Forge Platform

Handbook

L7 — Multi-cloud / multi-platform solution

Status: Vision — policy defined; max − 1 on the ladder; no implementation today.

Level at a glance
Autonomous unit A whole engineered solution spanning clouds/platforms
What stays fixed Business framing
Human gate Strategic checkpoints

Canonical policy: Autonomy levels (Blueprints).

Building blocks at this level (planned)

Building block Planned role at L7 Handbook link
forge-platform Cross-product contracts; ecosystem_reference graph Ecosystem reference
forge-lenses Portfolio-level ForgeRun visibility Platform reference architecture §4
Forge Campaign Orchestrated campaigns across platform boundaries Forge Campaign
forge-fleet Execution on infrastructure you own per cloud Platform reference architecture §6
blueprints PDLC P1–P6; strategic checkpoints PDLC
Multiple product repos Lenses, Fleet, LCDL, KS, consumer sites Intersection map

Reference architecture flow (planned)

  [Business framing + strategic checkpoints]
        |
        v
  +------------------+
  | forge-platform   |  ecosystem_reference.v1
  | governance       |  cross-product contracts
  +--------+---------+
           |
     +-----+-----+-----+
     v     v     v
  [cloud A] [cloud B] [on-prem]   Fleet runners per boundary
     |     |     |
     +-----+-----+
           |
           v
  +------------------+
  | Campaign stack   |  coordinated L6 increments
  +--------+---------+
           |
           v
  +------------------+
  | Strategic        |  human checkpoints
  | review gates     |  (not Assay alone)
  +------------------+

Gates and evidence (vision)

Inherits L6 gates, plus:

  • Strategic checkpoints at platform/cloud boundaries
  • Business framing documented and unchanged without executive gate
  • No single-repo Assay suffices — portfolio evidence required

Implemented vs planned
Implemented Policy table row; ecosystem_reference JSON sample; multi-repo topology docs
Not implemented L7 autonomous delivery; cross-cloud orchestration
Planned Portfolio ForgeRun views; strategic checkpoint ceremony in blueprints