Context
Release automation is AI-assisted, but final accountability is human. A formal phase-gated handoff model is required to prevent unreviewed progression through critical release steps.
Decision
Adopt mandatory AI-human phase orchestration with approval tokens between phases.
•AI executes validation phases and publishes evidence artifacts.
•Human release manager approves phase transitions.
•No automatic phase progression across approval boundaries.
•Waivers require owner, risk, mitigation, and expiration.
Consequences
Positive
•Clear accountability and auditable go/no-go decisions.
•Controlled automation with explicit human oversight.
Negative
•Slower progression if approvers are unavailable.
References
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docs/releases/AI_HUMAN_RELEASE_ORCHESTRATION.md•
scripts/release-validation/run-release-validation.sh