NEZAM

Stop fighting your AI. Start shipping with it.

NEZAM is an open-source workspace kit that turns AI-assisted coding into a structured, repeatable system — from idea to production.

The Problem • Quick Start • Commands • How It Works • AI Sync • Design Hub

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😤 The Problem

You use Cursor, Claude, or Gemini every day. But at some point you notice:

• The AI forgets context between sessions
• It generates code that breaks something else
• You have no record of why a decision was made
• Different team members get different results from the same prompt
• Design and code slowly drift apart

This is not an AI problem. It is a missing structure problem.

NEZAM gives you that structure.

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✅ What NEZAM Does

NEZAM is a set of rules, commands, and agents that sit on top of your existing AI tools. It does not replace Cursor or Claude — it makes them work in a controlled, predictable way.

Here is what you get:

	Without NEZAM	With NEZAM
Starting a project	Prompt → hope for the best	/START all → structured onboarding, PRD locked
Design decisions	Scattered in chat history	Locked in DESIGN.md, always visible
Development	AI writes whatever it wants	Gated by wireframes and specs — no drift
Multi-tool teams	Everyone has different settings	One source in .cursor/, synced to all tools
Releases	Manual changelog, easy to miss things	/DEPLOY generates everything automatically

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🚀 Quick Start

You need: Node.js ≥ 20, pnpm ≥ 9, Git

# 1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/iDorgham/Nezam.git
cd Nezam

# 2. Install
pnpm install

# 3. Start inside Cursor, Claude Code, or VS Code
# Type this in the AI chat:
/START all

That is it. NEZAM will walk you through the rest.

Already have a project? You can copy the .cursor/, .nezam/, and .claude/ folders into your existing repo and run pnpm install.

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💬 Slash Commands

Type these commands directly in your AI chat (Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI).

Command	What It Does
/START	Set up the workspace. Lock your PRD and design profile.
/PLAN	Break your project into phases: research → design → build → ship.
/WIREFRAME	Set your page layouts. Locks the structure before any code is written.
/DESIGN	Apply a design profile. Generates your color, type, and spacing tokens.
/DEVELOP	Build. Only unlocks after wireframes and design are confirmed.
/CHECK	Validate that all required files and locks exist.
/SCAN	Check accessibility, performance, and styling issues.
/FIX	Fix lint, type errors, or styling drift automatically.
/DEPLOY	Run CI, generate changelog, create release tag.
/GUIDE	See where you are in the pipeline and what to do next.

Not sure which command to use? Run /GUIDE — it always tells you the next step.

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🔄 How It Works

NEZAM enforces a strict order. You cannot run /DEVELOP until the design is locked. You cannot lock the design until the wireframes are done. This prevents the most common cause of AI-generated mess: building without a plan.

flowchart LR
    A["🏁 /START\nOnboarding"] -->|PRD locked| B["📐 /PLAN\nPhases & Research"]
    B -->|Specs ready| C["🎨 /DESIGN\nTokens & Profile"]
    C -->|DESIGN.md locked| D["🔒 /WIREFRAME\nLayout Contract"]
    D -->|wireframes_locked.json| E["⚙️ /DEVELOP\nGated Build"]
    E -->|All gates pass| F["🚀 /DEPLOY\nRelease"]

    style A fill:#E0F7FA,stroke:#0097A7,stroke-width:2px
    style B fill:#F3E5F5,stroke:#7B1FA2,stroke-width:2px
    style C fill:#FFF3E0,stroke:#F57F17,stroke-width:2px
    style D fill:#E8F5E9,stroke:#388E3C,stroke-width:2px
    style E fill:#FCE4EC,stroke:#C2185B,stroke-width:2px
    style F fill:#F1F8E9,stroke:#689F38,stroke-width:2px

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Each step creates a file. That file is the proof that the step is done. The next step checks for that file before it starts. No file → no access.

Gate Reference

Gate	File It Creates	What Gets Unlocked
/START	onboarding.yaml — prd_locked: true	Planning
/PLAN	Phase specs in .nezam/core/plans/	Design
/DESIGN	DESIGN.md with tokens	Wireframes
/WIREFRAME	wireframes_locked.json	Development
/CHECK	Gate validation report	Deploy
/DEPLOY	Changelog + release tag	Production

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🔄 AI Sync

NEZAM keeps all your AI tools in sync automatically. You edit one folder — .cursor/ — and NEZAM mirrors it to Claude, Gemini, Windsurf, and others.

flowchart LR
    SRC[".cursor/\nCanonical Source\n\nEdit here only"]

    SRC -->|pnpm ai:sync| CL[".claude/\nClaude Code"]
    SRC -->|auto-mirror| GEM[".gemini/\nGemini CLI"]
    SRC -->|auto-mirror| WS[".windsurf/\nWindsurf"]
    SRC -->|auto-mirror| CX["AGENTS.md\nCodex / OpenCode"]
    SRC -->|auto-mirror| KIRO[".kiro/\nKiro"]

    style SRC fill:#6366F1,color:#fff,stroke:#4F46E5,stroke-width:3px
    style CL fill:#0EA5E9,color:#fff,stroke:#0284C7
    style GEM fill:#8B5CF6,color:#fff,stroke:#7C3AED
    style WS fill:#EC4899,color:#fff,stroke:#DB2777
    style CX fill:#F59E0B,color:#fff,stroke:#D97706
    style KIRO fill:#10B981,color:#fff,stroke:#059669

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# Sync all mirrors from .cursor/
pnpm ai:sync

# Check for drift
pnpm ai:check

# Check sync status
pnpm ai:status

A pre-commit hook runs ai:sync automatically on every commit, so your tools never go out of sync.

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🎨 Design Hub

The Design Hub is a local visual tool that runs in your browser. Use it to map your pages, pick colors, and set your layout — before writing any code.

pnpm design-hub
→ Open http://localhost:4000

Inside you will find:

• Sitemap Canvas — drag and drop your pages and routes
• Wireframe Builder — design your layouts block by block
• Theme Studio — pick colors, type scale, and spacing
• Export — click Export to lock everything into wireframes_locked.json

Once you export, your wireframes are locked. The AI will follow your layout — not invent a new one.

To apply a ready-made design profile:

pnpm run design:apply -- nezam-v3

Profiles are in .nezam/design-hub/design/<brand>/design.md.

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🤖 AI Agents

NEZAM includes 150+ specialized agents. Each agent has one job. They hand off to each other through a controlled bus — no agent goes outside its scope.

A few examples:

Agent	Job
swarm-leader	Orchestrates all other agents
frontend-lead	Owns all UI decisions
design-lead	Enforces the design contract
qa-test-lead	Writes and validates test coverage
seo-specialist	Handles SEO and AEO optimization
security-auditor	Runs security checks and CVE reports

All agents are in .cursor/agents/. You can add, remove, or customize them.

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📁 Repository Structure

NEZAM/
├── .cursor/                 # ← Edit here. Source of truth.
│   ├── commands/            # Slash command definitions
│   ├── agents/              # 150+ specialized agents
│   ├── skills/              # Reusable skill modules
│   └── rules/               # Enforcement rules
│
├── .nezam/
│   ├── core/prd/            # Product requirements
│   ├── core/plans/          # Phase progress files
│   ├── core/gates/          # Hardlock configs & CI matrices
│   └── design-hub/          # Visual Design Hub (Next.js app)
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├── docs/reports/            # Audit reports, security, performance
├── DESIGN.md                # Active design contract (auto-generated)
├── wireframes_locked.json   # Layout lock (auto-generated)
└── CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md    # AI mirrors (auto-generated — do not edit)

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🛠️ Common Issues

pnpm install fails with dependency errors

Force the public npm registry and try again:

pnpm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
pnpm install

/DEVELOP is blocked

This is expected. /DEVELOP only unlocks after you complete the wireframes. Run pnpm design-hub, build your layout, and click Export. This creates wireframes_locked.json and unlocks development.

Git commit is rejected by pre-commit hook

The Husky hook found sync drift. Fix it in one command:

pnpm ai:sync && git add -A && git commit -m "your message"

Not sure what to do next

Type /GUIDE in your AI chat. It reads your project state and tells you exactly what step to take next.

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📚 Documentation

Document	What Is It
PRD Specification	Full product requirements
ONBOARDING.md	Step-by-step setup guide
DESIGN_TO_CODE.md	How design tokens become code
RUNBOOKS.md	Operations and incident runbooks
TROUBLESHOOTING.md	FAQ and common fixes
Commands Reference	All slash command definitions
Agents Library	All 150+ agent definitions

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Ready to start?

git clone https://github.com/iDorgham/Nezam.git && cd Nezam && pnpm install

Then open the folder in Cursor or Claude Code and type /START all.

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