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'kotef' (קוטף) — 'one who picks/harvests' (wordplay with 'katef' כתף — 'a shoulder to support you')_\n\n\u003e \"Give me a repo and a goal. I'll research, plan, and document everything — then code it safely.\"\n\n![kotef in action](assets/screenshot.png)\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n**Not another AI code editor.** Kotef is an autonomous **SDD Brain** — it researches best practices, creates architecture specs, generates tickets, and only then writes code. 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Run\nnode bin/kotef run --root /path/to/repo --goal \"Add user login feature\"\n```\n\n**Interactive mode:**\n```bash\nnode bin/kotef chat --root /path/to/repo\n```\n\n---\n\n## How it works\n\n```\n┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐\n│                        SDD BRAIN                            │\n│  Creates .sdd/ folder with:                                 │\n│  • project.md — goals, constraints, DoD                     │\n│  • architect.md — architecture decisions                    │\n│  • best_practices.md — research-backed patterns             │\n│  • backlog/tickets/ — implementation tasks                  │\n│  • KOTEF.md — project-level policies                        │\n└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘\n                              ↓\n┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐\n│                      RUNTIME FLOW                           │\n│  planner → researcher → coder → verifier → ticket_closer    │\n│                                                             │\n│  • Intent Contract enforces constraints                     │\n│  • Research cache avoids duplicate web calls                │\n│  • Project memory learns from past runs                     │\n└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘\n```\n\n**Tech:** Node.js + TypeScript + LangGraph, deep web research with quality scoring, LSP diagnostics, git integration, execution profiles (`strict`/`fast`/`smoke`/`yolo`).\n\n---\n\n## Perfect for\n\n- **Solo devs** shipping features fast\n- **Tech leads** delegating implementation\n- **Teams** handling ticket backlogs\n- **Anyone** tired of AI that guesses wrong\n\n---\n\n## Contributing\n\nHigh-impact areas: smarter research, better planning, bulletproof verification.\n\nFound a bug? 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