Outcomes
Outcomes
- Represent approval, branch selection, and quality gates as checkpoint records.
- Attach actor, reason, and request metadata to decisions.
- Reopen failed cursor steps only through explicit replay posture.
Workflow
Put approvals directly in the workflow ledger.
Nina is designed so risky side effects do not depend on hidden UI state. Approval and review decisions live in checkpoint records.
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Proof points
Proof points
- Workflow checkpoints exist as first-class database records.
- Decision routes update run, step, checkpoint, and event state transactionally.
- Worker leases prevent unrelated workers from completing owned steps.
Operator checklist
What a serious implementation should verify
- Identify commerce and publication gates.
- Keep rejection reasons structured.
- Require lease token checks for worker completion.
- Surface replay reasons in operator UI.