> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dacard.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get lifecycle stage definitions

> Return all six AI-Native Lifecycle stage definitions with their
associated tasks and criteria. This endpoint is public and does not
require authentication.




## OpenAPI

````yaml get /api/lifecycle/stages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dacard.ai API
  description: >
    Decision intelligence platform for AI-native product teams.

    Score, connect, and compound your product maturity across two original
    frameworks.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: Darren Card
    email: darren@darrencard.com
    url: https://darrencard.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://app.dacard.ai
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:3001
    description: Local development
security: []
tags:
  - name: Scoring
    description: AI maturity scoring engine
  - name: Lifecycle
    description: Development Lifecycle assessment
  - name: Products
    description: Product management and analytics
  - name: Dashboard
    description: Dashboard and suite analytics
  - name: Account
    description: Account and team management
  - name: Billing
    description: Stripe billing integration
  - name: User
    description: User profile, onboarding, and preferences
  - name: System
    description: Health checks and diagnostics
  - name: Internal
    description: Internal and admin endpoints (PQL tracking, demo data management)
  - name: Agents
    description: Agent Studio - autonomous AI agents, triggers, and artifacts
  - name: Intelligence
    description: Alerts, coaching context, and score timeline
  - name: Anomalies
    description: Signal anomaly detection, acknowledgment, and sensitivity overrides
  - name: Outcomes
    description: Longitudinal outcome observations for validation study (E2.2)
  - name: Settings
    description: User and account notification preferences
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Outbound webhook management
  - name: API Keys
    description: API key management (Team and Enterprise plans)
paths:
  /api/lifecycle/stages:
    get:
      tags:
        - Lifecycle
      summary: Get lifecycle stage definitions
      description: |
        Return all six AI-Native Lifecycle stage definitions with their
        associated tasks and criteria. This endpoint is public and does not
        require authentication.
      operationId: getLifecycleStages
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Lifecycle stage definitions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LifecycleStage'
      security: []
components:
  schemas:
    LifecycleStage:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Stage identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: Stage display name
          example: Discover
        description:
          type: string
          description: What this stage covers
        order:
          type: integer
          description: Stage sequence number (1-6)
        tasks:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                description: Task identifier
              label:
                type: string
                description: Task display label
              description:
                type: string
                description: Detailed task description
          description: Tasks within this lifecycle stage

````