> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.oktolabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The ADLC pipeline

> The six stages Pulse enforces: Ideation → Refinement → Spec → Sprint → Tasks → Validation.

# The ADLC pipeline

The Pulse pipeline runs in six enforced stages. Each stage has a gate — the agent cannot advance until the gate condition is met.

```text theme={null}
Ideation → Refinement → Spec → Sprint → Tasks → Validation
```

A full walkthrough is in the [quickstart](/quickstart). The complete stage-by-stage reference is in [ADLC pipeline concepts](/concepts/sdlc-flow).