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ES-107 — Stage Manifest

Review the structured contract for AI-assisted implementation and transition into code review and integration.

Stage Manifest
Stage Contract
Next: ES-108

ES-107 Stage Manifest

Manifest purpose

This manifest is the structured contract for ES-107.

Stage identity

Field Value
Stage ID ES-107
Stage Name AI-Assisted Implementation
Stage Family Construction Execution
Stage Type Project implementation and evidence production
Estimated Effort Multiple iterations
Prerequisites ES-106 — Implementation Readiness
Previous Stage ES-106 — Implementation Readiness
Next Stage ES-108 — Code Review and Integration
Primary Output Implementation evidence package
Publication Status Production-ready

Stage mission

Implement bounded work items using disciplined engineering practices, controlled AI assistance, traceability, verification, and implementation evidence.

Primary engineering question

How can implementation proceed efficiently with AI assistance while preserving engineering judgment, traceability, verification, evidence, and accountability?

Inputs

Input Required Source
Implementation readiness overview Yes docs/implementation/implementation_readiness_overview.md
Branch and workflow plan Yes docs/implementation/branch_and_workflow_plan.md
Implementation work items Yes docs/implementation/implementation_work_items.md
Implementation guardrails Yes docs/implementation/implementation_guardrails.md
AI-use plan Yes docs/implementation/ai_use_plan.md
Verification precheck Yes docs/implementation/verification_precheck.md
Repository readiness check Yes docs/implementation/repository_readiness_check.md
Implementation review plan Yes docs/implementation/implementation_review_plan.md
Implementation readiness summary Yes docs/implementation/implementation_readiness_summary.md

Outputs

Output Repository Location
Implementation log docs/implementation/implementation_log.md
AI assistance log docs/implementation/ai_assistance_log.md
Work item completion records docs/implementation/work_item_completion_records.md
Implementation evidence docs/implementation/implementation_evidence.md
Verification notes docs/implementation/verification_notes.md
Implementation decision records docs/implementation/implementation_decision_records.md
Implementation risk updates docs/implementation/implementation_risk_updates.md
Implementation summary docs/implementation/implementation_summary.md

Required evidence

ES-107 requires work item implementation evidence, AI-use evidence where applicable, verification evidence, guardrail evidence, implementation decision evidence, risk update evidence, and transition evidence.

Completion criteria

ES-107 is complete when implementation increments are traceable to work items, AI use is disclosed and verified where material, verification notes exist, guardrails were checked, implementation decisions are recorded when needed, risks are updated, and ES-108 readiness is documented.

Success criteria

ES-107 succeeds when ES-108 can begin code review and integration without reviewers guessing what changed, why it changed, whether AI was used, or how the implementation was verified.

Risks if skipped

Skipping ES-107 discipline may result in uncontrolled AI-generated code, missing evidence, weak verification, design drift, access-control defects, AI-review bypasses, and review confusion.

Engineering insight

The manifest turns implementation discipline into a stage contract: AI may assist, but engineering responsibility remains visible.

Continue to ES-108

Begin code review and integration using the implementation evidence produced in ES-107.

Continue to ES-108 →