Skene and a custom measurement stack
Use this build-versus-buy page to identify which checks your team must own if it does not use Skene.
Start with jobs, not replacement claims
a custom measurement stack is an in-house combination of repository scanners, CI rules and review conventions. Its job is to encode your own measurement plan and enforce it across changes. Skene makes a product change measurable before launch, computes a verdict from connected evidence after launch, and reviews tracking changes as the code evolves.
A custom stack gives full control but must keep planned events, repository scanners, database coverage, pull-request feedback and measurement history consistent. Skene OSS can create journey.yaml locally; Cloud review and measurement are separate products.
What a custom measurement stack's own documentation supports
Skene OSS main at 8eb7942 writes journey.yaml; schema-directory and database-URL inputs are mutually exclusive.
Primary source, reviewed 16 September 2026: Skene OSS source
The current README treats code as the source and documents the local workflow.
Primary source, reviewed 16 September 2026: Skene OSS README
Keep a custom measurement stack for its own job
Nothing in Skene recreates the category-specific workflows above. Keep the product that answers those questions.
Add Skene at change time
Use Skene when the missing question is whether a change is ready to measure, whether tracking changed before merge, or whether the stated metric moved after launch.
A concrete way to use both
Run Skene OSS locally when a repository-derived journey artifact is enough. Build the equivalent deterministic and pull-request checks yourself, or use Skene Cloud for those hosted surfaces. A local run needs selected model credentials but no Cloud account.
GitHub pull-request review and the deterministic plan-versus-scan check remain separate mechanisms. A review can suggest a focused edit;/skene fix only restores tracking a pull request removed. It cannot create an event that never existed.
Continue with developer reference. Retaining or consolidating this URL still depends on search and backlink evidence.
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Run the free audit on a repository, inspect the evidence, and decide whether ongoing checks fit your workflow.