guides projects from initial vision through production operations with built-in quality gates, multi-agent orchestration, and compliance support.

Features

• 8 Sequential Phases - Clear progression from idea to production
• 30+ MCP Tools - Full Claude Code integration via Model Context Protocol
• Quality Gates - Go/no-go decisions prevent problems from advancing
• Multi-Agent Orchestration - 9 specialized AI agents for each phase
• Compliance Ready - HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX support
• Full Traceability - Every decision and artifact tracked
• Web Dashboard - React-based dashboard for monitoring
• CLI - Complete command-line interface

Quick Start

Installation

pip install octalume

Initialize a Project

octalume init my-project --description "My SaaS App" --compliance hipaa soc2

Check Status

octalume status

Start a Phase

octalume start 1

Run Dashboard

octalume dashboard

The 8 Phases

| Phase | Name | Owner | Duration | |:-----:|------|-------|:--------:| | 1 | Vision and Strategy | Product Owner | 1 week | | 2 | Requirements and Scope | Product Owner | 2 weeks | | 3 | Architecture and Design | CTA | 1 week | | 4 | Development Planning | Project Manager | 1 week | | 5 | Development Execution | Tech Lead | Variable | | 6 | Quality and Security | QA Lead | 2 weeks | | 7 | Deployment and Release | DevOps | 1 week | | 8 | Operations and Maintenance | SRE | Ongoing |

MCP Integration

OCTALUME provides 30+ MCP tools for Claude Code integration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octalume": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "octalume.mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Phase | lifecycle_phase_start, lifecycle_phase_status, lifecycle_phase_validate, lifecycle_phase_transition, lifecycle_phase_rollback | | Agent | lifecycle_agent_spawn, lifecycle_agent_delegate, lifecycle_agent_status, lifecycle_agent_list, lifecycle_agent_terminate | | Artifact | lifecycle_artifact_create, lifecycle_artifact_get, lifecycle_artifact_search, lifecycle_artifact_link | | Gate | lifecycle_gate_check, lifecycle_gate_bypass, lifecycle_gate_list, lifecycle_go_no_go | | Compliance | lifecycle_compliance_scan, lifecycle_compliance_report, lifecycle_compliance_configure | | Memory | lifecycle_memory_save, lifecycle_memory_load, lifecycle_memory_query | | Observability | lifecycle_trace_add, lifecycle_trace_get, lifecycle_health_check |

CLI Reference

octalume init <name>           # Initialize project
octalume status                # Show project status
octalume start <phase>         # Start a phase
octalume complete <phase>      # Complete a phase
octalume gate <phase>          # Check quality gate
octalume agents                # List agents
octalume scan [--standard]     # Run compliance scan
octalume dashboard             # Start web dashboard
octalume memory                # View memory stats

Python API

from octalume import PhaseEngine, GateValidator, AgentOrchestrator, ProjectState
from octalume.core.state import ProjectStateManager

async def main():
    manager = ProjectStateManager()
    state = await manager.create(
        name="my-project",
        compliance_standards=["hipaa", "soc2"]
    )

    engine = PhaseEngine(manager)
    await engine.start_phase(state, 1)
    state, gate_result = await engine.complete_phase(state, 1)

Compliance Standards

| Standard | Description | |----------|-------------| | HIPAA | Healthcare data protection | | SOC 2 | Service organization controls |

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