compound-engineering

Compound Engineering: Workflow Orchestration

Overview

Compound Engineering orchestrates the Essential 2026 Plugin Suite (Debt-Sentinel, Red Team Tribunal, Spec-Lock) into unified, multi-stage workflows. It provides comprehensive quality gates and metrics tracking.

Workflows

1. Safe Edit Workflow ⭐ Most Popular

Three-stage quality gate for individual file edits

Stage 1: Pre-Edit Validation (Debt-Sentinel)
  └─ BLOCKS critical anti-patterns
  └─ Scores technical debt

Stage 2: Post-Edit Sync (Spec-Lock)
  └─ Detects documentation drift
  └─ Auto-resolves if possible

Stage 3: Adversarial Review (Red Team Tribunal)
  └─ Multi-agent consensus required
  └─ REJECTS if concerns not addressed

Usage:

python3 /a0/usr/plugins/compound-engineering/compound-engineering.py \
  --workflow safe-edit --file src/auth/login.ts

Outcomes:

• APPROVED: All stages passed → Ready to merge
• BLOCKED: Critical debt detected → Must fix
• CONDITIONAL: Minor concerns → Address then merge
• REJECTED: Tribunal rejected → Significant rework needed

2. CI Pipeline Workflow

Pre-deployment validation for entire codebase

Stage 1: Technical Debt Analysis
  └─ Scan all files for accumulated debt
  └─ Calculate aggregate scores

Stage 2: Critical Path Review
  └─ Tribunal reviews security files
  └─ Auth, payment, API validation

Stage 3: Documentation Health
  └─ Verify all specs synchronized
  └─ Check for drift across codebase

Result: DEPLOY_READY or BLOCKED

Usage:

python3 /a0/usr/plugins/compound-engineering/compound-engineering.py \
  --workflow ci-pipeline --branch main

3. Enhancement Pipeline 🚀 Progressive Quality

Four-level enhancement for new features

Level 1: Basic Implementation
  └─ Anti-pattern checks (Debt-Sentinel)
  └─ Clean architecture validation

Level 2: Performance Optimization
  └─ Algorithm review
  └─ Resource usage analysis
  └─ Caching opportunities

Level 3: Security Hardening
  └─ Vulnerability scan
  └─ Input validation
  └─ Rate limiting

Level 4: Documentation Sync
  └─ Update all affected specs
  └─ Generate migration guides
  └─ Verify sync status