NWave (software development framework)

nWave is an open-source AI-augmented software development framework that guides developers from idea to working code through a structured, human-supervised workflow. It runs inside Claude Code by Anthropic and is available as a Python package (nwave-ai) on PyPI, licensed under the MIT License.

How It Works

nWave breaks development into sequential waves. Each wave produces artifacts (specs, tests, or code) that the developer reviews and approves before the next wave begins — the AI never runs unsupervised end-to-end.

The four core commands are:

/nw:discuss   # Define requirements
/nw:design    # Plan architecture
/nw:distill   # Write acceptance tests
/nw:deliver   # Implement with TDD

Installation

pipx install nwave-ai
nwave-ai install

Key Features

Human approval checkpoint between every wave
Enforces TDD and BDD practices
Built-in DES (Delivery Enforcement System) to prevent runaway agent execution
Supports hexagonal architecture out of the box

External Links

Category:Software development tools Category:Artificial intelligence Category:Python (programming language) software Category:Free and open-source software

References

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