Introduction

Prepare any codebase for AI-assisted evolution. Kaddo helps your repo remember why the code exists.

Kaddo is an open-source CLI and agent prompt toolkit based on Knowledge Driven Development (KDD). It scans your repo, prepares context for your LLM, guides agent-based understanding, turns roadmap candidates into Work Items, declares ownership and warns when code changes may leave knowledge behind — without turning development into bureaucracy.

It works in two layers: the CLI does the deterministic work (no AI, no API key), and your LLM does the interpretation using Kaddo agents. See the Workflow page for the full loop and the CLI vs LLM split.

The central question: How does Kaddo know the right knowledge was impacted by this change?

What Kaddo is not

• Not a code generator
• Not an agent framework
• Not a replacement for Jira, Linear, or documentation tools
• Not a platform

The layer Kaddo occupies

Execution tools
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Agent frameworks
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Specifications
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Kaddo
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Product knowledge

Kaddo puts knowledge first, then lets AI help you build.