AC that ship

Acceptance criteria that survive review

Vague “works correctly” AC invites bikeshedding. Good AC is testable, bounded, and tied to the scope you actually agreed — then force the dump into scope + AC + tickets in the tool.

2026-09-21 · 4 min · eng-intent

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Why AC dies in review

Vague “works correctly” AC invites bikeshedding. Good AC is testable, bounded, and tied to the scope you actually agreed.

Pattern

Keep tickets reviewable:

Given / when / then (or equivalent)
Edge cases named
Out of scope named
One ticket ≈ one reviewable slice

How the tool helps

Paste a messy prompt; force the dump into scope + AC + tickets before you argue about UI chrome. Then edit like an adult. Production briefs — not SEO fluff writing.