mh-cto-sdlc-phase1-gate

A phase 1 gate review evaluates product definition artifacts for completeness, consistency, and readiness before proceeding. It identifies gaps in the deliverables and determines if a re-entry to phase 0 is necessary to resolve foundational issues.

To check product readiness, you evaluate all phase 1 artifacts against a predefined checklist using a gate-review agent. This process spawns an independent adversarial reviewer to assess consistency and provide a structured gate verdict.

You need the six completed phase 1 artifacts from previous skills and a checklist for assessment. These artifacts provide the foundational product definition data required for the gate-review agent to evaluate readiness.

Yes, you can use Python scripts to automate the evaluation of phase 1 artifacts. The scripts work with a gate-review agent to process the checklist and identify gaps or inconsistencies across the product definition deliverables.

You should trigger a re-entry to phase 0 when the gate review identifies significant gaps or inconsistencies in the phase 1 artifacts. The re-entry signal check determines if foundational product definition elements require rework before proceeding.