A document-driven development protocol with three decision gates that prevent solution-jumping and catch wrong foundations before you build on them.
Part of a trio of meta-projects:
- Development Protocol (this) — process from intent to product
- Standards (github.com/B67687/Standards) — what good means, automated audits
- Lessons — cross-project knowledge base, loaded every session
Built by following the Development Protocol itself — a recursive self-completeness test.
RAW INTENT │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ INBOX (Step -1) │ │ Multi-thought capture → cluster → triage │ │ Select one cluster for EXTRACTION, park rest │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ EXTRACTION (Step 0) │ │ Extract X (real problem) from Y (stated │ │ solution). 7 proven techniques: Goal Climb, │ │ No-Computer Check, Why-Tree, Contextual Probe, │ │ Mom Question, Problem Statement Wall, │ │ Job/Pain/Gain Map. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SERIOUSNESS (Idea Evaluation Gate) │ │ Phase 1: Commitment Probe │ │ Phase 2: Dimension Scoring (0-100) │ │ Phase 3: Kill Criteria / Pre-commit Off-Ramp │ │ Exit: COMMIT / SCHEDULE / DROP │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ (if COMMIT) ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FUNDAMENTALS │ │ Identify one-way door decisions. Validate each │ │ with minimum prototype. Detect LLM bias. │ │ Then proceed to decomposition only when │ │ foundations are proven safe. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ │ DECOMPOSITION │ │ Cynefin classify → MECE tree → confirm each │ │ level → KNOWN / RESEARCH / PROTOTYPE routing │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ AMBITION (research-interleaved) │ │ Each round: answer → research → ask → ... │ │ Tightening loop until convergence │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PACING (phase budget allocation) │ │ Per-phase budget, AI session boundaries, │ │ human energy rules, macro cycle structure │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ LANDSCAPE (research + Cynefin) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ VALIDATION (prototype gate) │ │ KILL / PIVOT / COMMIT based on evidence │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ (if COMMIT) ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SPECIFICATION │ │ + Design for Change section (v3) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ EXECUTOR (with 10 v3 rules) │ │ Interface, Test, Boundary, Size, Cycle, │ │ Appetite, AI, Abstraction, Dependency, Backlog │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ POLISH → EXPLAINER → SPEC_SYNC │ │ → REVIEW → ship │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
**Prep-sequence:** `INBOX` -> `EXTRACTION` -> `SERIOUSNESS` -> `FUNDAMENTALS` -> `DECOMPOSITION` -> `AMBITION` -> `PACING` -> `LANDSCAPE` -> `VALIDATION` -> `SPECIFICATION` -> `EXECUTOR` -> `POLISH` -> `EXPLAINER` -> `SPEC_SYNC` -> `REVIEW` -> ship
See [REVIEW.md](REVIEW.md) for the independence protocol and fixed checklist.
## Contents
| `INBOX.md` | Step -1: Thought capture, clustering, triage. Select one cluster for EXTRACTION, park rest. |
| `EXTRACTION.md` | Gate 0 - Extract X (real problem) from Y (stated solution), 7 proven techniques |
| `SERIOUSNESS.md` | Phase 1: Commitment Probe. Phase 2: Dimension Scoring. Phase 3: Kill Criteria. |
| `FUNDAMENTALS.md` | Identify one-way door decisions, validate with minimum prototype, detect LLM bias |
| `DECOMPOSITION.md` | Intent decomposition - Cynefin classify, MECE tree, KNOW/RESEARCH/PROTOTYPE routing |
| `AMBITION.md` | Gate 1 - Research-interleaved dialogue to clarify intent |
| `PACING.md` | Phase budget allocation, tracking, adjustment, session boundaries, human energy rules |
| `LANDSCAPE.md` | Research protocol - map what exists |
| `VALIDATION.md` | Gate 2 - rapid prototyping with KILL/PIVOT/COMMIT |
| `SPECIFICATION.md` | Locked plan-IS-spec template (14 sections) |
| `EXECUTOR.md` | AI execution handoff with autonomy levels |
| `POLISH.md` | Human final pass after AI execution |
| `EXPLAINER.md` | AI-generated code explainer for non-coder (docs/EXPLAINER.md) |
| `SPEC_SYNC.md` | Spec-to-code fidelity gate with research backing (docs/SPEC_SYNC.md) |
| `RULES.md` | Core protocol governance (v3.0.0 — 12 sections) |
| `METHODOLOGY.md` | Post-project retrospective |
| `PLAYBOOK.md` | Infrastructure checklist |
| `REVIEW.md` | **Meta-review gate** — independent agent audits protocol compliance |
| `.omo/reviews/` | Review findings archive — one file per review run |
## Origin
Generated by following the Development Protocol (v3.0.0) through its PREP PHASE on itself — producing a refined version that centers the prototyping gate as the key innovation. July 2026.