Quality Gates — Every Inc

Generated: 2026-04-01

Gate Architecture Overview 

Article draft → [article-publication gate] → Kate reviews flags → Publish
                    ↓ (Tier 1 fail)
                Author revises → resubmit

PR ready → [code-merge gate] → GM reviews Tier 3 flags → Merge
               ↓ (Tier 1-2 fail)
           Agent fixes → resubmit

Deliverable ready → [consulting-deliverable gate] → Natalia reviews flags → Client delivery
                         ↓ (Tier 1 fail)
                     Revise → resubmit

Social draft → [social-media-publication gate] → Anthony reviews → Author approves → Post
                    ↓ (Tier 1 fail)
                Agent regenerates

Gates Summary

Gate Type Blocking Original Approver New Role Political Risk
article-publication Sequential Tier 1-2 blocking Kate Lee (EIC) Quality Architect — designs evolving criteria, reviews flags, retains veto Medium
code-merge Sequential Tier 1-2 blocking Product GMs Unchanged — gate formalizes existing review process Low
consulting-deliverable Sequential Tier 1-2 blocking Natalia Quintero Practice Architect — designs engagement framework, reviews flags Medium
social-media-publication Sequential Tier 1 blocking Anthony Scarpulla + Author Unchanged — gate is first-pass filter, humans retain all approval Low

Holdout Scenarios

Located in gates/holdouts/ — separate from gate specs to prevent executing agents from seeing evaluation criteria.

Gate Holdout File Scenarios
article-publication article-publication-holdouts 7 scenarios
code-merge code-merge-holdouts 6 scenarios
consulting-deliverable consulting-deliverable-holdouts 5 scenarios
social-media-publication social-media-publication-holdouts 5 scenarios

Approval Holder → Quality Architect Mapping

Person Old Role New Role What Changes
Kate Lee Reviews every article Designs editorial criteria, reviews ~30% (flagged articles), retains absolute veto Reviews less, designs more
Katie Parrott Manual AI tells detection Specification Authority — defines and evolves detection criteria Judgment scales via criteria
Eleanor Warnock First-pass pipeline management Benefits from automated triage — focuses on writer development Reduced coordination overhead
Product GMs Review agent findings, merge decision Same — gate formalizes existing process, adds compound artifact requirement Minimal change
Natalia Quintero Reviews all consulting deliverables Practice Architect — designs engagement quality framework Methodology scales
Anthony Scarpulla Reviews all social drafts Same — gate reduces low-quality drafts reaching him Reduced review volume

Evaluation Schedule

  • Monthly: Run holdout scenarios against gate decisions; track false positive/negative rates
  • Quarterly: Gate criteria review by respective Quality Architects (Kate, Natalia, GMs)
  • Annual: Full gate architecture review by Dan (CEO) and Brandon (CTO)

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