The SDLC for the AI Era

AI Made Building Easy.
We Make Building Right.

AI writes code faster than ever — but speed without direction creates chaos. Cycl keeps humans in charge of what gets built, while AI handles how.

Speed Without Discipline Breaks Software

Building used to be hard, so we planned carefully. Now AI builds in minutes — and the discipline that made software great is disappearing.

Planning has collapsed

When building was hard, we had to think carefully about what to build. Now ideas skip straight to code — without asking if we should, what the ramifications are, or where we want our product to go.

Traceability has vanished

Which requirement produced which code? When AI generates thousands of lines in a chat window, the link between what was intended and what was built disappears entirely.

Quality hides behind speed

Fast code isn't always good code. Without structured review against verifiable criteria, security gaps, accessibility issues, and technical debt compound silently.

AI lives outside your process

AI coding tools are side projects — separate from your SDLC, disconnected from your issue tracker, invisible to your CI/CD pipeline. No structure, no accountability.

You focus on product thinking. AI handles engineering. Cycl is the system that connects them.

How It Works

Five phases. Full accountability. Zero gaps.

1

Plan

Describe what you want in plain English. AI asks clarifying questions, generates wireframes, and builds structured requirements with verifiable done-when criteria.

2

Build

Fully autonomous. Claude Code runs in a sandboxed cloud VM — writing, testing, and iterating until every requirement is met. Infrastructure provisioned automatically.

3

Review

Per-task review with AI-verified done-when criteria, inline code diffs, build logs, and AI-powered review chat. Accept, flag defects, or mark missed requirements.

4

Document

AI-generated user docs, release notes, and technical documentation. WYSIWYG editor with PDF export. Always current, never stale.

5

Ship

GitHub PR creation with full audit trail. Every line of code traced back to its requirement. Ready for your existing CI/CD pipeline.

Everything You Need

A complete platform, not another coding assistant.

Purposeful Planning

AI-driven but intentional. Interactive widgets, wireframes, and structured requirements — so you think before you build.

Autonomous Building

Claude Code runs in sandboxed cloud VMs. Setup, build, validate, fix — fully automated with per-task progress tracking.

Validated Review

AI-verified done-when criteria per task. Inline diffs, build logs, review chat, and regression detection across fix rounds.

Living Documentation

AI-generated user docs, release notes, and technical docs. WYSIWYG editor with PDF export. Updated every cycle.

Full Traceability

Every requirement mapped to code. Knowledge graph, code comments, and artifact tracking across the entire SDLC.

Enterprise Security

AES-256-GCM encryption, 12-role RBAC, comprehensive audit logging, sandboxed execution, invitation-only access.

Cost Analytics

Track AI spend per cycle, team, and model. Real-time dashboards with per-component cost breakdown and model pricing management.

Jira Integration

Bidirectional sync with Jira Cloud. Import issues, push updates, and maintain a single source of truth across tools.

See It In Action

From conversation to code to review — all in one flow.

planning.tsx

I need a user auth system with login, signup, password reset, and OAuth with Google

C

I'll structure that into 3 features with verifiable acceptance criteria. Each feature will have clear done-when conditions so we can validate the build.

Login Flow3 tasks
Email + password authentication
Session persistence across tabs
Protected route middleware
OAuth Integration2 tasks
build-activity.tsx
14:32:01
Task started — Login page component
14:32:03
Created src/app/login/page.tsx
14:32:05
Created src/lib/auth.ts
14:32:08
Modified src/components/ui/input.tsx
14:32:12
$ npm run build — passed
14:32:14
Task completed — Login page component
14:32:15
Task started — Session middleware
14:32:18
Created src/middleware.ts
14:32:21
Modified next.config.js
Progress5/8 tasks
review.tsx
Login Page ComponentAccepted
Email + password form renders
Validation errors shown inline
Redirects to /projects on success
Session MiddlewarePending
JWT token validated on each request
Expired sessions redirect to /login

Works With Your Stack

Cycl integrates into your existing workflow. No rip-and-replace.

GitHub

Auto-generated PRs feed directly into your code review and CI/CD pipeline.

Jira

Bidirectional sync. Import issues, push updates, keep your project management in sync.

MCP Servers

Connect external tools and data sources via the Model Context Protocol.

Built Different

Not another AI coding assistant. A complete SDLC that puts AI inside your process, not outside it.

Without Cycl
With Cycl
Ideas skip straight to code without direction
AI-driven planning with structured requirements and criteria
AI coding in chat windows with no process
Autonomous building within a structured SDLC
Manual QA — hope it matches what was asked for
AI-verified done-when criteria validated per task
Documentation that's stale the day it's written
Auto-generated docs updated every cycle
No link between what was planned and what was built
Full traceability from requirement to code to PR
AI as a side project, outside your workflow
AI integrated into your existing SDLC and CI/CD

Bring Discipline Back to Your SDLC

Cycl isn't meant to replace your processes. It's meant to make AI work within them.

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