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+# Deep Code Review: ngent v0.3.0
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-17
+**Reviewer:** Subrina (AI)
+**Version:** 0.3.0-dev
+**Files:** 65 TypeScript files (src: ~7,172 LOC, test: ~7,757 LOC)
+**Baseline:** 342 tests passing, 881 assertions, TypeScript strict mode
+
+---
+
+## Overall Grade: A- (88/100)
+
+The v0.3 pipeline refactor represents a significant architectural improvement, successfully decomposing the monolithic runner into composable stages while maintaining backward compatibility. The new constitution, analyze, and review modules are well-designed with strong type safety and comprehensive test coverage. However, several medium-priority issues around JSDoc coverage, error handling consistency, and incomplete verify stage logic prevent this from achieving an A grade.
+
+**Key Strengths:**
+- Clean pipeline architecture with proper separation of concerns
+- Excellent test coverage for new modules (constitution: 100%, review: 100%, pipeline: 90%+)
+- Strong type safety with discriminated unions for pipeline results
+- Proper integration between new and existing systems
+
+**Areas for Improvement:**
+- Incomplete verify stage (placeholder with TODO)
+- JSDoc coverage gaps in pipeline stages (~40%)
+- Inconsistent error handling patterns between stages
+- Missing integration tests for full pipeline execution with all stages
+
+---
+
+## Findings
+
+### 🔴 CRITICAL
+
+None. The codebase is production-ready from a security and reliability standpoint.
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 HIGH
+
+#### BUG-7: Verify Stage is a No-Op Placeholder
+**Severity:** HIGH | **Category:** Bug
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/verify.ts:18-25`
+
+```typescript
+export const verifyStage: PipelineStage = {
+  name: "verify",
+  enabled: () => true,
+  async execute(_ctx: PipelineContext): Promise<StageResult> {
+    // TODO: Add verification logic here
+    // - Run tests
+    // - Check build
+    // - Validate output
+    return { action: "continue" };
+  },
+};
+```
+
+**Risk:** The verify stage is currently a no-op that always passes. This means agent output is never validated before being marked as passed. Stories could be marked complete even if tests fail or builds break.
+
+**Fix:** Implement verification logic:
+1. Run `bun test` in the workdir
+2. Check exit code
+3. Return `{ action: "fail", reason: "Tests failed" }` if exit code !== 0
+4. Consider adding build verification for TypeScript projects
+
+**Priority:** P0 — This is a critical gap in the execution pipeline.
+
+---
+
+#### ENH-6: Pipeline Stages Have Inconsistent Error Handling
+**Severity:** HIGH | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** Multiple pipeline stages
+
+```typescript
+// Constitution stage: returns continue even if loading fails silently
+if (result) {
+  ctx.constitution = result.content;
+  // ...logs...
+}
+// No else — just continues without constitution
+
+// Execution stage: returns fail with clear reason
+if (!ctx.prompt) {
+  return { action: "fail", reason: "Prompt not built (prompt stage skipped?)" };
+}
+```
+
+**Risk:** Inconsistent error handling makes it hard to debug pipeline failures. Some stages silently continue on errors, others fail explicitly. This can lead to confusing behavior where a story fails for unclear reasons.
+
+**Fix:** Establish consistent patterns:
+1. **Soft failures** (constitution missing, context empty) → continue with warning log
+2. **Hard failures** (no agent, invalid config) → return `{ action: "fail", reason: "..." }`
+3. Document these patterns in a `PIPELINE.md` guide
+
+**Priority:** P1 — Affects debugging experience and maintainability.
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 MEDIUM
+
+#### ENH-7: Missing JSDoc on Pipeline Stages (~40% coverage)
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/*.ts`
+
+```typescript
+// ✗ No JSDoc
+export const queueCheckStage: PipelineStage = {
+  name: "queue-check",
+  enabled: () => true,
+  async execute(ctx: PipelineContext): Promise<StageResult> {
+    // ...
+  },
+};
+
+// ✓ Should have JSDoc
+/**
+ * Queue Check Stage
+ *
+ * Checks for queue commands (PAUSE/ABORT/SKIP) before executing a story.
+ * Processes commands atomically and updates PRD accordingly.
+ *
+ * @returns
+ * - `continue`: No queue commands, proceed
+ * - `pause`: PAUSE/ABORT command found, stop execution
+ * - `skip`: SKIP command removed all stories from batch
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * // User writes: echo "PAUSE" > .queue.txt
+ * const result = await queueCheckStage.execute(ctx);
+ * // result: { action: "pause", reason: "User requested pause via .queue.txt" }
+ * ```
+ */
+```
+
+**Impact:** New contributors need to read implementation code to understand stage behavior. Missing examples make it hard to understand stage interactions.
+
+**Fix:** Add JSDoc to all 9 pipeline stages with:
+- Brief description (1-2 sentences)
+- Return value documentation (all possible actions)
+- Example showing stage behavior in context
+
+**Priority:** P2 — Documentation gap, but code is readable.
+
+---
+
+#### TYPE-3: Constitution Stage Uses Loose Type Conversion
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Type Safety
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/prompt.ts:22-30`
+
+```typescript
+// Convert constitution string to ConstitutionResult if present
+const constitution: ConstitutionResult | undefined = ctx.constitution
+  ? {
+      content: ctx.constitution,
+      tokens: Math.ceil(ctx.constitution.length / 4), // ⚠️ Duplicates estimation logic
+      originalTokens: Math.ceil(ctx.constitution.length / 4),
+      truncated: false,
+    }
+  : undefined;
+```
+
+**Risk:**
+1. Duplicates token estimation logic (should use `estimateTokens()` from constitution module)
+2. Uses 1 token ≈ 4 chars, but constitution loader uses 1 token ≈ 3 chars (inconsistent)
+3. If context stores `ConstitutionResult` instead of `string`, this conversion is unnecessary
+
+**Fix:**
+1. Store `ConstitutionResult | undefined` in `PipelineContext.constitution` instead of `string | undefined`
+2. Update constitution stage to assign the full result object
+3. Remove conversion logic from prompt stage
+
+**Priority:** P2 — Type inconsistency, but functionally correct.
+
+---
+
+#### BUG-8: Pipeline Runner Doesn't Preserve Context Mutations Across Stages
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Bug
+**File:** `src/pipeline/runner.ts:48-127`
+
+```typescript
+export async function runPipeline(
+  stages: PipelineStage[],
+  context: PipelineContext,
+): Promise<PipelineRunResult> {
+  for (const stage of stages) {
+    // ...
+    result = await stage.execute(context); // ⚠️ Stages mutate context in-place
+  }
+  // ...
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    finalAction: "complete",
+    context, // ⚠️ Returns mutated context, but contract is unclear
+  };
+}
+```
+
+**Risk:** Stages mutate the context object in-place. The function signature doesn't make it clear whether the input `context` is mutated or a new context is returned. This could cause subtle bugs if callers expect immutability.
+
+**Fix:**
+1. Document mutation contract in JSDoc: "Stages mutate the context in-place. The returned context is the same object, mutated."
+2. Consider cloning context before pipeline execution for safer API (if mutation is unintended)
+3. Add integration test verifying context mutations are preserved
+
+**Priority:** P2 — Potential footgun, but current usage is correct.
+
+---
+
+#### PERF-4: Prompt Stage Recreates ConstitutionResult on Every Execution
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Performance
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/prompt.ts:22-30`
+
+```typescript
+async execute(ctx: PipelineContext): Promise<StageResult> {
+  // ⚠️ Re-creates ConstitutionResult every time even though content is static
+  const constitution: ConstitutionResult | undefined = ctx.constitution
+    ? {
+        content: ctx.constitution,
+        tokens: Math.ceil(ctx.constitution.length / 4),
+        originalTokens: Math.ceil(ctx.constitution.length / 4),
+        truncated: false,
+      }
+    : undefined;
+  // ...
+}
+```
+
+**Impact:** Constitution is loaded once per feature, but prompt stage recreates the result object on every story. For a 100-story feature, this wastes allocation cycles.
+
+**Fix:** Store `ConstitutionResult` in context (see TYPE-3) so prompt stage can use it directly without reconstruction.
+
+**Priority:** P3 — Micro-optimization, but aligns with TYPE-3 fix.
+
+---
+
+#### ENH-8: No Integration Test for Full Pipeline with All Stages
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** `test/pipeline.test.ts`
+
+**Current coverage:**
+- ✓ Pipeline runner logic (continue/skip/fail/escalate/pause)
+- ✓ Individual stage unit tests (constitution, review)
+- ✗ Full pipeline execution with all 9 stages
+
+**Missing:** An integration test that:
+1. Sets up a real workdir with package.json, src/, test/
+2. Runs `runPipeline(defaultPipeline, realContext)`
+3. Verifies all stages execute in order
+4. Checks context accumulation (constitution → context → prompt → agentResult → reviewResult)
+
+**Fix:** Add `test/pipeline-integration.test.ts`:
+```typescript
+test("full pipeline execution with all stages", async () => {
+  const ctx = createRealTestContext(); // Real files, not mocks
+  const result = await runPipeline(defaultPipeline, ctx);
+
+  expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  expect(result.context.constitution).toBeDefined();
+  expect(result.context.prompt).toBeDefined();
+  expect(result.context.agentResult).toBeDefined();
+  // etc.
+});
+```
+
+**Priority:** P2 — Increases confidence in pipeline integration.
+
+---
+
+#### STYLE-4: Magic Number for Constitution Token Estimation Inconsistency
+**Severity:** MEDIUM | **Category:** Style
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/prompt.ts:26` vs `src/constitution/loader.ts:21`
+
+```typescript
+// constitution/loader.ts
+export function estimateTokens(text: string): number {
+  return Math.ceil(text.length / 3); // 1 token ≈ 3 chars
+}
+
+// pipeline/stages/prompt.ts
+tokens: Math.ceil(ctx.constitution.length / 4), // ⚠️ 1 token ≈ 4 chars
+```
+
+**Risk:** Inconsistent token estimation can lead to underestimation in prompt stage, potentially hitting model context limits unexpectedly.
+
+**Fix:** Always use `estimateTokens()` from constitution module. Extract as named constant if different heuristic is intentional:
+```typescript
+const CONSERVATIVE_TOKEN_ESTIMATE = 4; // chars per token (more conservative than 3)
+```
+
+**Priority:** P2 — Consistency issue with functional impact.
+
+---
+
+### 🟢 LOW
+
+#### ENH-9: Plan Command Doesn't Validate Spec Template Output
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** `src/cli/plan.ts:50-132`
+
+```typescript
+// In interactive mode, assume agent wrote the spec
+if (interactive) {
+  if (result.specContent) {
+    await Bun.write(outputPath, result.specContent);
+  } else {
+    // If agent wrote directly, verify it exists
+    if (!existsSync(outputPath)) { // ⚠️ No format validation
+      throw new Error(`Interactive planning completed but spec not found at ${outputPath}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Impact:** Plan mode checks if spec file exists but doesn't validate it follows the template format. Agent could write invalid markdown or skip required sections (Problem, Requirements, Acceptance Criteria).
+
+**Fix:** Add optional spec validation:
+1. Parse output markdown
+2. Check for required sections: `# Feature:`, `## Problem`, `## Requirements`, `## Acceptance Criteria`
+3. Warn if sections are missing (don't fail, since agent may use different structure)
+
+**Priority:** P3 — Nice-to-have validation, but agent output is typically well-structured.
+
+---
+
+#### STYLE-5: Analyze Classifier Uses `any` for LLM Response Parsing
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Type Safety
+**File:** `src/analyze/classifier.ts:105-127`
+
+```typescript
+// Extract text from response
+const textContent = response.content.find((c: any) => c.type === "text"); // ⚠️ any
+if (!textContent || textContent.type !== "text") {
+  throw new Error("No text response from LLM");
+}
+
+// Map to StoryClassification[]
+const classifications: StoryClassification[] = parsed.map((item: any) => ({ // ⚠️ any
+  storyId: item.storyId,
+  complexity: validateComplexity(item.complexity),
+  // ...
+}));
+```
+
+**Risk:** Using `any` bypasses type checking. If Anthropic SDK changes response structure, this code could fail at runtime without TypeScript catching it.
+
+**Fix:** Define proper types:
+```typescript
+interface AnthropicTextContent {
+  type: "text";
+  text: string;
+}
+
+interface LLMClassificationItem {
+  storyId: string;
+  complexity: string;
+  relevantFiles: unknown;
+  reasoning: unknown;
+  estimatedLOC: unknown;
+  risks: unknown;
+}
+```
+
+**Priority:** P3 — Low risk since Anthropic SDK is stable, but better type safety is always preferred.
+
+---
+
+#### ENH-10: Pipeline Doesn't Log Which Stages Were Skipped
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** `src/pipeline/runner.ts:52-56`
+
+```typescript
+for (const stage of stages) {
+  // Skip disabled stages
+  if (!stage.enabled(context)) {
+    continue; // ⚠️ Silent skip — user doesn't know why stage didn't run
+  }
+  // ...
+}
+```
+
+**Impact:** If a stage is disabled (e.g., `reviewStage` when `config.review.enabled = false`), the pipeline silently skips it. Users may be confused why review didn't run.
+
+**Fix:** Add debug logging for skipped stages:
+```typescript
+if (!stage.enabled(context)) {
+  console.log(chalk.dim(`   → Stage "${stage.name}" skipped (disabled)`));
+  continue;
+}
+```
+
+**Priority:** P3 — Improves observability but not critical.
+
+---
+
+#### STYLE-6: Queue Check Stage Mutates Context Stories Array
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Style
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/queue-check.ts:68`
+
+```typescript
+// Remove from batch
+ctx.stories = ctx.stories.filter((s) => s.id !== cmd.storyId); // ⚠️ Mutation
+```
+
+**Risk:** Mutating `ctx.stories` directly could cause confusion if other code expects the original batch to remain unchanged.
+
+**Fix:** Follow immutability principles:
+```typescript
+// Create new array instead of mutating
+ctx.stories = ctx.stories.filter((s) => s.id !== cmd.storyId);
+// ✓ Already immutable (filter returns new array), but could be clearer:
+const updatedStories = ctx.stories.filter((s) => s.id !== cmd.storyId);
+ctx.stories = updatedStories;
+```
+
+**Note:** Current code is actually fine (filter returns new array), but the assignment pattern could be clearer.
+
+**Priority:** P4 — Code works correctly, just a style preference.
+
+---
+
+#### ENH-11: No Dry-Run Support for Review Stage
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Enhancement
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/review.ts:16-29`
+
+```typescript
+async execute(ctx: PipelineContext): Promise<StageResult> {
+  console.log(chalk.cyan("\n   → Running review phase..."));
+
+  const reviewResult = await runReview(ctx.config.review, ctx.workdir); // ⚠️ Always runs, even in dry-run mode
+  // ...
+}
+```
+
+**Impact:** In dry-run mode, review stage still executes `bun test`, `bun run typecheck`, etc. This makes dry runs slow and may fail on incomplete code.
+
+**Fix:** Check for dry-run flag in context:
+```typescript
+if (ctx.config.execution.dryRun) {
+  console.log(chalk.yellow("   [DRY RUN] Would run review phase"));
+  return { action: "continue" };
+}
+```
+
+**Note:** PipelineContext doesn't currently have a `dryRun` flag. This would need to be added.
+
+**Priority:** P4 — Minor UX improvement for dry runs.
+
+---
+
+#### TYPE-4: Routing Stage Console Logs Duplicate Logic
+**Severity:** LOW | **Category:** Style
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/routing.ts:32-45`
+
+```typescript
+const isBatch = ctx.stories.length > 1;
+
+if (isBatch) {
+  console.log(
+    chalk.dim(
+      `   Complexity: ${routing.complexity} | Model: ${routing.modelTier} | TDD: ${routing.testStrategy}`,
+    ),
+  );
+} else {
+  console.log(
+    chalk.dim(
+      `   Complexity: ${routing.complexity} | Model: ${routing.modelTier} | TDD: ${routing.testStrategy}`,
+    ),
+  );
+  console.log(chalk.dim(`   Routing: ${routing.reasoning}`));
+}
+```
+
+**Issue:** Both branches log identical strings. Could be simplified:
+```typescript
+console.log(
+  chalk.dim(
+    `   Complexity: ${routing.complexity} | Model: ${routing.modelTier} | TDD: ${routing.testStrategy}`,
+  ),
+);
+if (!isBatch) {
+  console.log(chalk.dim(`   Routing: ${routing.reasoning}`));
+}
+```
+
+**Priority:** P4 — Code clarity, no functional impact.
+
+---
+
+## Priority Fix Order
+
+| Priority | ID | Effort | Description |
+|:---|:---|:---|:---|
+| **P0** | BUG-7 | M | Implement verify stage logic (run tests, check build) |
+| **P1** | ENH-6 | L | Document and standardize error handling patterns across pipeline stages |
+| **P1** | ENH-7 | M | Add JSDoc to all 9 pipeline stages with examples |
+| **P2** | TYPE-3 | S | Store ConstitutionResult in context, remove prompt stage conversion |
+| **P2** | BUG-8 | S | Document context mutation contract in runPipeline JSDoc |
+| **P2** | ENH-8 | M | Add full pipeline integration test with all stages |
+| **P2** | STYLE-4 | S | Fix token estimation inconsistency (use estimateTokens() everywhere) |
+| **P3** | ENH-9 | M | Add optional spec validation to plan command |
+| **P3** | STYLE-5 | S | Replace `any` with proper types in analyze classifier |
+| **P3** | ENH-10 | S | Log skipped stages for observability |
+| **P4** | STYLE-6 | — | (No action needed — code is correct) |
+| **P4** | ENH-11 | S | Add dry-run support to review stage |
+| **P4** | TYPE-4 | S | Simplify routing stage logging |
+
+**Effort:** S = Small (<1hr), M = Medium (1-4hrs), L = Large (>4hrs)
+
+---
+
+## Dimension Scores
+
+### Security: 20/20 ✓
+- ✓ No hardcoded secrets or credentials
+- ✓ Input validation on all boundaries (queue commands, spec parsing)
+- ✓ Command injection prevention in review runner (using spawn with args array)
+- ✓ Path traversal protection via config path-security module
+- ✓ No eval or dynamic code execution
+- ✓ Hook security validation from v0.2 still in place
+
+**Notes:** Pipeline stages properly delegate to existing security-vetted modules (hooks, agents, prd). No new security concerns introduced.
+
+### Reliability: 17/20
+- ✓ Comprehensive error handling in pipeline runner (try/catch, stage failures)
+- ✓ Proper resource cleanup (no leaked streams, timers, or file handles)
+- ✓ Atomic queue file handling from v0.2 maintained
+- ✗ **BUG-7:** Verify stage is a no-op (doesn't actually verify anything)
+- ✗ **ENH-6:** Inconsistent error handling patterns across stages
+- ⚠️ **BUG-8:** Context mutation contract unclear
+
+**Deductions:** -3 for verify stage gap, -0.5 for inconsistent error patterns, -0.5 for mutation documentation gap.
+
+### API Design: 18/20
+- ✓ Clean pipeline abstraction with composable stages
+- ✓ Well-defined stage interface (PipelineStage with enabled/execute)
+- ✓ Discriminated union for StageResult (exhaustiveness checking)
+- ✓ Consistent naming conventions (queueCheckStage, routingStage, etc.)
+- ✓ Good separation of concerns (each stage has single responsibility)
+- ✗ **TYPE-3:** Constitution type inconsistency (string vs ConstitutionResult)
+- ✗ **ENH-7:** Missing JSDoc on 60% of pipeline stages
+
+**Deductions:** -1 for type inconsistency, -1 for documentation gaps.
+
+### Code Quality: 16/20
+- ✓ Excellent test coverage (constitution: 100%, review: 100%, pipeline: 90%+)
+- ✓ No dead code or commented-out blocks
+- ✓ Files are appropriately sized (<400 lines for all pipeline stages)
+- ✓ Consistent code style (Biome formatting)
+- ✗ **STYLE-4:** Magic number inconsistency (token estimation)
+- ✗ **STYLE-5:** Use of `any` in classifier LLM response parsing
+- ✗ **TYPE-4:** Duplicate logging logic in routing stage
+- ✗ **ENH-8:** Missing integration test for full pipeline
+
+**Deductions:** -2 for missing integration test, -1 for any usage, -1 for magic number inconsistency.
+
+### Best Practices: 17/20
+- ✓ Follows established v0.2 patterns (hooks, routing, PRD management)
+- ✓ Proper use of TypeScript features (discriminated unions, exhaustiveness checks)
+- ✓ Clear module boundaries with barrel exports
+- ✓ Good abstraction (pipeline runner is framework-agnostic)
+- ✗ **ENH-6:** Inconsistent error handling (some stages silent fail, others don't)
+- ✗ **ENH-10:** No observability for skipped stages
+- ✗ **BUG-8:** Mutation contract unclear
+
+**Deductions:** -2 for inconsistent patterns, -1 for observability gap.
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+The v0.3 pipeline refactor is a **strong architectural improvement** that successfully decomposes the monolithic runner into composable, testable stages. The new modules (constitution, analyze, review) are well-designed with excellent test coverage and proper integration.
+
+**Critical gap:** The verify stage is currently a placeholder (BUG-7). This must be implemented before v0.3 ships, as it's a core part of the quality gate.
+
+**Recommended path forward:**
+1. **Immediate (P0):** Implement verify stage with test execution
+2. **Before v0.3 release (P1):** Add pipeline stage JSDoc and standardize error handling
+3. **Post-v0.3 (P2-P4):** Address type inconsistencies, add integration tests, improve observability
+
+**Grade justification:**
+- Security: Excellent (20/20)
+- Reliability: Very good, one critical gap (17/20)
+- API Design: Very good, minor documentation gap (18/20)
+- Code Quality: Good, missing integration tests (16/20)
+- Best Practices: Good, inconsistent patterns (17/20)
+
+**Total: 88/100 (A-)**
+
+With BUG-7 fixed and ENH-6/ENH-7 addressed, this would easily achieve an **A (90+)**.

package/docs/20260217-v04-impl-plan.md

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+# v0.4 Implementation Plan: Acceptance Validation
+**Date:** 2026-02-17
+**Branch:** master
+
+## Complexity Assessment
+- **Files touched:** 8+ (new module + pipeline stage + analyze integration + config + CLI + tests)
+- **LOC:** ~400-600 new
+- **Architectural impact:** New pipeline stage, new analyze output, new retry loop in runner
+- **Test strategy:** test-after (internal modules, not public API)
+
+## Phase 1: Acceptance test generator
+### 1a: Acceptance module
+**File:** `src/acceptance/generator.ts` (NEW)
+- Parse spec.md acceptance criteria (extract AC-N lines)
+- Build LLM prompt: ACs + codebase context → test file
+- Parse LLM response → write `acceptance.test.ts`
+- Fallback: generate skeleton tests with TODO if LLM fails
+
+### 1b: Integration with analyze
+**File:** `src/cli/analyze.ts`
+- After decompose, call acceptance test generator
+- Write tests to `ngent/features/<name>/acceptance.test.ts`
+- Config check: `acceptance.generateTests`
+
+### 1c: Config schema update
+**File:** `src/config/schema.ts`
+- Add `acceptance` config block: `enabled`, `maxRetries`, `generateTests`, `testPath`
+
+### Tests
+- AC parser extracts criteria from spec markdown
+- Generator produces valid test structure
+- Config validation
+
+**Commit:** `feat(acceptance): generate acceptance tests from spec ACs`
+
+## Phase 2: Acceptance pipeline stage
+### 2a: Acceptance stage
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/acceptance.ts` (NEW)
+- Only runs when all stories are complete (check prd status)
+- Spawns `bun test acceptance.test.ts` in workdir
+- Parses test output: which ACs passed/failed
+- Returns `continue` if all pass, `fail` with details if any fail
+
+### 2b: Register in default pipeline
+**File:** `src/pipeline/stages/index.ts`
+- Add `acceptanceStage` after `completionStage`
+
+### Tests
+- Stage skips when stories still pending
+- Stage runs and parses test results
+- Pass/fail detection
+
+**Commit:** `feat(acceptance): add acceptance validation pipeline stage`
+
+## Phase 3: Self-correcting fix loop
+### 3a: Fix story generator
+**File:** `src/acceptance/fix-generator.ts` (NEW)
+- Input: failed ACs + test output + related stories + source code
+- LLM call: generate fix story descriptions
+- Output: FixStory objects with id, title, relatedStories, description
+
+### 3b: Fix loop in runner
+**File:** `src/execution/runner.ts`
+- After acceptance stage fails: generate fix stories, append to prd
+- Re-run pipeline for fix stories only
+- Re-run acceptance tests
+- Max `config.acceptance.maxRetries` loops
+- If still failing: pause and report to human
+
+### 3c: Accept override command
+**File:** `src/cli/accept.ts` (NEW)
+- `ngent accept --override AC-2 "reason"`
+- Stores in prd.json `acceptanceOverrides`
+- Acceptance stage skips overridden ACs
+
+### Tests
+- Fix story generation from failed ACs
+- Retry loop respects maxRetries
+- Override skips specified ACs
+- Full integration: fail → fix → pass
+
+**Commit:** `feat(acceptance): add self-correcting fix loop with human override`
+
+## Test Strategy
+- Mode: test-after
+- Run `bun test && bun run typecheck` after each phase