ck:quality

To run a code quality audit, execute the tool in standalone audit mode against files, directories, or your current working tree. It evaluates code against an Engineering Quality Contract and reports architectural and domain integrity findings without editing code.

An Engineering Quality Contract is a set of standards defining architecture, ownership, domain integrity, abstraction, and maintainability. The audit tool evaluates code against this contract to ensure independent quality assurance and structured findings.

Yes, you can block pipeline phases on critical code quality findings by using the quality gate mode with the `--gate` flag within the `ck:cook` pipeline. This ensures critical architectural or domain integrity issues halt progression.

No, the code audit tool never writes or edits tests or production code. It only evaluates the code against quality standards and provides structured findings based on the quality contract.

You can analyze code changes against a reference commit using diff analysis mode. Run the tool with the `--changed` flag to evaluate modified code in your current working tree against the Engineering Quality Contract.

Use standalone audit mode for independent file, directory, or repository evaluation outside CI/CD. Use the pipeline gate when you need to automatically block deployment phases on critical quality findings.