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title: "Getting Started"
description: "The following content provides guidance for SDK development at Sentry, helping both internal and external developers understand the motivations behind our design decisions."
url: https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/
---

# Getting Started

* #### [Philosophy](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/philosophy.md)

  The values that shape what we build - what makes a good SDK and the design tradeoffs we navigate around trust, compatibility, minimalism, and user impact.

* #### [Principles](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/principles.md)

  These working principles govern how SDK teams collaborate, review, and ship. They build on the SDK philosophy, which governs what we build and how our SDKs should behave.

* #### [Standards](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/standards.md)

  Enforceable rules, each with a defined automation/enforcement mechanism. Cross-SDK baseline with per-SDK overrides.

* #### [Playbooks](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/playbooks.md)

  Step-by-step workflows for common scenarios. Each references the standards it operationalizes.

* #### [Templates](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/templates.md)

  Shared resources used to standardize key documentation and process patterns across all SDK repos.

* #### [AI Tools](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools.md)

  AI tools available for SDK development at Sentry — how they layer together and when to use each.

## Pages in this section

- [Philosophy](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/philosophy.md)
- [Principles](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/principles.md)
- [Standards](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/standards.md)
- [Playbooks](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/playbooks.md)
- [Templates](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/templates.md)
- [AI Tools](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools.md)