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Defra AI in the SDLC Playbook

This playbook is a living document that aims to provide guidance on best practices for ways of working, tooling, and context-specific use cases for the use of AI in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tailored to Defra's unique needs and challenges.

Appendix

This section contains supporting materials and reference information for the Defra AI SDLC Playbook.

What’s included

Prompt Library

A collection of tested prompts for different stages of the development lifecycle. These prompts help you get consistent results from AI tools.

Rules for AI

Configuration files and coding standards that help AI tools generate consistent, high-quality code that follows Defra conventions.

Allowed Tools for Defra Pilot

AI tools vetted for use in the Defra pilot, with guidance on privacy settings and compliance.

Contributing

How to contribute to this playbook and help improve it for the Defra community.

How to use these resources

  1. Start with the Allowed Tools for Defra Pilot to choose compliant AI tools
  2. Set up your Rules for AI to ensure consistent code generation
  3. Use the Prompt Library to get better results from your AI tools

The Contributing guide shows you how to share your own prompts, rules, and improvements with the wider Defra community.

Support links

All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated