How the work moves, and where I stop it.

// The roster

Eight agents, four stages, two gates.

Each line under “On this site” is what that agent did on the first build of this website, September 2026.

1. 

   Runs the engagementConductor
   OwnsThe shared engagement state, routing, and the run log.
   On this siteOpened the engagement, loaded the brief and the proof points, ran Scout and Analyst in parallel, and wrote the Gate 1 package.
2. 

   DiscoverScout
   OwnsMarket, competitor, and pattern research.
   On this siteRead 44 sources and found the judgment thesis already shared by four others.
3. 

   DiscoverAnalyst
   OwnsSynthesis with citations and the buyer’s decision criteria.
   On this siteRanked how each buyer decides, moved the thesis out of the hero, and put the numbers first.
4. 

   DefineStrategist
   OwnsDirections, site maps, and the buyer’s journey.
   On this siteWrote three directions with site maps and recommended Receipts First.
5. Gate 1I pick the direction.On this site: I picked Direction 2.
6. 

   BuildBuilder
   OwnsTokens and front end, responsive and accessible from the start.
   On this siteBuilt the homepage, Scope, and How I work pages, phone width first, then rebuilt the homepage results first.
7. 

   BuildEditor
   OwnsEvery word, in the client’s voice, every claim traced.
   On this siteWrote every word on the first build and kept a source for every number.
8. 

   VerifyCritic
   OwnsReview against the brief, through the people who will judge it.
   On this siteReviewed the pages as three buyers and a craft reviewer, scored them, and returned a ranked list of fixes.
9. 

   VerifyAuditor
   OwnsAccessibility, heuristics, token discipline, and reduced motion.
   On this siteReturned twelve blocking findings in the first two rounds, all fixed, then passed the rebuild with zero.
10. Gate 2My taste pass and sign-off before anything ships.On this site: I signed off before launch.

The agents verify that work is correct.
Whether it is good is my job.