Forward Deployment

How we put platforms in the field.

FDEs embed with your product and engineering leads to configure JaiCode on the mission. Align → Prove → Ship is the engagement cadence; the software_dev spine is what they execute underneath. Platforms first—people deploy them.

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Every engagement is platform-led and FDE-deployed. Generative AI (agentic workflows, context engineering, multi-model BYOK) runs on JaiCode. Human Plan and Agent Review gates keep speed shippable. Success is mission outcomes plus practice left with your team.

Cadence

Align → Prove → Ship in detail

Days

Align

  • Stakeholder workshops on outcomes, constraints, and non-goals
  • Context packs: repo slices, domain docs, success signals, path grants
  • Kickoff in Ask / Plan so FDEs, leads, and agents share one intent
  • BYOK for Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and other approved providers
  • RACI for review and craft roles before any Build unlock
  • Seat provisioning and companion admin under your org

Weeks

Prove

  • Thin vertical slice under Plan and Debug with agentic loops
  • Context-engineered prompts—not ad-hoc chat pastes
  • Design Mode / Browser validation where UI matters
  • Multi-model routing by task (reasoning vs fast iteration)
  • Kill, pivot, or continue with evidence—not vibes
  • Enablement starts early: client engineers pair on modes and gates

Months

Ship

  • Production MLP with Develop / Review / Fix loops
  • Agent Review before merge on every generative cut
  • Story and epic gates keep backlog honesty
  • Acceptance evidence attached before story advance
  • Handoff, continued embed, or enablement-heavy co-delivery
  • Practice transfer so the gated GenAI cadence sticks

Bridge

How engagement cadence maps to the software SDLC

Align covers Discover through Architecture kickoff. Prove compresses Spec, Sprint Plan, and a Develop/Review/Fix thin slice. Ship expands Epics/Stories through QA until the MLP is production-ready. Full stage detail lives with the platforms.

Platforms & gates

Definition of Done

What “done” means before we call a slice shippable.

  1. 01Plan approved for the slice or story
  2. 02Review rules and craft role clear (FDE + client lead)
  3. 03Agent Review pass or concerns dispositioned
  4. 04GenAI context pack and path grants still accurate for the cut
  5. 05Story / epic loop status updated
  6. 06Acceptance evidence attached (tests, demo, or review notes)

Engagements

How we show up with your team.

Embedded FDE squad

Forward Deployment Engineers join your cadence—standups in Agents Window, shared review findings, co-ownership of the backlog, shipping in your repos on JaiCode. Typical duration: multi-month with clear exit or renew criteria.

Fixed-phase MLP

Time-boxed Align → Prove → Ship to a minimum lovable product with clear exit criteria and FDE accountability. Best when the outcome is a defined product slice on the platform.

Enablement / co-delivery

Coach your team on modes, context packs, and Agent Review so the platform discipline sticks after FDEs step back—often after or alongside a shipping phase.

What clients provide

  • Product and engineering decision-makers for gate ceremonies
  • Repo access, domain docs, and security-approved model keys (BYOK)
  • Clear constraints on data locality and path grants
  • Willingness to treat Plan and Agent Review as real ship gates

Success signals

  • Evidence at each Align / Prove / Ship gate—not vanity velocity
  • Rework after Plan approval trends down
  • Client engineers can run Plan → Build → Review without FDE babysitting
  • Review findings dispositioned before merge becomes the default

Ceremonies

Mapped to JaiCode surfaces.

Standups

Agents Window keeps parallel threads visible—what is streaming, what is blocked, what needs a human. FDEs facilitate; client leads own priority.

Plan reviews

Structured plans reviewed in IDE or companion before Build unlocks side effects. Multi-model drafts are inputs; humans approve.

Diff reviews

Agent Review findings sync to the companion so leads can triage without digging through local state alone. Pass, fix, or escalate—never silent merge.