The Pipeline

Six Stages.
Zero Context Loss.

Each stage runs in isolation with only the context it needs. No accumulated noise. No drift. Every stage starts clean and delivers precise results to the next.

Context Architecture

Isolated Stage Handoff

Instead of passing conversation history between stages, each stage receives only the structured context it needs. The result: consistent performance regardless of pipeline length.

Stage N
→
Structured Context
→
Stage N+1

Predictable Performance

Each stage operates with a fixed context window. No cumulative growth. Stage six runs just as efficiently as stage one.

Resume from Any Stage

Pipeline state persists between runs. If a stage fails, fix the issue and resume from that stage — no need to re-run the entire pipeline.

Debuggable & Inspectable

Every stage's output is inspectable. You can see exactly what each stage produced and what the next stage will consume.

Stage Deep Dives

What Each Stage Does

Six focused stages, each with a clear purpose. From issue selection through merged pull request.

1

Issue Pickup

Claim and prepare

Automatically selects the highest-priority issue, extracts requirements and acceptance criteria, creates a feature branch, and determines the optimal pipeline path.

  • Priority-based selection finds the highest-impact work
  • Requirements and acceptance criteria extracted automatically
  • Feature branch created with consistent naming
  • Issue complexity assessed to determine the optimal pipeline path
2

Feature Planning

Documentation-first design

Reads your project documentation before touching code. Produces a structured implementation plan with file targets, test strategy, and phased steps.

  • Reads project documentation first — code exploration only for gaps
  • Creates a structured implementation plan with phased steps
  • Identifies files to create, modify, and delete
  • Designs test strategy aligned with your existing patterns
  • Plan requires approval before proceeding
3

Feature Dev

Parallel implementation

Implements the approved plan with parallel execution for independent changes. Tests are written alongside code. Security and standards are enforced.

  • Parallel execution for independent file changes
  • Tests written alongside implementation code
  • Security scanning and standards compliance enforced
  • Follows approved plan phases in sequence
  • Validates against acceptance criteria
4

Feature Validate

Build, test, verify

Runs your full build and test suite. Failures are automatically diagnosed and fixed. Only new failures block the pipeline — pre-existing issues are excluded.

  • Build verification is a hard gate — cannot be bypassed
  • Framework-aware test execution for your stack
  • Automatic self-healing for build and test failures
  • Dead code detection and removal
  • Pre-existing failures excluded — only new issues block progress
5

PR Create

Auto-generated pull request

Runs pre-flight quality checks, creates a well-structured pull request linked to the original issue, and assigns reviewers.

  • Pre-flight quality checks before submission
  • Issue auto-linked for automatic closure on merge
  • Structured PR description with full context
  • Reviewers assigned based on your configuration
  • Documentation completeness validated
6

PR Merge

Review, fix, merge

Monitors review feedback, auto-fixes CI failures, and merges when approved. Branches are cleaned up and related issues are closed.

  • Review feedback categorized and addressed intelligently
  • CI failures auto-fixed when possible
  • Related issues auto-closed on merge
  • Branch cleanup after successful merge
  • Full audit trail maintained
Self-Healing

Automatic Error Recovery

When builds fail or tests break, the pipeline automatically diagnoses and fixes the issue — with strict safety controls to prevent runaway corrections.

1
Detect Identify the failure
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2
Diagnose Understand the root cause
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3
Fix Apply the correction
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4
Verify Confirm the fix works
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Where It Applies

Build Errors

Compilation failures, import errors, and type mismatches are automatically diagnosed and fixed before tests run.

Test Failures

Failing assertions and incorrect expectations are diagnosed and corrected. The fix is verified before moving on.

CI Failures

Linter violations, formatting issues, and minor CI check failures are resolved automatically after PR creation.

Safety Controls

Iteration limits Capped retries per error
Resource budgets Per-fix and total limits
Time limits Per-fix and total timeouts
Smart classification Only fixable errors attempted

Complex architectural and configuration issues are immediately escalated to the developer — never auto-fixed.

Quality Gates

Enforced at Every Step

Quality isn't optional. Build verification is a hard gate. Plan approval is required. Acceptance criteria are validated before merge.

Pre-Submission Checks

  • Link validation and syntax checking
  • Versioning verification
  • Sensitive data pattern scanning
  • Documentation completeness
  • Code quality analysis

Build Verification

  • Hard gate — cannot be bypassed
  • Full compilation must pass
  • Automatic error recovery on failure
  • Framework-aware test execution
  • Dead code detection and removal

Baseline Comparison

  • Pre-existing failures are excluded
  • Only new failures block the pipeline
  • Changes isolated from existing issues
  • Prevents false positives from legacy code

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