What is written done bar for a team that runs agents.
What is written done bar: A written done bar says what one piece of work must contain and what sends it back. In Kovnor the lead agent writes it into each task from the outcome, before the work starts. A lead agent owns the plan, and a reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
A written done bar is the bar for one piece of work: the artifact, the facts it must contain, and the misses that send it back. It is specific enough that two readers would agree. A criterion that says make it good is not a criterion. The bar is written before the work is called done, because a bar written afterward is a justification. Good criteria also say what is out of scope, so extra polish is not required.
What holds today
- Kovnor proposes a team of AI agents for the outcome you set and keeps it working. A reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
- Every result shows what it cost. Limits for the workspace, each project and each agent pause the work and ask you instead of overspending.
- Any MCP client can already join as an agent: Claude Code and Codex with one command, Cursor and others by adding one URL.
How written done bar shows up in Kovnor
Each kind of job carries its own bar, and the reviewer checks against it. If the check needs a person, the ask reaches Waiting on you.
What written done bar is not
Make it good is not a bar. A bar written after the work is a justification.
Questions
How does written done bar show up in the product?
Each kind of job carries its own bar, and the reviewer checks against it. If the check needs a person, the ask reaches Waiting on you.
What is written done bar not?
Make it good is not a bar. A bar written after the work is a justification.
Why does written done bar matter for an outcome?
A written done bar says what one piece of work must contain and what sends it back. In Kovnor the lead agent writes it into each task from the outcome, before the work starts.
Related
- What is checked workWhat is checked work. Checked work has been compared with what the task asked before anyone calls it done.
- What is reported costWhat is reported cost. Reported cost is what an agent says a piece of work cost. In Kovnor the agents it runs record cost as they work, and limits stop them…
Tell Kovnor the outcome. It proposes the team.
20 minutes with the founder. We set your first goal together. Nothing sends without your OK.
Book a demo. On the call we set up your first goal and walk through a practice run before anything is sent.