Evidence-first development — surround the implementation with an executable spec and a gauntlet of constraints (tests, types, coverage, mutation) so line-by-line review becomes optional. Use when the user explicitly asks for high-assurance or evidence-first work ("reliable", "TDD", "prove it works",
Evidence-first development — surround the implementation with an executable spec and a gauntlet of constraints (tests, types, coverage, mutation) so line-by-line review becomes optional. Use when the user explicitly asks for high-assurance or evidence-first work ("reliable", "TDD", "prove it works", "I won't read the code"), or when the change touches high-stakes domains (money, auth, data loss, c