- Spec-first design with collaborative Q&A before any code - Implementation plans require human confirmation before execution - TDD enforced: red-green-refactor cycle, no exceptions - 4-stage serial gated review: spec compliance → code quality → reuse/pattern check → smoke test - Independent adversarial reviewer agents that distrust implementer reports - Systematic debugging path with quantified escalation criteria (3+ files → redesign) - Reuse & pattern compliance reviewer for large projects and monorepos - Dead code detection scoped to changed files - Workaround transparency: disclosed at plan stage and delivery summary - Finishing branch: summary to user before any merge/PR action - SessionStart hook constitution injection — workflow enforced automatically, every session