FORGE
Close ambiguity before code.
Combines evidence from SIGNAL, REVERSE or equivalent sources with goals and constraints, then compiles product decisions, flows, architecture and acceptance criteria into one executable build contract.
What remains when the system finishes?
The output is not a pile of slides; it is a usable work package that directly feeds the next decision or implementation step.
Product thesis, target user, scope and non-goals
Evidence-linked locked decision ledger
Information architecture, flows, states, data and technical architecture
Implementation order, acceptance criteria, test plan and build contract
What is in, and what is not?
One product scope; multiple independent products are scoped separately
If critical evidence is missing, SIGNAL or REVERSE is required first
Code implementation is excluded; the output is the build contract
Major scope changes after contract lock are re-scoped
Demonstration: turning REVERSE evidence into a build contract.
We turned principles extracted from Linear into a decision ledger, flows, architecture and acceptance criteria for a hypothetical freelancer project tool without cloning Linear.
OUTPUT / Evidence-linked decision ledger + scope + IA + flows + technical architecture + acceptance criteria + build contract.
When should you use this system?
The direction is known but product decisions still keep reopening
You want one execution source of truth for a coding agent or team
You want to reduce wrong scope and rework before code
Turn the FORGE contract into a working product.
BUILD is not another product system. After FORGE, implementation can be handled by your team, your coding agent or Ahmet Canal. SHIP begins only once a working prototype / product surface exists.
- 01Your team implements
- 02You implement with a coding agent
- 03Ahmet Canal implements — scope-based proposal
Close this bottleneck, then move only to the stage you actually need.
FORGE does not magically produce a product. BUILD executes the contract first; once a working prototype exists, SHIP verifies production gates.