Quality Control Gate Skill

Source: playbook-source-package/skills/quality-control/SKILL.md

Quality Control Gate

A mandatory verification skill for CEO agents. Ensures every deliverable is personally verified before reporting to the Founder.

Description

The Quality Control Gate is the highest-impact step in the CEO heartbeat. It prevents the CEO from acting as a postman who forwards agent output unchecked. Every "done" report must include verification evidence.

Procedure

1. Verify the deliverable yourself

[ ] Open the live URL / file / artifact via WebFetch or dev-browser
[ ] Confirm the page loads without errors
[ ] Confirm the content/feature is visible and correctly formatted
[ ] Check for 404s, empty states, broken layouts
[ ] For visual work: check on desktop (1280px), tablet (768px), mobile (375px)
[ ] Check browser console for errors (if applicable)
[ ] Compare against the original task requirements / design spec

2. Red flags — automatic FAIL

Red Flag	Example
Page returns 404 or 500	Deployed URL does not load
Raw markup/code visible to users	`##`, `**`, `{{variable}}` in rendered content
Missing template file	Wrong template loads
Broken links	Internal links go to 404
Console errors	JavaScript errors in production
Content mismatch	What is live does not match what was requested

3. Decision

ALL checks pass: Report to Founder with evidence (URL checked, what was verified, what was seen)
ANY check fails: Do NOT email the Founder. Reopen the issue, comment with what failed, reassign to the agent.