SEED-Qwen

Typed Project Incubator for Qwen CLI — guided ideation through graduation into buildable projects.

What is SEED?

SEED takes raw ideas through structured, type-aware exploration and produces comprehensive PLANNING.md documents ready for building.

Raw Idea → SEED → PLANNING.md → PAUL → Built Project

Quick Start

Install

npx seed-qwen-ai

Or specify location:

# Global (all projects)
npx seed-qwen-ai --global

# Local (current project)
npx seed-qwen-ai --local

Start Ideation

/seed

Launch with PAUL

/seed launch

This graduates your project AND initializes PAUL in one step — no re-asking questions.

Project Types (5)

| Type | Rigor | Purpose | |------|-------|---------| | Application | Deep | Software with UI, data model, API, deployment | | Workflow | Standard | Claude Code commands, hooks, skills | | Client | Standard | Client websites — business context, conversion | | Utility | Tight | Small tools, scripts, single-purpose | | Campaign | Creative | Content, marketing, launches |

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /seed | Start guided ideation (default) | | /seed graduate | Move to apps/ with git repo + README | | /seed launch | Graduate + initialize PAUL (headless) | | /seed status | Show all projects in pipeline | | /seed add-type | Create custom project type |

The SEED → PAUL Pipeline

Step 1: Ideation (/seed)

1. Select project type
2. Guided conversation (type-specific)
3. Generate PLANNING.md

Step 2: Graduation (/seed graduate)

1. Quality gate check
2. Move to apps/{name}/
3. Git init + README

Step 3: Launch (/seed launch)

1. All Graduation steps
2. PAUL initialized headlessly
3. PLANNING.md → ROADMAP.md, PROJECT.md
4. Ready for /paul/plan

File Structure

projects/
└── {project-name}/
    └── PLANNING.md    # Generated during ideation

apps/
└── {project-name}/
    ├── PLANNING.md    # Copied from projects/
    ├── README.md      # Generated during graduation
    └── .paul/         # Created by /seed launch
        ├── PROJECT.md
        ├── ROADMAP.md
        └── STATE.md

Example Session

# Start ideation
/seed

# Select: Application
# Answer guided questions...
# PLANNING.md generated

# Graduate and launch
/seed launch my-app

# Now in apps/my-app/ with PAUL ready
/paul/plan    # Create first executable plan
/paul/apply   # Build it
/paul/unify   # Close loop

Custom Project Types

Add your own types:

/seed add-type

Creates:

• ~/.qwen/seed-framework/data/{type}/config.md
• ~/.qwen/seed-framework/data/{type}/guide.md
• ~/.qwen/seed-framework/data/{type}/skill-loadout.md

Quality Gates

Before graduation, SEED verifies:

Universal:

• Problem statement clear
• Target users defined
• Phases outlined
• Next actions clear

Type-Specific:

• Application: Tech stack resolved, data model defined
• Workflow: Trigger mechanism clear
• Client: Conversion path defined
• Utility: Single purpose (no scope creep)
• Campaign: Measurable goal, timeline set

Integration with PAUL-Qwen

SEED works standalone or with PAUL-Qwen:

Standalone:

/seed graduate    # Just create the project
# Build however you want

With PAUL:

/seed launch      # Graduate + PAUL init
/paul/plan        # Start structured build

Installation Options

Interactive (Default)

npx seed-qwen

Non-Interactive

# Global
npx seed-qwen --global

# Local
npx seed-qwen --local

# Custom path
npx seed-qwen --config-dir ~/.qwen-custom

Help

npx seed-qwen --help

Updating

npx seed-qwen@latest

Comparison: SEED vs Ad-Hoc Planning

| Aspect | Ad-Hoc | SEED | |--------|--------|------| | Structure | None | Type-guided | | Output | Notes, fragments | Structured PLANNING.md | | Graduation | Manual | Automated | | PAUL Handoff | Re-asks questions | Headless (zero re-asking) | | Quality | Variable | Gate-checked |

When to Use SEED

Good Fit

• New project from scratch
• Vague idea needs shaping
• Want structured plan before building
• Team alignment needed

Overkill

• Quick scripts (use Utility type anyway)
• Experiments/prototypes
• Already have detailed spec

Troubleshooting

Commands Not Found

# Verify installation
ls ~/.qwen/commands/seed/

# Restart Qwen CLI

PLANNING.md Incomplete

Run quality gate manually:

/seed graduate    # Will show what's missing

Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Make changes
3. Test with real projects
4. Submit PR

GitHub: https://github.com/tyler1350/seed-qwen

License

MIT License — see LICENSE file.

Credits

SEED-Qwen is a port of the SEED Framework by Chris Kahler, adapted for Qwen CLI.

Part of the PAUL ecosystem:

• SEED — Project incubator (ideation → planning)
• PAUL — Project orchestration (plan → apply → unify)

SEED-Qwen v1.0 | For Qwen CLI | Typed Project Incubator