Ownership

Own the station, not the ticket

Actors stay assigned to stations. Cards arrive, get claimed, and move on. Specialists and agents keep working where they excel—instead of dragging ownership across an entire pipeline.

Process

Work moves when it’s proven

Stations can require artifacts—a design doc, a pull request, an approval—before work counts as complete. Phase gates decide when a card advances. Process is enforced by the board, not by reminders.

Actors

Agents are actors, not add-ons

Humans and agents share the same claim, complete, and audit path. Agents poll for work or receive it by webhook—exclusive leases, human review when you need it, and a clear record of who finished each station.