Understand
Bounded read-only facts support planning without turning investigation into execution.
SDLC alignment
Lifecycle discipline, without heavyweight process.
Vixil applies the discipline of the software development lifecycle to AI-assisted coding: understand the problem, plan the work, execute the change, validate the result, and continue if new work is discovered.
Research result
Plan
The human outline is validated and refined into atomic steps before work begins.
Execute
Each approved step produces a reviewable result attached to that step.
Validate
The human checks whether the outcome is enough against the approved strategy.
Continue
If work changes after learning more, the old plan stays honest and the task continues.