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Proportional rigor
| Signal | Reach for |
|---|---|
| intent exceeds one precise sentence | spec |
| source work has separately dispatchable slices | task |
| present behavior or ownership is unclear | inventory |
| next write is one seam; language, obligation, place, or slice unlocked | drill |
| structural work must preserve behavior across stages; not a single-seam write | change plan |
| one durable goal spans several pull requests | campaign |
| risk exceeds implementer inspection | native independent review |
| review needs deterministic structure | checker |
| behavior is defective or consequential | executable oracle |
| several risk surfaces need breadth | Revolver |
| one high-consequence surface needs depth | Triple-check |
Escalate for scope growth, conflicting intent, cross-owner work, public interfaces, security, data, payments, migrations, destructive operations, weak verification, coordinated workers, or recurring failures.
Collapse when intent is precise inline, one worker owns a local change, verification is direct, and the owner can inspect the full result.
Delete scaffold after live work ends. A completed workflow is not a museum. Distill durable value into its owner.
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