acceptance criteria, artifacts, verify plan
Local-first ADE
Proof-carrying codefrom the terminal.
Phonton turns autonomous coding into an inspectable workflow: visible plans, bounded context, verifier gates, review receipts, and local memory.
goal/plan/edit/verify/review/remember
Visible plangoal -> plan
Broad work starts with acceptance criteria and a verify path.
Evidence railverify -> review
Commands, diagnostics, changed files, and known gaps stay attached.
plan graph, index backend, MCP trust, local memory
diffs, commands, gaps, rollback points
@file, @folder, @symbol, and @mcp mentions stay visible.
GoalContract, verifier output, and HandoffPacket travel together.
Local snapshots preserve useful state without hiding history.
Control plane
Built around the ADE loop, not a chat transcript.
Phonton treats planning, context, verification, review, and memory as product surfaces. Each step leaves data that can be inspected by the developer.
GoalContract
Acceptance criteria, assumptions, expected artifacts, quality floor, and verify plan before workers start.
Context resolver
Mentions become typed source rows so missing files, folders, symbols, and MCP servers are inspectable.
Diff workers
Worker output is code-first and diff-oriented instead of unbounded prose.
Verification gates
Syntax, build, command, test, and diagnostic checks decide whether work is review-ready.
Review receipt
Changed files, commands, known gaps, rollback points, token use, and extension influence are bundled.
Session memory
TUI resume restores local state, not a hidden hosted transcript.
Context Bounding
Mentions become typed source rows.
Instead of dumping massive, uncontrolled files into the context window, Phonton parses and resolves exact folders, files, AST symbols, and MCP capabilities. Hover and interact with the dynamic map to see how bounds are calculated.
Learn context limitsProof surface
Review-ready means verified, explainable, and reversible.
The handoff is designed to answer the questions reviewers ask first: what changed, why it changed, how it was checked, what influenced the run, and what still carries risk.
Read review handoff docsThe shape of the run is visible before expensive or risky execution starts.
MCP capability previews and extension records stay approval-gated and review-safe.
Verifier diagnostics stay attached to failed goals with a compact repair path.
Benchmark comparisons require raw logs, final diffs, verification logs, and quality review artifacts.
Extensions
Local records, explicit trust, previewable MCP capabilities.
The extensions page is a searchable directory for the real CLI extension model: skills, steering, MCP manifests, and profiles. The important details stay visible: source, trust, permissions, and preview commands.
Reusable task guidance loaded from auditable local files.
Project or user rules with advise, warn, and fail severity.
Tool servers declared with trust, permissions, env names, and approval rules.
Activation bundles with optional token and cost ceilings.
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Interactive ADE Terminal
Interact with the live CLI simulator. Select a command tab to see how Phonton compiles GoalContracts, validates permissions, and calculates token manifests.
npm install -g phonton-cli
phonton doctor
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