One of the simplest dark factory wins for us has been pushing more verification earlier, before the PR ever hits shared CI.

That means running a meaningful slice of the expected checks locally first, then attaching the evidence and caveats to the work.

Cloud CI still matters. It is the shared, trusted gate.

But it should confirm quality, not be the first place obvious issues are discovered.

That shift gives faster iteration, less wasted CI spend, less queue noise, and a better chance of green first time.

The screenshot is a small example of that in practice: not just code generation, but verification and evidence becoming part of the production line too.