diff --git a/src/nilscript/dataplane/intent.py b/src/nilscript/dataplane/intent.py
index 41a02f7..3a8b956 100644
--- a/src/nilscript/dataplane/intent.py
+++ b/src/nilscript/dataplane/intent.py
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ class Binding:
     value: Any
 
 
-# op → the universal generic-CRUD verb every adapter supports (no adapter-specific verb map, no
-# keywords): a change intent executes through resource.* — the deterministic write spine.
+# op → the universal generic verb every adapter supports (no adapter-specific verb map, no keywords):
+# a change intent executes through resource.* — the deterministic write spine. `method` covers workflow
+# actions that are NOT CRUD (post an invoice, validate a picking) via the adapter's generic op=method.
 OP_TO_RESOURCE: dict[str, str] = {
     "create": "resource.create",
     "update": "resource.update",
     "remove": "resource.delete",
+    "method": "resource.method",
 }
 
 
@@ -49,8 +51,12 @@ class Binding:
 class Change:
     """The write shape of an intent: what to make true. Resolved → propose→commit→tier (governed)."""
 
-    op: str                 # create | update | remove
+    op: str                 # create | update | remove | method
     set: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    # for op="method": the workflow method to invoke (action_post / button_validate / …) and its kwargs.
+    # The adapter's allow-list (default-deny) still governs which (model, method) pairs are committable.
+    method: str | None = None
+    params: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_intent_reads.py b/tests/test_intent_reads.py
index 22362c8..14876d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_intent_reads.py
+++ b/tests/test_intent_reads.py
@@ -112,3 +112,15 @@ def test_seek_summary_groups_via_aggregate() -> None:
 def test_seek_summary_without_a_dimension_is_a_refusal() -> None:
     out = _resolver().resolve(Intent(about="res.partner", where=(), seek="summary"))
     assert out.kind == "refusal" and out.code == "MISSING_DIMENSION"
+
+
+# ── op=method contract readiness (Odoo full-coverage gap 3) ───────────────────────────────────────
+def test_change_contract_supports_method_op() -> None:
+    """The intent write contract carries `method`/`params` and maps op=method → the adapter's generic
+    resource.method spine, so workflow actions (post/validate/confirm) are expressible through the one
+    nil_intent payload. The execution provider that consumes this is the intent-unification phase."""
+    from nilscript.dataplane import OP_TO_RESOURCE, Change
+
+    assert OP_TO_RESOURCE["method"] == "resource.method"
+    change = Change(op="method", method="button_validate", params={"foo": "bar"})
+    assert change.op == "method" and change.method == "button_validate" and change.params == {"foo": "bar"}