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Mission Control is reviewed automation, not auto-ship
Mission Control runs scheduled drafts behind review queues, caps, and explicit approvals. No silent autonomy.
Théo Boutron
Notes for operators turning meetings and product context into approved work, reviewed handoffs, and trustable follow-through.
Mission Control runs scheduled drafts behind review queues, caps, and explicit approvals. No silent autonomy.
ContractSpec keeps the first operator workflow coherent across the surfaces that matter now before widening further.
Risk classes, approvals, and visible handoff rules are what make automation safe enough for serious teams.
ContractSpec turns meeting decisions into reviewed execution inputs instead of recap archives.
A simple Check schedule (+24h, +7d, +14d) so approved work stays tied to measurable follow-through.
A brief you can defend: claim -> evidence -> pattern -> scoped change -> measurable acceptance criteria.
ContractSpec treats scheduling as execution infrastructure with visible reasons, risk, and approvals.
ContractSpec treats PM as the destination for reviewed handoff, not the place where context goes to die.
Replacing your tracker creates a second graveyard. Export approved work into the stack your team already runs.
ContractSpec now starts with one reviewed workflow, keeps handoffs explicit, and expands into Mission Control only after the first lane is trusted.
A practical Impact Report template to make blast radius explicit before approved work leaves review.
PRDs are too big. Tickets are too small. Use a Change Card to define the reviewed handoff engineers can trust.
Most pricing confusion starts in public sources. A public audit catches contradictions before they turn into sales friction and support load.
A practical Meeting-to-Execution workflow: evidence -> brief -> Change Card -> Impact Report -> approved handoff -> Checks.
Shipping finishes the handoff. Checks verify whether the approved change actually worked.