ADLC workflow
Nine stages. One gate each. The router reads docs/architecture/WORKFLOW.md
and docs/architecture/architecture.json. If those files disagree with your
memory, the files win.
Stages
| stage | gate | output |
|---|---|---|
| frame | gate.frame | 00-frame.md |
| discover | gate.discovery | 01-discovery.md |
| flow | gate.flow | 02-user-flows.md, 03-experience-blueprint.md |
| decide | gate.decisions | SYSTEM.md, adr/*, architecture.json |
| cost | gate.economics | 04-roi.md, prices.json |
| secure | gate.trust | 05-trust-boundary.md |
| prove | gate.evals | 06-evals/* |
| operate | gate.operate | WORKFLOW.md, SOP.md, 07-runbook.md |
| verify | gate.verify | receipts/<date>-verify.md, review.md |
Rules
One stage per
/architectinvocation.A red gate stops the run. Do not start the next stage "provisionally".
/architect-verifyruns in a fresh context.No application source writes. Existing artifacts get a
.proposedsibling.Every generated markdown file ends with:
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When more than one gate is red, fix in reversal-cost order: trust, run, loop, model.