gate-check

A quality gate validates development phase readiness by checking required artifacts and quality standards, producing a formal PASS/CONCERNS/FAIL verdict. It surfaces blockers and confirms all required project artifacts are in place before any stage progression occurs.

A quality gate in project management is a prescriptive stage control checkpoint that evaluates required artifacts before a phase transition. It spans seven development stages from Concept to Release and outputs a formal PASS, CONCERNS, or FAIL verdict to control stage progression.

Run the gate check command with auto-detection to identify the current stage and confirm before executing artifact checks. It handles quality gates and optional director-panel collaboration, then writes the next stage to production upon successful approval.

The standard development phases evaluated during a stage control check span seven gates: Concept, Systems Design, Technical Setup, Pre-Production, Production, Polish, and Release. Each phase requires specific artifacts to pass the quality gate.

Yes, phase transition validation supports collaborative director-panel coordination when necessary. It includes interactive auto-detection flows with optional review modes to satisfy collaborative assessment requirements alongside standard artifact presence and quality checks.

When a quality gate fails to identify required artifacts, it produces a formal FAIL verdict and surfaces the specific blockers preventing progression. The stage transition is halted until the missing deliverables are addressed and the gate check is re-evaluated.