acceptance-orchestrator

name	acceptance-orchestrator
description	Use when a coding task should be driven end-to-end from issue intake through implementation, review, deployment, and acceptance verification with minimal human re-intervention.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	software-development
category	testing
risk	safe
source	community
tags	["skill","software-development","testing","acceptance","orchestrator"]

Acceptance Orchestrator

Overview

Orchestrate coding work as a state machine that ends only when acceptance criteria are verified with evidence or the task is explicitly escalated.

Core rule: do not optimize for "code changed"; optimize for "DoD proven".

When to Use

• The task already has an issue or clear acceptance criteria and should run end-to-end with minimal human re-intervention.
• You need structured handoff across implementation, review, deployment, and final verification.
• You want explicit stop conditions and escalation instead of silent partial completion.

Required Sub-Skills

• create-issue-gate
• closed-loop-delivery
• verification-before-completion

Optional supporting skills:

• deploy-dev
• pr-watch
• pr-review-autopilot
• git-ship

Inputs

Require these inputs:

• issue id or issue body
• issue status
• acceptance criteria (DoD)
• target environment (dev default)

Fixed defaults:

• max iteration rounds = 2
• PR review polling = 3m -> 6m -> 10m

State Machine

• intake
• issue-gated
• executing
• review-loop
• deploy-verify
• accepted
• escalated

Workflow

1. Intake

   • Read issue and extract task goal + DoD.

2. Issue gate

   • Use create-issue-gate logic.
   • If issue is not ready or execution gate is not allowed, stop immediately.
   • Do not implement anything while issue remains draft.

3. Execute

   • Hand off to for implementation and local verification.