Inner-loop composer for one backlog item to merge-ready code. Composes /shape, /implement, /code-review, /ci, /refactor, and /qa; stops before push, merge, or deploy. Emits receipt.json plus operator brief + /reflect. Use for "deliver this", "make it merge-ready", shaped-ticket builds, and `--polish-only <branch|PR>` for existing branch/PR cleanup. Trigger: /deliver.
Inner-loop composer for one backlog item to merge-ready code. Composes /shape, /implement, /code-review, /ci, /refactor, and /qa; stops before push, merge, or deploy. Emits receipt.json plus operator brief + /reflect. Use for "deliver this", "make it merge-ready", shaped-ticket builds, and `--polish-only <branch|PR>` for existing branch/PR cleanup. Trigger: /deliver.
Workflow role
Orchestrate primitive in the Harness Kit operating loop.
Source contract preview
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Inner-loop composer. One backlog item → merge-ready code. **Delivered ≠
shipped.** The outer loop (`/flywheel`) consumes the receipt and
decides whether to deploy. Humans merge.
## Invariants
- Compose atomic phase skills. Never inline phase logic.
- Fail loud. Never swallow a phase failure into a "best effort" pass.
- Clean closeout is part of merge-readiness. Before writing `merge_ready` or
presenting delivery as complete, shared Closeout applies; every visible path
must be classified into a follow-up commit, deletion, move-out, durable
ignore, or explicit handoff. See `harnesses/shared/AGENTS.md` (Closeout).
## Delegation Floor
Delegation floor applies: probe the roster first; dispatch two or more
providers for substantive work; direct solo only for mechanical, emergency,
user-forbidden, or fewer-than-two-providers cases. See
`harnesses/shared/AGENTS.md` (Roster).
Local lane guidance: Phase skills dispatch their own lanes; /deliver verifies roster-member receipts or explicit exceptions before calling work merge-ready.
## Completion Evidence
Completion evidence core applies: use `harnesses/shared/AGENTS.md`
(Completion Evidence) as the universal evidence shape, then fill the local
fields in the merge-ready block below.
## Work Ledger
When `.harness-kit/work/ledger.jsonl` is available, `/deliver` calls
`scripts/work-ledger.py append` at transition points: `phase_started` for
`shape`, `implement`, `review`, `ci`, `qa`, and `reflect`; `blocker_added`
when a phase fails; `phase_completed` with `status=completed` when the branch
is merge-ready. On `--resume`, consume the latest record for the same
backlog/branch/work id to report current phase, blockers, evidence refs,
spawned agents, trace refs, and next action without parsing chat history.
## Agent Readiness
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What to verify
The source file exists and carries valid frontmatter.
The primitive has one generated reference page.
Claims about behavior can be traced back to the linked source.