pipeline-phase-gate

Automate phase gate verification by enforcing a strict pre-flight, gate loop, and commit cycle that requires documented evidence before declaring a phase complete. This prevents premature hand-offs by capturing audit-ready artifacts during phase management.

Preflight checks in workflow automation validate phase readiness before entering the gate loop, ensuring mandatory fix plans and documented verification artifacts exist. They enforce change control by requiring explicit user approval before applying any updates.

Create an audit trail for phase management by capturing verification artifacts in docs/verification during each gate loop. The system commits these artifacts as evidence, ensuring every phase handoff is backed by verifiable, audit-ready documentation.

Gate verification works with multi-phase project pipelines by applying preflight checks and per-gate loops. It requires no external dependencies, integrating directly into your workflow to enforce mandatory fix plans and documented evidence before advancing phases.

The best way to enforce mandatory fix plans is through an end-to-end gate verification loop that generates fix plans automatically and requires explicit user approval. This ensures phase advancement only occurs after successful gate verification and commit confirmation.

Phase handoff fails without documented verification artifacts because the gate verification loop requires audit-ready evidence in docs/verification. This strict constraint prevents premature phase completion by blocking advancement until verifiable proof is committed.