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Project lifecycle

Every project moves through these phases. The dashboard always shows your project's current phase + next action.

1. submitting — wizard data is being sent to the AI workforce
2. intake — AI is generating the technical spec, project overview, and presentation slides
3. intake_approval — review the artifacts; APPROVE or describe changes
4. architecture — AI is drafting the architecture document
5. architecture_approval — review and approve the architecture
6. ux_design — AI is producing user flows, design system, and wireframes
7. ux_approval — review the design and approve
8. jira_setup — Jira project + tickets being created
9. github_setup — GitHub repo created, scaffolding committed
10. development — per-ticket: code → review → tests → merge
11. closure — final pre-release review of the whole project
12. uat — staging URL ready; review and APPROVE to ship
13. archived — release tagged, project Done. Can be reopened any time.

The 4 user gates

You only act four times in the whole flow:

1. APPROVE on intake (technical spec)
2. APPROVE on architecture
3. APPROVE on UX design
4. APPROVE on UAT (the final build)

At any of these gates you can also describe changes — the AI regenerates affected artifacts and presents them again. APPROVE only when you're happy.