| Stage | What it looks like | You're ready for the next when… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Ask | Use skills as a smart reference: "check this screen against the standard", "rewrite this error message" | You trust the answers enough to act on them |
| 2 — Direct | Let the skill act on one thing at a time: lint one screen, restyle one component, approve each change | You can predict what it will and won't get right |
| 3 — Contract | Write the intent, approve the plan, step away; review the result, not the steps | Your plans come back built as intended |
| 4 — Orchestrate | Hand over outcomes: full loop runs, parallel explorations, you judge at the gates | — |
If you have no tooling in front of you
Three questions extract most of the value of a review system. Ask the agent:
- What was the hardest decision you made here?
- What alternatives did you reject, and why?
- What are you least confident about?