# Development Tools

---
title: Development Tools
type: index
status: stable
created: 2024-02-06
tags:
  - tools
  - development
  - utilities
semantic_relations:
  - type: implements
    links: [[../concepts/cognitive_modeling_concepts]]
  - type: relates
    links:
      - [[../guides/implementation_guides]]
      - [[../api/api_documentation]]
---

## Overview
This directory contains documentation for development tools, utilities, and automation scripts used in the cognitive modeling system.

## Core Tools

### Development Environment
- [[setup_tools]] - Environment setup tools
- [[config_tools]] - Configuration utilities
- [[dependency_tools]] - Dependency management

### Build Tools
- [[build_system]] - Build system documentation
- [[packaging_tools]] - Package creation tools
- [[distribution_tools]] - Distribution utilities

### Testing Tools
- [[test_runner]] - Test execution tools
- [[test_generators]] - Test generation utilities
- [[coverage_tools]] - Coverage analysis

## Documentation Tools

### Generation
- [[doc_generator]] - Documentation generation
- [[api_doc_tools]] - API documentation tools
- [[example_generator]] - Example generation

### Validation
- [[link_checker]] - Link validation
- [[doc_validator]] - Documentation validation
- [[style_checker]] - Style checking

### Visualization
- [[graph_generator]] - Graph generation
- [[diagram_tools]] - Diagram creation
- [[visualization_utils]] - Visualization utilities

## Analysis Tools

### Code Analysis
- [[static_analyzer]] - Static code analysis
- [[complexity_analyzer]] - Complexity analysis
- [[dependency_analyzer]] - Dependency analysis

### Performance
- [[profiling_tools]] - Performance profiling
- [[benchmark_tools]] - Benchmarking utilities
- [[optimization_tools]] - Optimization aids

### Quality
- [[linting_tools]] - Code linting
- [[quality_metrics]] - Quality measurement
- [[code_review_tools]] - Review assistance

## Integration Tools

### Version Control
- [[git_tools]] - Git utilities
- [[changelog_tools]] - Changelog management
- [[release_tools]] - Release management

### CI/CD
- [[ci_tools]] - Continuous Integration
- [[cd_tools]] - Continuous Deployment
- [[automation_tools]] - Workflow automation

### Collaboration
- [[review_tools]] - Code review tools
- [[documentation_tools]] - Documentation collaboration
- [[communication_tools]] - Team communication

## Research Tools

### Experiment Tools
- [[experiment_runner]] - Experiment execution
- [[data_collectors]] - Data collection
- [[analysis_tools]] - Data analysis

### Visualization
- [[plotting_tools]] - Data plotting
- [[interactive_viz]] - Interactive visualization
- [[report_generator]] - Report generation

### Evaluation
- [[model_evaluator]] - Model evaluation
- [[metric_tools]] - Metric computation
- [[comparison_tools]] - Model comparison

## Utility Scripts

### Development
- [[dev_scripts]] - Development scripts
- [[debug_tools]] - Debugging utilities
- [[maintenance_tools]] - Maintenance scripts

### Documentation
- [[doc_scripts]] - Documentation scripts
- [[example_scripts]] - Example management
- [[reference_tools]] - Reference management

### Automation
- [[task_automation]] - Task automation
- [[workflow_scripts]] - Workflow scripts
- [[batch_tools]] - Batch processing

## Tool Development

### Custom Tools
- [[tool_development]] - Tool development guide
- [[script_templates]] - Script templates
- [[utility_libraries]] - Utility libraries

### Integration
- [[tool_integration]] - Tool integration guide
- [[plugin_development]] - Plugin development
- [[extension_tools]] - Extension utilities

### Documentation
- [[tool_documentation]] - Tool documentation
- [[usage_guides]] - Usage guides
- [[api_reference]] - API reference

## Related Sections
- [[../guides/implementation_guides|Implementation Guides]]
- [[../api/api_documentation|API Documentation]]
- [[../examples/usage_examples|Usage Examples]]

## Contributing
See [[../templates/tool_template|Tool Documentation Template]] for documenting new tools.