Factory Ship

Start with the Factory guide for workflow setup and configuration.

Read .agent-factory/config.yaml, the optional skill_prompts.factory-ship entry, and the repository's instructions before publishing. See the Factory configuration reference. The prompt adds project guidance; editing code does not by itself authorize a PR update, approval, merge, or deployment.

Delivery steps

1. Confirm ownership. Identify the target repository, task-owned worktree, branch, and complete task-related change set. Preserve unrelated changes. Use a clean automation-owned worktree when the scheduler provides one; never take over a peer's checkout.
2. Verify changes. Run the configured formatter, tests, and release checks. Report checks that were skipped or unavailable.
3. Publish when enabled. Open or update a PR only when authorized. Apply configured title, body, draft status, labels, and communication rules. Do not tag or message people unless enabled.
4. Resolve feedback. Compare comments with the code and current human direction. Make one coherent update, then rerun affected checks.
5. Apply merge gates. Merge only under its own enabled policy and while all criteria hold on the unchanged live head. Use a head-match guard when the host supports it. A head change invalidates tied evidence and resets the soak.
6. Verify and close out. Confirm the merge in the current base branch. Verify deployment only when configured; a merge is not live proof. Close issues, rotate worktrees, and notify only at their configured proof points.

Stop conditions

Hold the work when ownership, authorization, a required check, or live host state is missing or unclear. State the exact next step; do not turn an inconclusive result into success.