version: "1.0.2" name: agile-v-pipeline description: Orchestration pipeline, wave execution, handoff protocols, and checkpoint types for the Agile V 5-stage workflow. Load when orchestrating multi-agent pipelines or managing stage transitions. license: CC-BY-SA-4.0 metadata: version: "1.6" standard: "Agile V" author: agile-v.org sections_index: ["Pipeline", "Handoffs", "Wave Execution", "Checkpoint Types"] adapted_from:

• name: "Get Shit Done (GSD)"

url: "https://github.com/gsd-build/get-shit-done" license: "MIT" copyright: "Copyright (c) 2025 Lex Christopherson" sections: "Orchestration Pipeline"

Instructions

Orchestration pipeline for Agile V. Requires agile-v-core loaded first.

Pipeline

Stage 1: draft_persisted -> Stage 2: independent_findings -> Stage 1: architect_revisions -> gate_1 -> approved -> baselined -> Stage 3: Synthesis (Build Agent || Test Designer) -> Stage 4: Verification -> [Human Gate 2] -> Stage 5: Acceptance
Compliance Auditor observes all stages.

Handoffs

1. Req Architect persists draft .agile-v/REQUIREMENTS.md -> Logic Gatekeeper reads without editing.
2. Gatekeeper records independent findings -> Req Architect revises -> Gate 1 (findings + revision evidence, Human approves).
3. Approval creates a baseline; Build Agent || Test Designer use only that baselined revision, with no shared context.
4. Build Manifest + Test Cases -> Red Team Verifier.
5. Verification Summary -> Gate 2; intended-use validation evidence, when required, remains separate.

Gate 2 prereqs (Phase 1): .agile-v/EVAL_RESULTS.md + .agile-v/VERIFICATION_SUMMARY.md EvalGate line. Gate pause (Phase 2): append .agile-v/CHECKPOINTS.md (PENDING + resume_token); resume only with matching .agile-v/APPROVALS.md entry (see agile-v-core).

Stage Failure Handling

If a stage fails (e.g., Logic Gatekeeper rejects requirements, Red Team finds CRITICAL issues), the pipeline stops at that stage. Do not proceed to the next stage.

Never advance to Stage 5 with open CRITICAL or MAJOR findings.

Wave Execution

Dependency analysis -> Wave assignment (no-deps = Wave 1) -> Parallel within waves (fresh context each) -> Sequential across waves -> Prefer vertical slices (feature > layer).

Checkpoint Types

All except Auto require Human Gate protocol.