validate

To validate ADLC phase artifacts, the system identifies and checks your spec, architecture, tasks, and implementation files. It verifies frontmatter validity, phase-appropriate structure, and alignment with acceptance criteria to ensure readiness for safe progression.

Checking architecture and spec alignment requires validating the relationships between ADLC artifacts. The system applies phase-detection logic to derive the current phase and verifies that structural conventions and frontmatter match across your defined artifacts.

Phase detection works by deriving the current phase from existing repository artifacts. It then applies the correct validation checks specific to the spec, architecture, tasks, or implementation phase to ensure consistency and completeness.

Yes, validating your project artifacts produces a structured validation report. This report provides clear blockers, warnings, and recommended next steps to help you resolve issues and enable safe progression to the next phase.

No dependencies are required to validate ADLC artifacts in your repository. The validation process operates directly on your existing phase artifacts, checking frontmatter and structural conventions without external tool dependencies.

ADLC artifact validation fails when phase-appropriate structure or frontmatter is missing or misaligned. The validation checks enforce defined conventions and acceptance criteria, producing specific blockers in the report to prevent misaligned outputs from advancing.