Contract

What it is

Pact / consumer-driven contract tests. The consumer (e.g. an SDK) declares its expectations; the provider runs them.

When to use it

SDK ↔ API contract preservation across version bumps.

Example gates

Future slice.

See also

• The pyramid — where this mode sits relative to the others
• Writing a gate — how to scaffold a new gate in this mode
• Decision tree — "I just wrote feature X — what tests do I owe?"