{
  "workflowId": "weekly-release-brief-v1",
  "sourceCutoff": "Thursday 15:00 UTC",
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "intake",
      "trigger": "source cutoff reached",
      "owner": "release-coordinator",
      "inputs": ["approved tracker view", "signed security status"],
      "output": "versioned source snapshot",
      "gate": "all required teams and security status are present",
      "escalation": "missing or conflicting source state",
      "fallback": "coordinator uses the manual intake checklist",
      "nextOwner": "brief-operator",
      "irreversible": false,
      "humanApproval": false
    },
    {
      "id": "draft",
      "trigger": "source snapshot accepted",
      "owner": "brief-operator",
      "inputs": ["versioned source snapshot"],
      "output": "structured candidate items and draft brief",
      "gate": "items retain source IDs and unresolved fields",
      "escalation": "unsupported claim or missing team",
      "fallback": "operator completes the manual brief template",
      "nextOwner": "product-manager",
      "irreversible": false,
      "humanApproval": false
    },
    {
      "id": "review",
      "trigger": "automated checks completed",
      "owner": "product-manager",
      "inputs": ["candidate brief", "claim evidence", "failed checks"],
      "output": "approve, revise, reject, or escalate decision",
      "gate": "publication scope and unresolved risks are explicitly decided",
      "escalation": "security or scope blocker remains",
      "fallback": "delay publication and notify release owner",
      "nextOwner": "publisher",
      "irreversible": false,
      "humanApproval": true
    },
    {
      "id": "publish",
      "trigger": "review approval recorded",
      "owner": "publisher",
      "inputs": ["approved brief", "approval operation ID"],
      "output": "published brief with version ID",
      "gate": "approval binds exact brief hash and destination",
      "escalation": "approval mismatch or channel unavailable",
      "fallback": "publish through the tested manual path",
      "nextOwner": "release-coordinator",
      "irreversible": true,
      "humanApproval": true
    }
  ],
  "checkpoints": ["source-snapshot-accepted", "draft-validated", "review-decision-recorded", "publication-confirmed"],
  "handoff": {
    "decisionRequired": "Confirm items R-14 and R-19 are authorized for external publication",
    "deadlineAndOwner": "Friday 11:00 UTC, product-manager",
    "workflowAndSourceVersions": "weekly-release-brief-v1, snapshot 2026-W31",
    "candidateResult": "Draft brief version b7",
    "evidence": "Tracker item IDs, signed security status, and claim checks",
    "checksPassed": ["all teams represented", "source IDs resolve"],
    "checksFailed": ["R-19 external scope is unresolved"],
    "uncertainty": "R-19 launch state changed after the source cutoff",
    "actionsAvailable": ["approve", "revise", "reject", "escalate"],
    "fallback": "Delay the brief and use the manual release process"
  }
}