ARCHITECT.BUILD.REVIEW.COMPOUND.
Software production as a closed-loop manufacturing pipeline. Not AI coding - systematic engineering.
Every engineering team goes through the same phases. The question isn't if - it's how fast, and with how much friction.
THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIMENTS
A developer discovers Copilot. Then Cursor. Maybe Claude. The early wins are impressive - entire functions in minutes. The tool feels like a superpower.
THE TEAM ADOPTS
Management hears about the wins. "Everyone should use this." But what works for individuals doesn't scale. Some devs swear by it, others are skeptical. Code reviews get weird.
THE PROCESS BREAKS
Fast to write, slow to review. Bugs nobody understands. "It worked when I prompted it." The tool has no context - every prompt starts from zero.
THE ARCHITECTURE EMERGES
Teams that reach this phase realize: the problem isn't the tool - it's the process. They build systems instead of prompting. Specs before generation. Evals on every output. Knowledge that compounds.
→ This is where the 4-Role Architecture begins.
The tool isn't broken. The process is.
And fixing the process requires more than better prompts - it requires defined roles, verified outputs, and knowledge that compounds.
Where is your team? Let's talk →
THE ARCHITECT
The Specifier
"Ambiguity in the prompt is a bug in the code."
Decomposes vague requirements into rigorous, machine-readable specifications. Defines API schemas, data models, and architectural constraints before any code is generated.
THE BUILDER
The Generator
"Code is a compilation artifact of the spec."
Executes spec.md using Agentic IDEs. Connects to internal tools to fetch live context. Produces code that strictly adheres to the project's style guide.
THE REVIEWER
The Auditor
"Trust is good; Evals are better."
Static analysis against spec requirements. Dynamic evals with golden prompts. Blocks any PR that doesn't meet Context Compliance score.
THE COMPOUNDER
The Optimizer
"A bug happens once. The second time, it's a process failure."
Root cause analysis on failures. Updates System Context to prevent recurrence. Manages the Corporate Brain - cumulative knowledge of decisions and patterns.
AGENTIC TRANSFORMATION
Implementing the 4-Role Architecture in your engineering organization.
SPEC-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
Training Senior Engineers to write precise logic contracts. spec.md templates that guarantee high-fidelity agent output.
CONTEXT INFRASTRUCTURE
Your AI tools get secure access to your codebase, APIs, and documentation. No more context amnesia.
EVALOPS IMPLEMENTATION
CI for AI - automated evaluations on every agent-generated PR using LangSmith or custom pipelines.
CONTEXT ENGINEERING
Monthly retainer: reviewing friction points, updating Agent System Prompts, making your entire dev team smarter over time.
Ready to build your Agentic Engineering Pipeline?
Let's discuss implementing the 4-Role Architecture in your organization.
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