Setup & Installation
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What This Skill Does
An end-to-end software delivery orchestrator that coordinates Codex CLI or alternative coding agents through a strict stage-gated workflow. Supports greenfield (new builds) and brownfield (existing systems) project modes, each with autonomous or gated execution. No code is written without a written, approved spec with testable acceptance criteria.
Unlike one-shot code generators, it enforces a written spec with testable acceptance criteria before any implementation begins, preventing scope creep and requirement guessing across the full delivery lifecycle.
When to use it
- Building a new app from scratch with structured delivery gates and automated doc updates
- Onboarding an existing codebase for incremental modernization with a risk register and rollback plan
- Running gated delivery where each stage pauses for manual approval before the next begins
- Tracking multi-task progress with a live dashboard showing gate state, blockers, and completion percentage
- Generating per-task spec-driven prompts for Codex, Claude, or other coding agents one task at a time
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Build a REST API with authentication from scratch using Codex CLI
- 1Asks user to select project mode (greenfield) and execution mode (gated), then asks which coding agent to use
- 2Runs the planning questionnaire to capture mission, user journeys, v1 scope, stack preference, and definition of done
- 3Creates a written spec with acceptance criteria and waits for user approval before any code is written
- 4Initializes project docs, AGENTS.md, and .orchestrator/status.json via init_project_docs.py
- 5Generates gate-specific Codex prompts and processes tasks one at a time through gates G0 to G7, running validation commands and recording evidence in docs/validation-log.md after each task
Delivered REST API with gate history in .orchestrator/status.json, test evidence in docs/test-results.md, and updated progress, change-log, and traceability docs
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.