--- schema_version: 3 rubric_version: "0.3" canonical_url: "https://podium.do/compare/agents/augment-code-vs-synara/" data_url: "https://podium.do/compare/agents/augment-code-vs-synara/data.json" generated_at: 2026-09-30 last_checked_at: 2026-09-23 last_cross_checked_at: 2026-09-23 next_check_at: 2026-10-07 publisher: "Podium" --- # Augment Code vs Synara > Podium publishes this catalog and sells an agent development environment. Podium chooses the products, criteria, sources and wording, so treat these pages as vendor-authored research. Check important claims against the linked primary sources. The same evidence rules apply to Podium and its competitors, but they do not remove this conflict of interest. This comparison has 3 criteria with sourced findings for both products, including 3 that a second agent cross-checked for both. 18 criteria have a sourced finding for at least one product. "Sourced" findings passed publication validation. "Agent cross-checked" findings also received a separate agent source pass, not necessarily a hands-on test. Humans approve the rubric, templates and prototype; they do not review every finding. It does not declare a winner. A missing sourced finding is not evidence that a capability is absent. - Augment Code source checks: 2026-09-23. - Synara source checks: 2026-09-23. - Canonical HTML: https://podium.do/compare/agents/augment-code-vs-synara/ - Machine-readable JSON: https://podium.do/compare/agents/augment-code-vs-synara/data.json - Methodology: https://podium.do/compare/agents/methodology/ ## Access and agent choice ### ACC-01: Client access Judgment rule: List desktop OS and minimum versions, iOS, Android, browser, mobile browser, CLI and editor extensions separately. For each client, record start, steer, approve, review and resume actions, notifications and plan restrictions. Test moving the same task from desktop to phone; distinguish an installable mobile app from a mobile website and from status-only monitoring. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Augment documents terminal and IDE access. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Auggie CLI, Augment IDE extensions; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - desktop_os — Desktop os [unknown]: Desktop os: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - mobile_apps — Mobile apps [unknown]: Mobile apps: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - browser — Browser [unknown]: Browser: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - mobile_browser — Mobile browser [unknown]: Mobile browser: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - cli — Cli [supported]: Auggie CLI. Sources: augment-code:docs. - editor_extensions — Editor extensions [supported]: VS Code and JetBrains. Sources: augment-code:docs. - task_actions — Task actions [unknown]: Task actions: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - notifications — Notifications [unknown]: Notifications: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - cross_device_continuity — Cross device continuity [unknown]: Cross device continuity: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: augment-code:docs #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### ACC-02: Agent and model choice Judgment rule: List supported harnesses and model providers separately, including custom adapters. Record whether the product embeds a harness, controls its sessions through an API, or only launches its terminal command. Verify at least two different harnesses before describing mixed-harness operation as observed. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Multiple authenticated CLI runtimes are supported. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - harnesses — Harnesses [supported]: Claude, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Antigravity, Grok, Devin, Pi, Droid. Sources: synara:site. - model_providers — Model providers [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - custom_adapters — Custom adapters [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - session_integration — Session integration [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - mixed_harness_operation — Mixed harness operation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:site ### ACC-03: Subscriptions, API keys and vendor credits Judgment rule: Record bring-your-own agent subscription, bring-your-own API account, vendor credits and local models as separate routes. List supported plans, models/modes, multiple-account switching and what works without a vendor account or token purchase. Existing subscription support cannot be inferred from API-key support. Record required extra payments and documented provider restrictions. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Synara uses the configured provider accounts. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - agent_subscriptions — Agent subscriptions [supported]: Existing runtime accounts. Sources: synara:site. - api_accounts — Api accounts [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - vendor_credits — Vendor credits [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - local_models — Local models [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - account_switching — Account switching [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - vendor_account_requirement — Vendor account requirement [unsupported]: No Synara account required. Sources: synara:site. - provider_restrictions — Provider restrictions [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:site ### ACC-04: Onboarding and project prerequisites Judgment rule: Measure fresh install to first successful task, with manual steps and failures. Test a local directory without Git, a local Git repo without a remote, and a GitHub-backed repo separately. Record whether account, project, host, credential and permission prerequisites are explained before accepting an unusable prompt. Evaluate managed-cloud setup and first-class BYO VPS installer/onboarding independently of hidden settings or a DIY shell recipe. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Headless setup has explicit dependencies. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - first_task_setup — First task setup [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - no_git — No git [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - local_git_without_remote — Local git without remote [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - hosted_git — Hosted git [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - prerequisite_guidance — Prerequisite guidance [supported]: Readiness command verifies runtime identity and health. Sources: synara:headless. - managed_cloud_setup — Managed cloud setup [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - byo_vps_onboarding — Byo vps onboarding [supported]: Node22.19+, authenticated CLIs, private state directory. Sources: synara:headless. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:headless ### ACC-05: Programmable access Judgment rule: Inventory actual CLI, API, SDK, MCP and webhook operations for create, inspect, steer, stop and review. Record authentication and API stability. Having an MCP client that uses external tools is different from exposing the product to other agents over MCP. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Agent Gateway exposes task operations. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - cli — Cli [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - api — Api [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - sdk — Sdk [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - mcp_server — Mcp server [supported]: Provider sessions call app-owned gateway. Sources: synara:parallel. - webhooks — Webhooks [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - operations — Operations [supported]: Create, read, wait, steer, interrupt, title, archive. Sources: synara:parallel. - authentication — Authentication [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - stability — Stability [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:parallel ### ACC-06: External tools and extensions Judgment rule: Record MCP client support, plugins, custom tools, skill/instruction import, integration authentication and permission scope. Name which component provides each connection and whether setup is product-managed or inherited from the underlying harness. Verify one external-tool call and its access boundary where available. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### ACC-07: Client implementation Judgment rule: For each desktop/mobile client, record native platform UI, Electron, Tauri, React Native, web/PWA or unknown, plus hybrids. Require official technical docs or pinned source/build evidence. Tauri is not synonymous with fully native UI. Keep implementation choice separate from measured responsiveness and usability. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Desktop uses Electron. Availability: source-only Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Source-only; installed binary not inspected. - desktop_implementation — Desktop implementation [supported]: Electron43.4.1 in pinned package. Sources: synara:desktop-code. - mobile_implementation — Mobile implementation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - hybrids — Hybrids [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - implementation_evidence — Implementation evidence [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:desktop-code ## Planning and context ### PLAN-01: Intake and external tracker relationship Judgment rule: Record local creation, prompt intake, issue import and chat/Git triggers. Identify the authoritative tracker, stable issue IDs, one-way or two-way sync, supported edits and operations requiring a trip back to Linear/GitHub/Jira. Importing or attaching a ticket is not native issue management. Answer PLAN-06 and PLAN-07 separately. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos advertises external work triggers. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - local_creation — Local creation [unknown]: Local creation: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - prompt_intake — Prompt intake [unknown]: Prompt intake: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - external_import — External import [supported]: Linear/Jira triggers advertised; native issue CRUD unverified. Sources: augment-code:home. - chat_git_triggers — Chat git triggers [supported]: GitHub, GitLab and Slack. Sources: augment-code:home. - authoritative_tracker — Authoritative tracker [unknown]: Authoritative tracker: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - stable_ids — Stable ids [unknown]: Stable ids: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - sync — Sync [unknown]: Sync: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - supported_edits — Supported edits [unknown]: Supported edits: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - external_roundtrips — External roundtrips [unknown]: External roundtrips: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:home #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-02: Durable task plans Judgment rule: Record task plans and acceptance criteria, editors, revision history and links to implementation. Test amending a task while work is running, restarting and revisiting it later. A task-specific starting brief, reusable memory and a persistent product specification are different objects; product specs are judged in PLAN-08. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-03: Hierarchy, dependencies and evolving scope Judgment rule: Record epics, arbitrary parent/child depth, blockers, readiness, dependency enforcement and state propagation. Start with a simple interactive task, grow it into an epic and retain its identity, discussion, history and outputs. Verify blockers actually prevent dispatch. Record whether a rigid preselected workflow is required, and whether changing scope requires recreating work. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-04: Shared context and memory Judgment rule: List repository instructions, skills, project docs and cross-session/cross-harness memory. Record scope, provenance, citation, correction/deletion and stale-context controls. Test what survives a new session or colleague takeover. A notes page or shared file is not automatically a maintained spec or managed memory. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos advertises memory shared between runs and teams. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - instructions — Instructions [unknown]: Instructions: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - skills — Skills [unknown]: Skills: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - project_docs — Project docs [unknown]: Project docs: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - memory — Memory [supported]: Shared memory. Sources: augment-code:home. - scope — Scope [supported]: Runs, agents and teams. Sources: augment-code:home. - provenance — Provenance [unknown]: Provenance: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - correction — Correction [unknown]: Correction: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - deletion — Deletion [unknown]: Deletion: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - freshness — Freshness [unknown]: Freshness: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - takeover_continuity — Takeover continuity [unknown]: Takeover continuity: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:home #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-05: Architecture and API awareness Judgment rule: Record code search, repository indexing, external knowledge and multimodal inputs, with source freshness and access scope. Ask an agent to use an existing API under a documented architecture rule, then propose a conflicting change. Check retrieval, citation, conflict detection and review-time enforcement separately. A large context window or an instruction file alone does not prove architectural consistency. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-06: Native issue management and idea backlog Judgment rule: Enumerate create, edit, discuss, prioritize, label, assign, search, filter, archive, reopen and project/epic views within the product. Save an idea without creating a running agent, refine it with another person, and explicitly mark it ready or dispatch it later. Record separate task/session entities, metadata depth, multiple sessions per task, durable state transitions and whether an external tracker remains necessary. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-07: Agent-native issue operations Judgment rule: Verify an agent can read/create/update the same durable issue IDs and fields humans use, claim/assign work, change state, create dependencies/children and report blockers/results through documented CLI/API/MCP. Check that human views reflect actual writes with attribution, permissions and conflict handling. Distinguish shared authoritative records, synchronized external records, agent-private metadata and prompt-only conventions. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### PLAN-08: Living product specifications Judgment rule: Record persistent requirements across tasks/releases, editable by humans and agents with attributable revisions and approval rules. Verify requirement-to-task/implementation links, retrieval during later tasks, drift detection and consideration during review/quality control. Amend a requirement after one task ships, then implement another. A one-time spec-to-plan workflow, per-task brief, memory store or unreferenced document does not establish a living product spec. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ## Coordination and automation ### COORD-01: Parallel work Judgment rule: Record independently running sessions and tasks, documented quotas and observed concurrency. Describe how a user sees running, waiting, failed and finished work. Several chat tabs are not proof that runs execute concurrently. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### COORD-02: Ownership and dispatch Judgment rule: Record assignment to humans or agents, claims, queues, routing and duplicate-work prevention. Test two workers attempting the same task. Distinguish a display label, an advisory lock and enforced exclusive ownership. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### COORD-03: Inspectable delegation and communication Judgment rule: Record parent/child roles, model/harness/effort choice, messages, result return and cross-harness teams. Distinguish product orchestration, provider-native subagents, installed orchestration skills and scripts. Record activation, auth and experimental flags. Verify actual child identity, live progress, retained results and ability to reopen or follow up after completion. A final sentence claiming two reviewers ran is not proof. Test the documented invocation as well as the shared natural-language request. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos advertises reusable experts coordinating SDLC work. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - roles — Roles [supported]: Dispatcher, author, reviewer and tester experts. Sources: augment-code:home. - model_harness_effort — Model harness effort [unknown]: Model harness effort: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - messages — Messages [unknown]: Messages: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - results_return — Results return [supported]: Loops pass outcomes onward. Sources: augment-code:home. - cross_harness — Cross harness [unknown]: Cross harness: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - orchestration_owner — Orchestration owner [supported]: Cosmos platform. Sources: augment-code:home. - activation — Activation [unknown]: Activation: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - authentication — Authentication [unknown]: Authentication: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - live_progress — Live progress [unknown]: Live progress: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - retained_results — Retained results [unknown]: Retained results: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - followup — Followup [unknown]: Followup: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - invocation — Invocation [unknown]: Invocation: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:home #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Gateway delegation creates ordinary tasks. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Native children are provider-specific projections, not automatically independent tasks. - roles — Roles [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - model_harness_effort — Model harness effort [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - messages — Messages [supported]: Steer/interrupt child tasks. Sources: synara:parallel. - results_return — Results return [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - cross_harness — Cross harness [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - orchestration_owner — Orchestration owner [supported]: App-owned MCP gateway. Sources: synara:parallel. - activation — Activation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - authentication — Authentication [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - live_progress — Live progress [supported]: Read/wait for task results. Sources: synara:parallel. - retained_results — Retained results [supported]: Separate transcripts. Sources: synara:parallel. - followup — Followup [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - invocation — Invocation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:parallel ### COORD-04: Unattended triggers Judgment rule: Record schedules, event triggers, recurring tasks and completion conditions. Name where the scheduler runs, overlap handling, retries and whether closing the client stops it. A desktop cron recipe is a manual integration unless the product owns it. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos documents event and scheduled automation. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - schedules — Schedules [supported]: Scheduled expert runs. Sources: augment-code:docs. - events — Events [supported]: Custom triggers. Sources: augment-code:docs. - recurring_tasks — Recurring tasks [unknown]: Recurring tasks: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - completion_conditions — Completion conditions [unknown]: Completion conditions: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - scheduler_location — Scheduler location [unknown]: Scheduler location: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - overlaps — Overlaps [unknown]: Overlaps: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - retries — Retries [unknown]: Retries: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - client_independence — Client independence [unknown]: Client independence: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:docs #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### COORD-05: Intervention and attention Judgment rule: Record pause, stop, resume, steering, notifications, pending decisions and escalation. Test an in-run amendment and a harmless approval prompt in both chat and terminal modes. Record silent waits, hidden CLI-only questions and whether stop terminates execution while preserving history. Require discoverable errors rather than inferring success from silence. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### COORD-06: Fleet and epic management UI Judgment rule: Use a disclosed fixture of 12 task/agent states across several epics, including blocked, failed, awaiting input, reviewing and completed work. Locate parent/child relationships, dependencies, attention needs, history and workload without reading every transcript. Record navigation steps and errors. Boards, graphs, waterfalls, timelines or another interface can qualify; no required visual form. State whether the fixture was simulated or used live agents. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### COORD-07: Workflow flexibility and orchestration visibility Judgment rule: Compare a quick interactive change with a growing epic. Record mandatory workflow/preset selection, natural-language configuration, per-agent model/effort control, changes during execution and whether the UI exposes what actually ran. Test a coordinator with two reviewer children; capture roles, relationships and results during work and after completion. Document discoverability and auth friction without judging an unsupported magic prompt as proof of missing capability. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ## Execution and reliability ### RUN-01: Laptop-independent execution Judgment rule: List local, user-owned VPS/remote host, self-hosted service, vendor cloud and hybrid modes. Record provisioning, payer, compute resources, region, idle/max lifetime and disconnection rules. Close/disconnect the originating client and continue from another device. A hosted UI or keep-awake setting is not evidence of remote execution. Record managed-cloud convenience separately from BYO setup effort in ACC-04. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos advertises managed and user-owned execution pools. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - local — Local [unknown]: Local: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - byo_remote — Byo remote [supported]: Customer machines. Sources: augment-code:home. - self_hosted — Self hosted [unknown]: Self hosted: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - managed_cloud — Managed cloud [supported]: Managed cloud sandboxes. Sources: augment-code:home. - hybrid — Hybrid [supported]: Mixed pools. Sources: augment-code:home. - provisioning — Provisioning [unknown]: Provisioning: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - payer — Payer [unknown]: Payer: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - resources — Resources [unknown]: Resources: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - region — Region [unknown]: Region: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - expiry — Expiry [unknown]: Expiry: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - client_disconnect — Client disconnect [unknown]: Client disconnect: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - other_device_continuation — Other device continuation [unknown]: Other device continuation: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:home #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Self-hosted headless execution is documented. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - local — Local [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - byo_remote — Byo remote [supported]: Dedicated machine with provider CLIs. Sources: synara:headless. - self_hosted — Self hosted [supported]: Node server and web client. Sources: synara:headless. - managed_cloud — Managed cloud [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - hybrid — Hybrid [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - provisioning — Provisioning [supported]: Release tarball plus npm production dependencies. Sources: synara:headless. - payer — Payer [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - resources — Resources [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - region — Region [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - expiry — Expiry [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - client_disconnect — Client disconnect [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - other_device_continuation — Other device continuation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:headless ### RUN-02: Workspace and process isolation Judgment rule: Record shared checkout, branch, worktree, container, VM and OS sandbox separately. Name filesystem, process, network and secret boundaries. Validate code separation with two changes; do not claim hostile-code containment without separate security evidence. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Independent tasks can use separate worktrees. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Recommended file ownership is workflow guidance, not proof of automatic enforcement. - checkout — Checkout [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - branch — Branch [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - worktree — Worktree [supported]: Managed worktree per concurrent writer. Sources: synara:parallel. - container — Container [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - vm — Vm [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - os_sandbox — Os sandbox [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - filesystem — Filesystem [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - process — Process [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - network — Network [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - secrets — Secrets [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - code_separation — Code separation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - security_boundary — Security boundary [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:parallel ### RUN-03: Recovery, expiry and continuity Judgment rule: Test client disconnect, worker crash, service restart and documented sandbox expiry safely. Separate transcript reload, process reconnection, task resumption and state reconstruction. Record lost context, duplicated actions, manual repair and ability to continue a multi-day epic after compute replacement. Short sandbox lifetimes are reported with their continuity behavior, not automatically treated as failure. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### RUN-04: Development environment reliability Judgment rule: Record dependency setup, node_modules/cache handling, snapshots, services, port allocation and secret injection. Start two workspaces with the same service requirements; note installation duplication, port collisions and repair steps. Repeat on a clean remote host. Record which problems the product handles automatically and which the user must diagnose. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### RUN-05: Limits and failure handling Judgment rule: Record time, turn, token and spend limits; timeout, retry and provider-failure behavior. Test one controlled failure and a small safe budget. Record whether limits are warnings, enforced stops, or external billing controls. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### RUN-06: Truthful status and operational statistics Judgment rule: Record logs, traces, failure reasons, usage exports and statistics by task, agent, project and time. Induce a worker failure and an approval wait: check agent, task and board state agree and remain correct after reconnect. Distinguish working, blocked, failed, idle, ready for review and delivered. For speed/success claims disclose fixture, model, hardware, attempts and failures. UI responsiveness needs observed interaction timings; never infer a framework from lag. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### RUN-07: Per-task API and compute cost Judgment rule: Record visible model/API spend per task, session, child and epic, including aggregation across harness changes. Distinguish billed charges, estimates, tokens, subscription allowance and unavailable amounts; never render unknown subscription marginal cost as zero. Reconcile totals with provider evidence where available. Record compute fees separately, refresh delay, budget alerts, export and drill-down from summary statistics. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### RUN-08: Compute-aware scheduling and verification Judgment rule: Record concurrency limits, queues, CPU/RAM limits, backpressure, per-host resource awareness and reuse/deduplication of checks. Queue multiple browser end-to-end tests under a declared safe capacity; verify excess work queues or throttles rather than overloading the host. Inspect cancellation, fairness, recovery and whether overlapping epics share limits. Do not run an uncontrolled load test. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ## Human collaboration and control ### TEAM-01: Live human collaboration Judgment rule: Record shared visibility, issue discussion, comments, presence and simultaneous co-prompting as independent capabilities. Use two named accounts to steer the same agent and record input ordering/conflict handling, attribution and permission controls. Read-only links and shared issues do not establish co-steering. Record team/free-tier restrictions and whether the original owner must stay online. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### TEAM-02: Roles and access boundaries Judgment rule: Record organization/project/task roles, membership lifecycle, SSO and provisioning where offered. Test unauthorized access and revocation with consenting test accounts. Describe documented versus observed enforcement, including which plan provides it. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### TEAM-03: Approvals and temporary access Judgment rule: Record command, tool, network, secret and delivery approvals, approver identity and scope lifetime. Demonstrate allow, deny and revocation, including temporary tunnels or shared access after its thread/session ends. Separate default full access, available safer modes and product-enforced policy from instructions the model is expected to follow. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos advertises human checkpoints. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - command — Command [unknown]: Command: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - tool — Tool [unknown]: Tool: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - network — Network [unknown]: Network: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - secret — Secret [unknown]: Secret: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - delivery — Delivery [supported]: Work pauses and resumes after reply. Sources: augment-code:home. - approver_identity — Approver identity [unknown]: Approver identity: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - lifetime — Lifetime [unknown]: Lifetime: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - allow — Allow [supported]: Review checkpoint approval. Sources: augment-code:home. - deny — Deny [unknown]: Deny: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - revoke — Revoke [unknown]: Revoke: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - tunnels — Tunnels [unknown]: Tunnels: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - defaults — Defaults [unknown]: Defaults: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - safer_modes — Safer modes [unknown]: Safer modes: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - enforcement — Enforcement [unknown]: Enforcement: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:home #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Source implements session credential lifecycle. Availability: source-only Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Code path inspected, not runtime security audit. - command — Command [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - tool — Tool [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - network — Network [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - secret — Secret [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - delivery — Delivery [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - approver_identity — Approver identity [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - lifetime — Lifetime [supported]: Tokens tied to provider sessions. Sources: synara:gateway-code. - allow — Allow [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - deny — Deny [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - revoke — Revoke [supported]: Revocation clears session and bootstrap credentials. Sources: synara:gateway-code. - tunnels — Tunnels [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - defaults — Defaults [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - safer_modes — Safer modes [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - enforcement — Enforcement [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:gateway-code ### TEAM-04: Decision and activity history Judgment rule: Record attributed actions, approvals, edits, discussion and decision links. Check whether history persists across users and sessions, can be exported, and can be altered. Use the word audit only with a defined retention and integrity model. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### TEAM-05: Review experience and guidance Judgment rule: Evaluate locating pending reviews, understanding a change, navigating evidence, commenting, requesting changes and finding the next shipping action. Measure steps/time and missed evidence on a shared fixture. Record keyboard/narrow-screen usability, context switching, clarity of agent roles and preservation of review context. Generic diff/PR access and a guided review workflow are different capabilities. Link high-volume review findings to SHIP-06. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### TEAM-06: Colleague takeover and continuity Judgment rule: Have a second authorized person take over ongoing work with the same task, session history, decisions, artifacts, permissions and runtime context. Test after the first person disconnects. Record ownership transfer, attribution and lost context. Separately record transferring to another model/harness; a forked transcript or shared link alone is not full human takeover. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Provider handoffs preserve task environment. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Does not establish colleague takeover. - ongoing_takeover — Ongoing takeover [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - same_task — Same task [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - session_history — Session history [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - decisions — Decisions [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - artifacts — Artifacts [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - permissions — Permissions [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - runtime_context — Runtime context [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - owner_disconnect — Owner disconnect [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - ownership — Ownership [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - attribution — Attribution [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - context_loss — Context loss [partial]: Only context passed by Synara; provider semantics differ. Sources: synara:site. - harness_transfer — Harness transfer [supported]: Switch supported runtime in same task. Sources: synara:site. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:site ## Verification and delivery ### SHIP-01: Retained artifacts and outputs Judgment rule: Record diffs, documents, screenshots, recordings, previews and test/reviewer outputs. Check for a searchable/browsable artifact gallery or equivalent retrieval, linked to task and exact revision, usable after sessions end. Reopen a completed child reviewer and retrieve its full findings. Check whether internal prompts or tool metadata unintentionally appear in the produced application or other user-facing output. In-chat attachments, persistent review evidence and a cross-task gallery get distinct answers. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### SHIP-02: Verification and spec gates Judgment rule: Record tests, lint, types, CI, independent review and persistent-spec conformance checks as required versus optional. Cause a failed test and a conflict with an existing product requirement. Verify review catches the conflict and delivery blocks where claimed. An agent saying checks passed is not a passing gate; record configured and enforced policy separately. #### Augment Code Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Cosmos documents automated PR review. Availability: unknown Delivery: native Scope: surfaces=Cosmos; version=Public documentation checked 2026-09-23; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - This is a source pass; unfilled atomic questions remain unknown and no shared scenario was run. - tests — Tests [unknown]: Tests: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - lint — Lint [unknown]: Lint: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - types — Types [unknown]: Types: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - ci — Ci [unknown]: Ci: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - independent_review — Independent review [supported]: Built-in expert PR review. Sources: augment-code:docs. - spec_checks — Spec checks [unknown]: Spec checks: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - required_checks — Required checks [unknown]: Required checks: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - failure_blocking — Failure blocking [unknown]: Failure blocking: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - requirement_conflicts — Requirement conflicts [unknown]: Requirement conflicts: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - configured_policy — Configured policy [unknown]: Configured policy: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. - enforced_policy — Enforced policy [unknown]: Enforced policy: Initial primary-source pass did not establish this question. No installed-product or shared-scenario test was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-23. Sources: augment-code:docs #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### SHIP-03: Git and pull request workflow Judgment rule: Record branches/worktrees, commits, PR creation, review comments, CI response, rebase and conflict handling. Complete one fixture change through a draft PR. Distinguish an integrated workflow from the agent running Git commands without product state. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### SHIP-04: Merge and deployment authority Judgment rule: Record who can approve, merge, release and deploy, plus checks against the exact revision. Verify the documented authority boundary without publishing real changes. PR creation, merge and production deployment are separate capabilities. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### SHIP-05: Completion evidence and rollback Judgment rule: Record task-to-commit/PR/build/deployment links, delivery status, retained evidence and rollback or revert support. Change the candidate revision after review and examine whether approval/evidence is invalidated. Agent exit alone does not prove delivery. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### SHIP-06: Batch review and high-volume shipping Judgment rule: Return to a queue of at least six completed fixture tasks and review a subset. Record summaries, grouping, risk/size filters, retained reviewer findings, artifact navigation, request-changes flow, approval of exact revisions, dependency-aware merge/release queues and clear next actions. Check stale approvals invalidate after edits and duplicate checks respect RUN-08. Distinguish basic diff/PR actions from a coordinated review-and-delivery queue; do not require Podium terminology. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ## Ownership, privacy and economics ### OWN-01: Source and license Judgment rule: Record license and revision per component, including client, server and hosted extensions. Distinguish open source, source-available and closed components. Repository visibility is not a license classification or proof of hosted parity. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Pinned root source license is MIT. Availability: source-only Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Third-party components retain their own terms. - client_license — Client license [supported]: MIT. Sources: synara:license. - server_license — Server license [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - hosted_extensions — Hosted extensions [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - source_visibility — Source visibility [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - source_revision — Source revision [supported]: dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25. Sources: synara:license. - hosted_parity — Hosted parity [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:license ### OWN-02: Hosting and exit Judgment rule: Record self-hosting scope, required vendor services, data export/import, standard formats and account cancellation behavior. Verify what remains usable without the vendor account. Exported code alone does not mean tasks, context and history are portable. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### OWN-03: Data handling and telemetry Judgment rule: Record where code, prompts, credentials, logs and artifacts go, retention/deletion, training use, residency and subprocessors. Separately record telemetry disclosure, collection defaults, opt-in/opt-out controls and observed first-run prompts. No consent dialog is an observation, not proof of no telemetry, secret telemetry or unlawful processing. Separate orchestration-vendor and model-provider policies. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Optional analytics are described as opt-in. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - code_data — Code data [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - prompts — Prompts [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - credentials — Credentials [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - logs — Logs [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - artifacts — Artifacts [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - retention — Retention [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - deletion — Deletion [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - training — Training [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - residency — Residency [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - subprocessors — Subprocessors [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - telemetry_disclosure — Telemetry disclosure [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - telemetry_defaults — Telemetry defaults [supported]: Disabled by default. Sources: synara:site. - telemetry_controls — Telemetry controls [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - consent_prompt — Consent prompt [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - provider_separation — Provider separation [supported]: Runtime sends required context to selected provider. Sources: synara:site. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:site ### OWN-04: Price and included usage Judgment rule: Record currency, billing interval, seats/seat minimums, workspace charges, included usage, credits, trial conditions, overages, taxes treatment and separate model/compute costs. Map billing routes to ACC-03. Cite public prices or dated quotes. Per-seat versus pooled billing is a fact, not a universal quality judgment. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### OWN-05: Scenario cost and controls Judgment rule: Price stated workloads for one, two and five developers, with fixed tasks, concurrency, tokens and compute-hours. The two-person scenario models Till and Michael collaborating. Include subscription, platform, model and compute charges; separate fixed, variable, included and unknown costs. No invented average task cost. Link cost visibility and reconciliation to RUN-07. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### OWN-06: Availability and support Judgment rule: Record GA/beta/access restrictions, support channels, documented response commitments, release activity, status history and deprecation/export options. Funding, stars and popularity can be context but are not reliability scores. An archived repository does not prove the hosted service is discontinued. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### OWN-07: Enterprise assurance Judgment rule: Record each claimed assurance separately: ISO standard/certificate scope, issuer and validity; SOC 2 report type, covered service and audit period; report/certificate access and verification date. Distinguish public documentation, vendor assertion, independently accessible evidence and unavailable evidence. A logo, enterprise pricing tier, SSO or a provider certification does not prove this product is certified or audited. Report controls in TEAM-02 separately; no legal-compliance verdict. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ### OWN-08: Useful free tier and evaluation access Judgment rule: Distinguish an ongoing free tier, time-limited trial, credits-only trial, open-source self-hosting costs, paid-only access and gated early access. Map which shared scenarios work for free, especially two-person collaboration, BYO subscriptions, remote compute, mobile, issue management and review. Record card requirement, usage caps and whether meaningful evaluation needs payment or sales approval. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: Agent cross-checked (agent-cross-checked) Support: partial Desktop is advertised free. Availability: unknown Delivery: unknown Scope: surfaces=desktop, headless-web; version=not specified; plan=not specified; os=not specified; execution_modes=not specified; region=not specified; harness=not specified. Limitations: - Other atomic questions remain unverified; no shared hands-on scenario was run. - ongoing_free — Ongoing free [supported]: Local workspace; provider access remains separate. Sources: synara:site. - trial — Trial [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - credits_trial — Credits trial [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - self_host_cost — Self host cost [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - paid_only — Paid only [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - early_access — Early access [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - free_scenarios — Free scenarios [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - card_required — Card required [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - usage_caps — Usage caps [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. - paid_evaluation — Paid evaluation [unknown]: Initial official-source pass did not establish this question; no hands-on scenario was run. Checked 2026-09-23; agent cross-checked 2026-09-23; check again by 2026-10-07. Sources: synara:site ### OWN-09: Pricing transparency Judgment rule: Record publicly stated units, included limits, overage rates, compute/model pass-through or markup, minimum commitment, cancellation and sales-only unknowns. Use transparent, partially specified, quote-only or unknown, with named missing fields. A quote-only enterprise price is a disclosed procurement constraint, not proof of dishonesty. #### Augment Code Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. #### Synara Verification status: No sourced public finding (not-published) Support: not-published No publishable sourced finding is available for this criterion. This does not mean the product lacks the capability. ## Sources ### augment-code:docs Augment introduction. Distinguishes Cosmos, Auggie CLI and IDE extensions. - URL: https://docs.augmentcode.com/introduction - Locator: Products and automation - Evidence kind: documented - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 ### synara:site Synara. Local task workspace uses existing provider credentials; handoff preserves environment with limited context transfer. - URL: https://www.trysynara.com/ - Locator: Provider portability; local boundary; FAQ - Evidence kind: vendor-claimed - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 ### synara:headless Headless server. Release tarball requires Node dependencies and authenticated providers; defaults loopback. - URL: https://www.trysynara.com/docs/workflows/headless-server - Locator: Requirements; setup; readiness - Evidence kind: documented - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 ### synara:parallel Parallel agents. Provider-native children differ from ordinary Synara tasks created by app-owned gateway tools. - URL: https://www.trysynara.com/docs/workflows/parallel-agents - Locator: Levels; Agent Gateway - Evidence kind: documented - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 ### synara:desktop-code Synara source: apps/desktop/package.json. Desktop package 0.8.4 declares Electron43.4.1. - URL: https://github.com/Emanuele-web04/synara/blob/dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25/apps/desktop/package.json - Locator: Named definitions and implementation in pinned file - Evidence kind: source-inspected - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 - Commit: dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25 - Path: apps/desktop/package.json ### augment-code:home Augment Code. Advertises reusable experts, managed/user compute, human checkpoints, shared memory and SDLC triggers. - URL: https://www.augmentcode.com/ - Locator: Cosmos orchestration; triggers; execution - Evidence kind: vendor-claimed - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 ### synara:gateway-code Synara source: apps/server/src/agentGateway/Layers/AgentGatewayCredentials.ts. Credential layer issues scoped session tokens, exchanges one-use bootstrap tokens, and revokes session credentials. - URL: https://github.com/Emanuele-web04/synara/blob/dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25/apps/server/src/agentGateway/Layers/AgentGatewayCredentials.ts - Locator: Named definitions and implementation in pinned file - Evidence kind: source-inspected - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 - Commit: dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25 - Path: apps/server/src/agentGateway/Layers/AgentGatewayCredentials.ts ### synara:license Synara source: LICENSE. MIT license contains T3 Tools and Emanuele Di Pietro notices. - URL: https://github.com/Emanuele-web04/synara/blob/dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25/LICENSE - Locator: Named definitions and implementation in pinned file - Evidence kind: source-inspected - Source date: Not stated - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 - Commit: dd88d9272f97e4dda5735281e73ce14de388ad25 - Path: LICENSE