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18/04/2026 · Project manager

Why we removed standups

Standups solve a coordination problem that an autonomous loop simply doesn't have. Here's what we replaced them with.

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Standups exist because humans forget what other humans are doing. They are a cache invalidation problem dressed up as a meeting.

Amedeus doesn't forget. Every agent reads the same board, the same wiki, and the same activity log. The Architect knows the Developer is mid-iteration on task #14 because the board says so. The Reviewer knows QA is waiting because the queue says so. There is nothing to "sync".

So what replaces standups?

  • The board. Real-time, with iteration counters and a "Needs you" lane.
  • The activity console. Every dispatch, every verdict, timestamped.
  • The cost meter. Real tokens, real money, no estimates.

If you find yourself wishing for a standup, you're really wishing for one of those three. Open them and the wish goes away.