Platform Lifecycle

End-to-End Flow

1. Research creates a structured brief for the capability or product area.
2. Specs turn that brief into a spec PR and approval-ready artifact.
3. Human approval unblocks slicing.
4. Slicing produces dependency-aware implementation units.
5. Implementation pull requests execute gates, review, and remediation loops.
6. Operator actions flow through OpenClaw + Discord with auditable artifacts.
7. Release automation publishes aligned packages, images, charts, and docs.

Source of Truth

• GitHub owns specs, pull requests, approvals, reviews, and merge history.
• Discord exposes operator control and audit visibility.
• OpenClaw bridges platform behavior into operator workflows.
• SonarCloud contributes compliance and quality signals.

Foundation Phases

1. Normalize package shape, dependency boundaries, and adapter ownership.
2. Complete the OpenClaw and Discord control surface with auditable, thread-aware behavior.
3. Finish docs, compatibility validation, Docker, Helm, and release automation in the phase order defined by PLATFORM.md.
4. Tighten SonarCloud and final release readiness after the foundation surfaces are in place.

Completion Standard

A lifecycle change is complete only when code, artifacts, docs, operator guidance, and release surfaces stay synchronized.

Acceptance Criteria

• foundation work must satisfy the acceptance criteria defined in PLATFORM.md
• Discord workflows must remain thread-aware and auditable
• adapter, docs, and workflow changes must land with the corresponding validation updates