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Workstreams

SOPs as code, the workflow a Runner executes. Formerly called Playbooks.

A Workstream is a standard operating procedure expressed as code: the concrete steps, checks, and gates a Runner follows inside a Runline.

Naming

Workstreams are what we used to call Playbooks, same concept. We settled on "Workstreams" once we actually built the primitive.

Two kinds of ownership

  • Runline Workstreams: canonical process knowledge owned by the Runline; applies to any Runner in that domain.
  • Runner Workstreams: specialized knowledge a specific Runner developed for edge cases; may graduate to a Runline Workstream if it generalizes.

Every Workstream is built audit-first: staged writes and approval gates before the automation, so the work is governable in a regulated institution.

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