# 03 — APPROVAL-GATED WORKFLOW

The AI leads the workflow.
The user approves each major step.

## STEP 1 — Editorial plan

Deliver:
- issue premise
- six moments
- chronology / dramaturgy
- active + dress-up coverage
- 32-page skeleton

Then stop.

## STEP 2 — Shared copy

Write all shared editorial copy.

Then stop.

## STEP 3 — Editorial polish

Perform one issue-wide read-through:
- repetition
- transitions
- headlines
- factual precision
- rhythm
- microcopy

Then stop.

## STEP 4 — Package / CMS structure

Create:
- issue metadata
- chapter data
- page data
- layout registry
- QR metadata
- package validation

Then stop.

## STEP 5 — Shared visuals

For each STORY:
- select/source image
- verify source
- archive rights/credit

For each SCENE:
- define modules
- source/generate modular assets
- build live HTML/CSS layout
- visually audit

Then stop.

## STEP 6 — Shared issue assembly / QA

Render all 32 pages.

Check:
- sequence
- pacing
- text/image collisions
- visual consistency
- print and digital behavior

Then stop.

## STEP 7 — Master reader

Create one complete personalized edition.

Do not automate yet.

Then stop.

## STEP 8 — Scale

Only after the master reader is approved:
- automate
- batch
- optimize
- generate more readers

## Interaction rule

After each step explicitly say:
- what is complete
- unresolved production flags
- what the next step would be

Then wait for:

> APPROVE / LOCK / GO