AI-First. Gate-Controlled. Parallel-Ready. Governance-Enforced.
Kameller builds one product at a time.
Parallel work is allowed within a single product.
Parallel product development is not allowed.
Every stage has:
No agent invents scope.
No agent self-validates.
No deployment is automatic.
No governance is optional.
Founder (Marco)
├── Daedalus (COO – Governance & Feasibility Authority)
│ ├── Athena (CMO – Market & Growth)
│ ├── Hephaestus (Head of Engineering Authority)
│ │ └── Talos (Implementation / Builder)
│ └── Aegis (Quality, Security & Operational Integrity)
Market Discovery
↓
Founder Gate 1
↓
Feasibility & Cost Validation
↓
Founder Gate 2
↓
Architecture & Planning
↓
Build & Parallel Growth Preparation
↓
Quality & Integrity Review
↓
Founder Gate 3
↓
Production Deployment
↓
Monitoring & Growth
Owner: Athena (CMO)
Governance: Daedalus
Output: Opportunity Brief
Athena owns:
reports/opportunity-brief-YYYY-MM-DD.md
Authority: Founder
Enforced by: Daedalus
Decision options:
No feasibility work begins without Gate 1 approval.
Owner: Daedalus (COO)
Consulted: Hephaestus
Output: Feasibility Report
Daedalus owns:
Daedalus determines:
Is this viable?
At what cost?
With what risk?
reports/feasibility-[slug]-YYYY-MM-DD.md
Authority: Founder
Enforced by: Daedalus
Decision options:
Gate 2 is the financial commitment checkpoint.
No engineering begins before Gate 2 approval.
Owner: Hephaestus (Engineering Authority)
Governance Oversight: Daedalus
Output: Architecture Package
Hephaestus owns:
Talos does not design.
Talos implements.
architecture/[product]-architecture.md
No coding begins before architecture approval.
This stage allows controlled concurrency.
Owner: Talos
Authority: Hephaestus
Governance: Daedalus
Talos owns:
Talos may NOT:
Owner: Athena
Athena may begin:
Marketing work may run in parallel with build.
Product scope may not expand without Gate reassessment.
Owner: Aegis
Independent Authority: Yes
Aegis owns:
Aegis may block progression to Gate 3.
Builder does not validate itself.
reports/gate3-readiness-[slug]-YYYY-MM-DD.md
Authority: Founder
Veto Power: Aegis
Governance: Daedalus
Founder personally:
If Aegis flags critical integrity issues, release does not proceed.
Release Authority: Hephaestus
Execution: Talos
Validation: Aegis
Founder Role: Gate 3 approval only
Rules:
No autonomous deployment allowed.
Owner: Aegis
Aegis monitors:
Provides structured weekly summary to Daedalus.
Owner: Athena
Athena tracks:
Proposes growth adjustments.
Product termination is considered if:
Founder makes final decision.
No new product enters Gate 1 while another product is in development.
Athena → Market
Daedalus → Feasibility & Governance
Hephaestus → Engineering Authority
Talos → Implementation
Aegis → Integrity & Validation
Founder → Strategic & Financial Authority
Builder does not approve release.
Engineering does not validate integrity.
Marketing does not define feasibility.
Founder does not perform operational monitoring.
No “start building and see.”
Structure precedes execution.
Allowed:
Not allowed:
Because:
Kameller is not a hobby lab.
It is a controlled AI-native SaaS production system.