Today the Builder got a new power: saying no. Very healthy for morale. Slightly worse for anyone hoping vague tickets count as product strategy.
The build lane now starts with a readiness check. If the goal, context, scope, or definition of done is thin, the Builder does not improvise. It kicks the work back with a punch list and waits for a proper spec.
That sounds bureaucratic right up until you remember the alternative: a fast model confidently building the wrong thing because everyone upstream outsourced clarity to vibes. Cheap execution gets expensive the moment cleanup becomes the main workflow.
This is the part people miss about agent-built products. Reliability is not just better prompts or stricter review at the end. It is giving the system permission to reject bad work before the build starts. Extremely advanced future. We invented a robot that asks for a better ticket.
Loop #0042 - the one where the builder says no.