Goal

Get the starter onto your machine without starting the build early.

Do now

Download, unzip, rename, and open the full folder.

Output

A local KDBM Lite starter folder ready for setup checks.

Stop when

The folder is open and visible, but you have not started planning or building.

Start & Download

What this is

The KDBM Lite starter is one reusable project folder. It works in VS Code, Antigravity, Cursor, or another coding workspace whose AI agent can read and write project files and run terminal commands.

Download kdbm-lite-starter.zip, unzip it, rename the folder for your project, and open the whole folder in your workspace.

Why it matters

Chat is temporary. Project files are durable.

The coach records the brief, architecture, design, blueprint, build status, and Work Cards inside the folder so another session or model can continue without rebuilding the context.

What to do

Do not start building yet

This station only gets the folder open. Do not create app code, install packages, or edit source files until the trainer has checked you at Setup Gate.

Do this now

Download the KDBM Lite starter.
Unzip it and rename the folder to your project name.
Open the whole folder in your coding workspace, not a single file.
Open the workspace’s AI coding agent and paste:

Copy prompt

Read START_HERE.md and prompts/00-run-kdbm-lite-coach.md.

Run the KDBM Lite Coach exactly as instructed.
Planning phase only: do not create app code, install packages, or edit source files yet.

Start with the Setup Gate. Ask me one question at a time.

Keep the folder open and continue to the Setup Gate.

Check yourself

The ZIP is downloaded.
I unzipped it. I am not working inside the compressed file.
I renamed the folder to my project name.
I opened the whole folder, not one file.
I can see START_HERE.md and the prompts/ folder in my files panel.
I pasted the coach prompt into my AI helper.
I have not started building.

You are ready when

The unzipped starter root is open in your workspace and START_HERE.md is visible in the files panel.

Common mistakes

Opening only START_HERE.md instead of the whole folder.
Working inside the ZIP without unzipping it first.
Letting the agent build before setup and planning are complete.
Keeping the only copy of a decision inside chat.
Pasting secrets, passwords, API keys, client data, or identity numbers into the coach.

Next step

Confirm your machine and accounts in the Setup Gate.