5. Workflow
The meta-layer that ties 1–4 together, including periodic and proactive loops.
Max: 30 points
The meta-layer that ties 1–4 together into a continuously running loop that improves with each cycle.
Split into the plumbing that moves work through the pipeline (5a) and the compounding loop that makes each cycle cheaper than the last (5b).
5a. Pipeline mechanics
The plumbing — how work flows from idea to shipped change.
Criteria in this pillar
- PL5-pipeline-reliability — Pipeline reliability
- PL5-cicd-pipeline-health — CI/CD pipeline health
- PL5-change-sets — Change sets / release management
- PL5-multi-agent-delegation — Multi-agent delegation
- PL5-spec-first-loop — Spec-first agent loop
- PL5-pr-reviewability — PR reviewability
- PL5-signal-driven-tasks — Signal-driven task generation
- PL5-outcome-input-loop — Outcome → input loop
- PL5-experiment-tracking — Experiment tracking
- PL5-portfolio-skill-reuse — Reusable skills extracted across projects