Trust gates make reviewed automation usable
Risk classes, approvals, and visible handoff rules are what make automation safe enough for serious teams.
Automation is not useful just because it is fast.
It becomes useful when a serious team can trust where it stops, who approves it, and how the trail stays attached.
Live now
ContractSpec uses simple risk classes to shape the workflow:
- R1 for low blast radius
- R2 for shared workflow impact
- R3 for compliance, billing, security, or irreversible risk
What changes by class
- R1 can move with lightweight review
- R2 needs explicit reviewer sign-off
- R3 stays behind strict approvals and auditable traceability
That is the practical meaning of trust gates.
Why this matters
Without risk classes, teams either block everything or trust too much.
Both paths are expensive.
Trust gates keep the fast path usable while keeping the risky path obvious.
Not live yet
The future can include broader automation rights.
But those rights only make sense if approvals, review queues, rollback where supported, and audit trail stay visible first.
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