Glossary

SR Method

Specification Runtime Method: a method for governing Codex-assisted development.

Lot

A short, verifiable, documented work unit.

Gate

An explicit control that must be satisfied before concluding, modifying, or closing.

Task memory

A set of files that keeps plan, facts, decisions, progress, and verification.

NEXT_SESSION_PROMPT

A prompt prepared to resume work cleanly in a new conversation.

SR Agent Method

An extension of the SR Method for designing application runtime AI agents.

Pydantic Output Contract

A typed output contract that turns a JSON answer proposed by the model into validated application data.

Fact Gate

Control that forces Codex to verify a claim in available sources when local or official verification is possible.

Evidence Gate

Control that forces Codex to base its plan or recommendation on read sources: RepoMap, KG, real files, tests or logs.

Context Budget Gate

Control that prevents continuing in a conversation that has become too long or fragile. It can trigger creation of NEXT_SESSION_PROMPT.md.

Human-in-the-Loop

Principle that the user keeps validation over sensitive decisions or actions.

Context Builder

Application code that selects, cleans, summarizes and structures data before injecting it into the model.