tlm-cli 0.3.0

TLM — AI Tech Lead that enforces TDD, tests, and spec compliance in Claude Code.

TLM — AI Tech Lead for Claude Code

The annoying agent that makes Claude do the right thing.

TLM sits inside Claude Code and enforces TDD, tests, and spec compliance — automatically. It interviews you before coding, generates specs, and blocks commits that don't meet your project's quality bar.

Quick Start

pipx install tlm-cli
tlm signup
cd your-project
tlm install

That's it. Open Claude Code and start working — TLM activates automatically.

What Happens

1. tlm signup — Create your account (one-time)
2. tlm install — Scans your project, generates enforcement rules, you approve them interactively. Installs Claude Code hooks.
3. Work in Claude Code — TLM interviews you before features, enforces TDD, checks spec compliance before commits
4. tlm check — Manual quality gate (runs your approved checks mechanically)

How It Works

TLM scans your project and asks Claude to figure out your stack — test framework, linter, deploy targets, coverage thresholds. It generates an enforcement config and presents it for your approval:

TLM Enforcement Config

  Quality Checks (3):
    ● Tests pass [pre_commit]
      pytest tests/ -v
    ● Linting [pre_commit]
      flake8 src/
    ○ Security audit [pre_commit]
      pip-audit

Does this look right?
  yes — Approve and save
  [correction] — Tell me what's wrong

You can correct anything conversationally. Once approved, enforcement is mechanical — commands and exit codes, no LLM opinions.

Commands

Command	What it does
tlm signup	Create account
tlm auth <key>	Save API key
tlm install	Full setup: scan, approve config, install hooks
tlm uninstall	Remove TLM integration (keeps data)
tlm check	Run quality gate manually
tlm status	Project stats + enforcement status
tlm learn	Analyze recent commits for patterns
tlm learn --all	Full history analysis

Philosophy

1. Claude knows your stack. TLM doesn't hardcode detection for any framework. Claude figures it out.
2. You approve everything. Nothing becomes a rule until you say yes.
3. Enforcement is mechanical. Commands and exit codes. No LLM opinions during enforcement.
4. Annoying, not a prison. Every block has an OVERRIDE. But you have to be explicit.

License

MIT