gate-validation-discipline

Evidence-based gate validation prevents premature completion by requiring direct examination of artifacts, precise citation of proof, and alignment with criteria to ensure auditability and accountability across checkpoints.

To verify completion status, you must read actual evidence and screenshots rather than relying on reports, quote exact outputs and file paths, and complete a mandatory verification loop checklist for each gate.

Enforce citation during an audit by requiring direct examination of evidence and mandatory quoting of exact outputs, file paths, and screenshots to validate pass/fail status for each gate checkpoint.

Yes, gate validation integrates with sub-agents and references to provide a repeatable completion-verification workflow, standardizing the validation loop across complex software engineering pipelines.

You should use direct evidence examination instead of reports when auditability and accountability are critical, preventing premature completion by verifying that actual artifacts align with gate criteria.