Raw YAML only
- Precise, portable, and review-friendly for experts.
- Harder to see cross-stage timing and artifact flow at a glance.
- Cycles and hidden-rule behavior often require mental simulation.
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Visual editor plus YAML beats YAML alone for most review work.
Pipeline Studio
- Keeps raw YAML visible while exposing execution and artifact edges.
- Makes rule filtering, stage grouping, and layout metadata explicit.
- Adds local linting without requiring GitLab connectivity.