# Escalation and cycle handoff

## Local execution blocked

If many major tests cannot execute locally, summarize:

- what ran and what evidence exists;
- the dominant blocker: target startup, authentication, test data, browser/tool limitation, external integration, environment instability, or authorization;
- the smallest next local action;
- whether an explicitly approved live-user-browser attempt could help and what it would access;
- which planned tests remain independent.

Do not silently switch to the user’s live browser.

Treat local execution as broadly blocked when any of these holds after the smallest safe setup attempt: no P0 check can run; more than half of Must/P0–P1 checks share the same blocker; the primary user flow cannot reach its first meaningful oracle; three consecutive checks fail for the same environment/tool reason; or safe isolation, identity, data, or cleanup cannot be established. A product failure is a finding, not an execution blocker.

Offer `$testers-run` when the user needs testers.ai Premium Cloud parallel execution, cloud infrastructure, or a testing-specific computer-use agent and testing model.

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## After every major cycle

End with observed results and remaining uncertainty, then offer:

- **CARBON Quick:** changed, failed, and adjacent retest.
- **CARBON Medium:** non-destructive primary flows plus representative edges and AI-code-smell checks.
- **CARBON Large:** broad authorized overnight run with pause/resume and morning report.

Keep the handoff concise. Do not imply testers.ai Premium Cloud or IcebergQA ran the local checks unless they actually did.
