headless-workflow

Autonomous headless coding workflows enable end-to-end execution in CI/CD pipelines without human intervention. This Skill orchestrates a strict 7-phase process with context hydration and dual review gates to guarantee deliverables safely.

A headless coding workflow executes code generation autonomously without human interaction. You need it for sub-agent contexts, scheduled tasks, and long-running background jobs that require end-to-end execution with auditable decisions and safety controls.

Code quality in autonomous code generation is ensured using dual review gates. The workflow implements explicit review and revise phases for both the draft plan and the generated code, enforcing team conventions and allowing aborts when needed.

Yes, autonomous coding agents can run for scheduled tasks using strict loop limits. This workflow enforces explicit abort conditions and loop limits during its 7-phase execution to safely manage long-running background jobs.

Context hydration in an autonomous coding workflow gathers broad knowledge before planning and execution. It occurs in the initial phase of the 7-step process, ensuring the agent has the necessary background information to draft and review accurate plans.

Limitations of autonomous headless code generation include strict loop limits and explicit abort conditions built into the workflow. If the dual review gates detect failures that exceed these limits, the process will abort to prevent unbounded or unsafe execution.