Gate
A protected transition that requires an Owner decision bound to one exact artifact or version. Current domains are the PRD, design direction when requested, and production deployment.
Artifact
A versioned object the pipeline leaves behind: research pack, strategy contract, copy freeze, design handoff, source, screenshot, QA report, deploy manifest, or review verdict.
Copy freeze
The locked visible contract for a page: headings, FAQ, schema, CTA, and internal links. Design and code are judged against this freeze, not against a new improvisation.
PRD
The merged product requirements artifact. It is the last cheap stop before build. Approving it starts generation; it does not publish the site.
BYOK
Bring your own key. A verified user-owned model or data account pays the provider directly. Shipsite does not add provider-cost credits for that usage and does not take a percentage of your key.
Dijiang
The site coordinator assistant. It reads state and can dispatch governed work. It is not an approval owner.
Preview vs production
Preview is a labeled, not-live build used for review and QA. Production is a gated promotion of one approved version to a live URL, with a receipt and a rollback pointer.