How do you organize a project for AI-assisted development?

How do you organize a project for AI-assisted development?

A clear project structure reduces the amount of context an assistant must infer. Organize around responsibilities that match the application rather than creating folders for hypothetical future features.

Separate responsibilities

Keep UI components, application services, data access, and provider integrations easy to locate. Place shared validation and contracts where their consumers can find them. Follow the repository’s existing conventions instead of introducing a new architecture solely for one feature.

Document how to work

Provide setup steps, required configuration names, verification commands, and a brief explanation of the main user flow. Include sample configuration without real credentials. Identify the current milestone and known limitations. Give an assistant the relevant files and acceptance criteria for a task rather than an unrestricted instruction to reorganize the codebase. Verify that a new developer can run a small local flow using the documented setup.