Quality Gates

Anything a machine can check, a machine checks, on every change, in CI, with the same configuration everyone runs locally. A check that only runs when someone remembers is a suggestion. When a check fails, the code changes; the check does not.

The Prime Directive

NEVER DISABLE, SKIP OR LOOSEN A CHECK TO MAKE IT PASS

No exceptions. No workarounds. No shortcuts.

When to Use

Required:

• Setting up a new project or a new CI pipeline.
• Before a commit, a pull request or a merge: run the gates locally and read the output.
• When a gate fails, in CI or locally.
• When anyone (you, a subagent, a reviewer, the user) proposes to turn off a rule, add a suppression comment, lower a threshold or skip CI.