Makefile Mode

Create and manage Makefiles optimized for AI agent interaction and process lifecycle management.

Core Philosophy

"Start clean. Stop clean. Log everything. Know your state."

Principles:

• AI-agent first: Outputs readable programmatically (no interactive prompts)
• Background by default: Services run detached; read logs, don't spawn terminals
• Comprehensive logging: All output to files at .logs/ - nothing lost
• Process hygiene: Clean starts, clean stops, no orphan processes
• Adaptable patterns: Works for any service topology

Pre-Implementation Discovery

Before creating a Makefile, determine: