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Add mandatory quality-target checks to the Construction workflow

This PR introduces a tool-agnostic verification gate so AI coding agents must explicitly report whether defined quality targets were met during Construction (especially coverage targets), instead of silently lowering thresholds to pass.

NFR RequirementsConstruction phaseCode GenerationBuild & Test

What Happened

  • This PR introduces a tool-agnostic verification gate so AI coding agents must explicitly report whether defined quality targets were met during Construction (especially coverage targets), instead of silently lowering thresholds to pass.
  • This PR introduces a tool-agnostic verification gate so AI coding agents must explicitly report whether defined quality targets were met during Construction (especially coverage targets), instead of silently lowering thresholds to pass.
  • 1 evidence item attached for review.

What is Different

Before

Scattered source updates, isolated context, and manual follow-up across multiple feeds.

Now

Introduced an explicit quality-target verification path across phase boundaries by adding the `HONOR QUALITY TARGETS` rule, adding target/comparison fields in completion summaries, and documenting target-relaxation as a red flag, which changes behavior from silent target weakening to surfaced gaps.

Why Track This

Why It Matters

Developers and operators using this workflow will be able to prevent hidden quality regressions, because AI agents can no longer finish a Construction cycle by quietly lowering coverage or budget targets to bypass constraints. The PR links NFR-defined targets to Build & Test completion output (`Coverage Target` and `Target Met`) and flags target-relaxation, making it harder to ship lower-quality code unnoticed; watch for whether downstream automation actually enforces these new fields consistently and whether teams can still game targets earlier in the flow.

Impact

Developers and operators using this workflow will be able to prevent hidden quality regressions, because AI agents can no longer finish a Construction cycle by quietly lowering coverage or budget targets to bypass constraints. The PR links NFR-defined targets to Build & Test completion output (`Coverage Target` and `Target Met`) and flags target-relaxation, making it harder to ship lower-quality code unnoticed; watch for whether downstream automation actually enforces these new fields consistently and whether teams can still game targets earlier in the flow.

What To Watch Next

  • Watch whether NFR Requirements becomes a repeated pattern.
  • Track follow-up changes around AI Workflow Automation.
  • Compare future signals against this evidence trail.
  • Re-check risk flags: target_relaxation_before_generation, summary_fields_not_consumed_by_automation.
Open Topic TimelineOpen Technical EventOpen Original Sourcetarget_relaxation_before_generation / summary_fields_not_consumed_by_automation / false_positive_gaps_from_inconsistent_target_definitions

Supporting Evidence

GITHUB PULL REQUESTHigh Trust

awslabs/aidlc-workflows PR #274: fix: add quality-target verification gate to Construction phase

Adds `HONOR QUALITY TARGETS` to Generation phase rules and `Coverage Target` / `Target Met` fields to Build & Test summaries so target-vs-actual quality checks are surfaced before completion.