Zero Lock-In Checklist (Index)
Use these documents:
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lockin-gate.md Mandatory PR gate. Short, high-signal, required for non-trivial changes.
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lockin-audit.md Milestone/release audit. Deeper verification for architecture drift and swap claims.
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foundation-verification.md Full architecture compliance spec. Verifies every claim in foundation-spec.md — structure, pillars, principles, contracts, responsibilities, user stories, deployment. Run at release or architecture change. The gate and audit are operational subsets of this.
Why Three Levels
| Level | When | What | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate | Every PR | Lock-in prevention | Minutes |
| Audit | Milestones | Swap tests + drift detection | Hours |
| Verification | Releases / arch changes | Full foundation compliance | Half day |
The gate and audit are fast operational tools extracted from the verification spec. The verification spec is the comprehensive source of truth — if it's not verifiable there, it's not verifiable.