Close the loop

Aligning on intent is especially valuable if that intent stays connected to the code that ships. With intent matched to code, teams can finally measure developer velocity metrics that are vital to understanding the performance of their coding agents and the health of their engineering org.

The Scott Method completes the cycle. The intent is authored collaboratively in a planspace. It's reviewed and approved before implementation begins. The engineer pulls the approved plan into their local environment, links it to their git branch, and delegates to agents. When the code ships, CI traces the pull request back to the approved intent — automatically.

The result: every PR carries a link to the plan that drove it. Every plan shows which PRs implemented it. When someone reads the spec six months later, they can see exactly what shipped. This basic link unlocks exceptional power and visibility to engineering leaders. They now have the ability to understand the nuances of how performant their coding agents are as well as how healthy their organization is, through real quantitaive metrics and qualitative analysis of project execution.