Run the cycle so learning compounds and code accumulation does not masquerade as progress. Goal keeps a project moving through repeated turns: The unit of progress is not hours, files, panels, or features. It is the count of quality-cleared templates, reusable platform modules, and anti-patterns eliminated in later cycles. Workflow 1. Frame the thesis and quality gates. 2. Build one complete vertical slice. 3. Drive it through the real surface: browser for web apps, HTTP for API contracts, computer-use for desktop apps, and CLI only for data-shaped artifacts. 4. Run to extract lessons, anti-p…