dev-validation

Validation gates automate verification that acceptance criteria pass by running automated tests, gathering evidence, and requiring explicit user approval before deployment proceeds. This prevents incomplete work from reaching production.

Failed validation checks trigger severity-based reporting with remediation guidance, allowing teams to address issues before resubmitting. The gate enforces that corrections occur before approval can be granted.

Yes, hard-gate enforcement blocks self-approval by requiring explicit APPROVED or REJECTED decisions from designated reviewers, ensuring independent validation of all acceptance criteria before completion.

Validation consolidates both automated test execution and manual review outcomes into a single checklist, combining evidence from both sources to inform the approval decision.

Evidence-based decision logging captures test results, review status, severity assessments, and explicit approval decisions, creating a complete audit trail of what passed validation and who approved it.