Adaptive Flow Delivery | AFD Institute

# AFD Institute > The standards body for Adaptive Flow Delivery (AFD) — the analysis-first software > delivery methodology for the AI era. AFD's premise: AI made building software almost > trivial, so understanding what to build became the decisive discipline. The method: > seven phases, six Confidence Gates, the Analysis Dividend. Published as the 586-page > reference work "Adaptive Flow Delivery: Analysis-First Delivery for the AI Era" by > Christopher J. Wilkinson (WLKNSN bv, Belgium, 2026). Key facts: rework typically consumes 25–40% of build effort on software projects; AFD's analysis-first discipline reduces it to under 10%. The methodology is European, ISO/IEC 17024-postured, with EQF-aligned certifications and QR-verifiable certificates. For AI agents: the canonical machine-readable interface to the methodology is the **AFD Knowledge MCP server** (free with an AFD account) — see https://afdinstitute.com/ai It answers methodology queries from the canonical source: phases, gates, templates, lexicon, roles. Registry name: com.afdinstitute/afd-knowledge. ## The methodology - [AI + MCP](https://afdinstitute.com/ai): Connect the AFD Knowledge MCP to Claude, Copilot or Cursor — the methodology as a queryable knowledge source - [Glossary](https://afdinstitute.com/glossary): The branded terms that define AFD (Confidence Gates, Analysis Dividend, Quiet Build, Zero Triage, Requirement Bloom…) - [Templates](https://learn.afdinstitute.com/templates): The AFD template library — every artefact, free to download ## The book - [Get the book](https://afdinstitute.com/shop): Adaptive Flow Delivery — 586 pages, available on Amazon and via the Institute - [Read the free opening](https://afdinstitute.com/): Start with the opening chapters, then the Part 2 chapter for your role ## Learn - [Certifications](https://afdinstitute.com/certifications): Six credentials — AFD Practitioner (foundation), four specialist role tracks (Context Architect, Decision Archi