carl-dev-flow-bugfix

To coordinate a bug-fix workflow, you need a process that grades severity, selects an optimal fix path, and routes tasks to appropriate stage skills for triage, analysis, implementation, and verification. This minimizes disruption and ensures safe deployment.

The best way to triage incoming defects is to apply severity grading to classify them as lightweight or complex. This severity classification guides the remediation effort by determining the appropriate routing and path selection for the bugfix.

Severity classification directly drives routing by matching the defect's risk and scope to the correct stage skills. It determines path selection and stage sequencing, routing issues to requirements, tech-spec, implementation, or review-loop stages accordingly.

Yes, this bugfix workflow applies to defect reports, regressions, and unexpected behavior across software projects. It scales to handle both lightweight and complex issues by adjusting the fix path based on the graded severity and specific scope.

To ensure safe deployment, you must apply regression verification and artifact governance across the bug-fix lifecycle. This step follows the fix implementation and review-loop, verifying the regression before final delivery to prevent further disruption.

You should route a defect to the tech-spec stage instead of direct implementation when severity grading indicates a complex risk and scope. This ensures proper path selection and stage sequencing before the actual fix implementation begins.