Agent 05 · Guard stage
Lynx
Code Quality Guard
Sharp-eyed reviewer of every change — readability, structure and duplication — that sends back anything that isn't clean.
What Lynx does
On every change, without exception.
- Readability and naming01
- Duplication and dead code02
- Consistency with the codebase03
How it works
Three steps, every time.
- 01Reads the whole change in the context of the codebase
- 02Flags unclear names, duplication and structure that won't scale
- 03Sends it back to Forge until it is clean
Where Lynx works
Stage 03 of 5: Guard.
Together with Aegis, Verity, Echo, Anchor and Torque, Lynx helps check every change from every angle — with senior engineers leading every stage.
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GuardChecked from every angle
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Senior engineers lead every stage — architecture, decisions and sign-off on every release.
The team
All 13 agents
Works alongside
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Aegis
Code Security GuardStands between your product and attackers. Every line is checked for vulnerabilities before it can ship.
- Injection, auth and access control
- Secrets and sensitive data
- Vulnerable dependencies
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Verity
Acceptance Criteria GuardHolds every change to the promise in the ticket. If the acceptance criteria aren't met, it doesn't pass.
- Every acceptance criterion covered
- Edge cases from the spec
- Nothing built that wasn't asked for
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Echo
Regression GuardRemembers how everything used to work and makes sure it still does — no fix is allowed to break yesterday.
- Existing behaviour unchanged
- Previously fixed bugs stay fixed
- Critical user flows intact