Worked example of the CompleteTech LLC agentic services lifecycle for one engagement: the Northwind Trading Co. Customer Support Email Triage Agent pilot. The orchestrator owns state, routing, sequencing, handoffs, and approval gates; specialist skills own their artifacts.
| Stage | Skill | Artifact produced | Gate before next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery | discovery | Requirements brief (DISC-2026-0117) | Facts verified |
| Proposal | proposal | Pilot proposal (PRO-2026-0188) | Commercial approval |
| Contract | contract | Agreement (ADSA-2026-0142) | Signature + deposit |
| Delivery | delivery | Launch readiness checklist | Security signoff |
| Overlay | security review | Signoff memo (SEC-2026-0090) | Conditional GO |
| Support | customer success | Health scorecard & QBR | Renewal decision |
| Proof | case study | Named case study (approved) | Public-use approval |
| Billing | invoice | Milestone invoice (INV-2026-0461) | Billing approval |
| Comms | Outbound sequence | Verified recipient | |
| Packaging | envelope | #10 addressed envelope | Approved to send |
The orchestrator passes a compact state object between skills and uses TBD for unknowns rather than inventing facts.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| client | Northwind Trading Co. |
| workflow | Support email triage agent |
| lifecycle_stage | delivery |
| approvals.commercial | approved |
| approvals.security | conditional (R-03 open) |
| approvals.external_send | unknown |
| next_skill | security-review → delivery |
| next_action | Close R-03, then run acceptance demo |
- Select the earliest missing lifecycle artifact unless the user requests a specific support output.
- Invoke security review before launch, new tools, external actions, billing, or public proof.
- Use email only for message copy; use envelope only for packaging and delivery-readiness.
- Return a handoff package: artifact paths, decisions, open questions, blockers, approvals, next owner.
- Discovery facts are not a proposal; a proposal is not a contract; a contract does not authorize launch.
- Case studies, testimonials, and named references require verified client approval.
- Certificates require verified recipient/course facts and are not delivery acceptance or public proof.
During delivery, Northwind asks whether the pilot can recommend refunds. The signed scope excludes refund decisions, so the orchestrator keeps the current delivery track inside the approved support-triage scope and opens two parallel draft-only tracks.
| Track | Status | Owner | Blocker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Active | CompleteTech delivery lead | Launch waits on retention policy |
| Security review | Blocked | TBD | Security contact and refund-policy risk unknown |
| Change order | Draft only | CompleteTech engagement lead | Commercial approval for refund recommendations missing |
The prior security approval remains conditional for the original pilot only. Refund-related delivery, billing, contract updates, and external send stay blocked until commercial, legal, billing, security, and recipient approvals are current.
- Keep the pilot sandboxed and inside approved support-triage scope.
- Ask the sponsor whether refund recommendations should become a formal change order.
- Route refund data, policy access, and tool permissions to security review before any implementation.
- Mark any expanded-scope approval as
requestedorconditional, never approved, until evidence names the approver and permitted action.