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+---
+validationDate: 2026-02-27
+workflowName: update-skill
+workflowPath: _bmad-output/bmb-creations/workflows/update-skill
+validationStatus: COMPLETE
+completionDate: 2026-02-27
+---
+
+# Validation Report: update-skill
+
+**Validation Started:** 2026-02-27
+**Validator:** BMAD Workflow Validation System
+**Standards Version:** BMAD Workflow Standards
+
+---
+
+## File Structure & Size
+
+### Folder Structure
+
+```
+update-skill/
+├── workflow.md                          (56 lines)
+├── workflow-plan-update-skill.md        (plan file)
+├── data/
+│   ├── manual-section-rules.md          (44 lines)
+│   └── merge-conflict-rules.md          (62 lines)
+└── steps-c/
+    ├── step-01-init.md                  (208 lines)
+    ├── step-02-detect-changes.md        (183 lines)
+    ├── step-03-re-extract.md            (187 lines)
+    ├── step-04-merge.md                 (230 lines)
+    ├── step-05-validate.md              (187 lines)
+    ├── step-06-write.md                 (204 lines)
+    └── step-07-report.md                (201 lines)
+```
+
+### Structure Assessment
+
+- workflow.md exists: PASS
+- Step files in organized steps-c/ folder: PASS
+- Reference data in data/ folder: PASS
+- Folder names logical: PASS
+- No stray files: PASS
+
+### File Size Analysis
+
+| File | Lines | Status |
+|------|-------|--------|
+| step-01-init.md | 208 | ⚠️ Approaching limit (200-250) |
+| step-02-detect-changes.md | 183 | ✅ Good |
+| step-03-re-extract.md | 187 | ✅ Good |
+| step-04-merge.md | 230 | ⚠️ Approaching limit (200-250) |
+| step-05-validate.md | 187 | ✅ Good |
+| step-06-write.md | 204 | ⚠️ Approaching limit (200-250) |
+| step-07-report.md | 201 | ⚠️ Approaching limit (200-250) |
+| workflow.md | 56 | ✅ Good |
+| manual-section-rules.md | 44 | ✅ Good |
+| merge-conflict-rules.md | 62 | ✅ Good |
+
+**Size Warnings:**
+- step-01-init.md (208): Init step with Input Discovery pattern — inherently longer due to artifact validation and degraded mode handling
+- step-04-merge.md (230): Largest step — complex merge priority logic with [MANUAL] conflict resolution UI. Consider extracting conflict UI template to data/ if further expansion needed
+- step-06-write.md (204): Atomic write + verification for multiple file types
+- step-07-report.md (201): Comprehensive summary with multiple report sections
+
+**Recommendation:** step-04-merge.md at 230 lines is the highest risk. If any content is added, the conflict resolution UI or stack skill merge section should be extracted to a data file.
+
+### File Presence Verification
+
+| Design Step | File | Status |
+|-------------|------|--------|
+| 01 - init | step-01-init.md | PRESENT |
+| 02 - detect-changes | step-02-detect-changes.md | PRESENT |
+| 03 - re-extract | step-03-re-extract.md | PRESENT |
+| 04 - merge | step-04-merge.md | PRESENT |
+| 05 - validate | step-05-validate.md | PRESENT |
+| 06 - write | step-06-write.md | PRESENT |
+| 07 - report | step-07-report.md | PRESENT |
+
+- Sequential numbering: PASS (01-07 with no gaps)
+- Final step exists: PASS
+- All design steps have corresponding files: PASS
+
+### Overall: PASS with WARNINGS (4 files approaching size limit, 0 exceeding)
+
+---
+
+## Frontmatter Validation
+
+### Per-File Results
+
+| File | name | description | Variables Used | Paths Valid | Status |
+|------|------|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------|
+| step-01-init.md | ✅ | ✅ | 2/2 used | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-02-detect-changes.md | ✅ | ✅ | 1/1 used | ⚠️ | FAIL |
+| step-03-re-extract.md | ✅ | ✅ | 1/1 used | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-04-merge.md | ✅ | ✅ | 3/3 used | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-05-validate.md | ✅ | ✅ | 1/1 used | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-06-write.md | ✅ | ✅ | 1/1 used | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-07-report.md | ✅ | ✅ | 0/0 (final) | ✅ | PASS |
+
+### Violations Found
+
+**1. [FAIL] step-02-detect-changes.md — Hardcoded path reference**
+- Lines 128, 151, 160 reference `step-07-report.md` directly (no-change shortcut path)
+- **Fix:** Add frontmatter variable `noChangeReportFile: './step-07-report.md'` and replace hardcoded references with `{noChangeReportFile}`
+
+### Overall: FAIL (1 violation in step-02-detect-changes.md)
+
+## Critical Path Violations
+
+### Config Variables (Exceptions)
+
+From workflow.md Configuration Loading section:
+- `skills_output_folder`, `forge_data_folder`, `project_name`, `output_folder`, `user_name`, `communication_language`, `document_output_language`
+
+These are runtime config variables resolved from `{project-root}/_bmad/skf/config.yaml` — paths using these are valid.
+
+### Content Path Violations
+
+No `{project-root}/` hardcoded paths found in step content. All module-specific paths use config variables.
+
+### Dead Links
+
+| Reference | From | Status |
+|-----------|------|--------|
+| `./step-02-detect-changes.md` | step-01-init | EXISTS |
+| `../data/manual-section-rules.md` | step-01-init | EXISTS |
+| `./step-03-re-extract.md` | step-02-detect-changes | EXISTS |
+| `./step-04-merge.md` | step-03-re-extract | EXISTS |
+| `./step-05-validate.md` | step-04-merge | EXISTS |
+| `../data/manual-section-rules.md` | step-04-merge | EXISTS |
+| `../data/merge-conflict-rules.md` | step-04-merge | EXISTS |
+| `./step-06-write.md` | step-05-validate | EXISTS |
+| `./step-07-report.md` | step-06-write | EXISTS |
+
+All frontmatter file references resolve to existing files.
+
+### Module Awareness
+
+Workflow is SKF module — correctly references `{project-root}/_bmad/skf/config.yaml`. No BMB-specific path assumptions detected.
+
+### Summary
+
+- **CRITICAL:** 0 violations
+- **HIGH:** 0 violations
+- **MEDIUM:** 0 violations
+
+**Status:** PASS — No critical path violations
+
+## Menu Handling Validation
+
+### Per-File Results
+
+| File | Menu Type | Handler | Exec Rules | A/P | Status |
+|------|-----------|---------|------------|-----|--------|
+| step-01-init | [C] gate + [D]/[X] degraded | ✅ Present | ✅ halt+wait | None (correct) | PASS |
+| step-02-detect-changes | Auto-proceed | ✅ Present | ✅ auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-03-re-extract | Auto-proceed | ✅ Present | ✅ auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-04-merge | Conditional: [C] if conflicts, auto if clean | ✅ Both paths | ✅ Both paths | None | PASS |
+| step-05-validate | Auto-proceed (advisory) | ✅ Present | ✅ auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-06-write | Auto-proceed | ✅ Present | ✅ auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-07-report | None (final step) | N/A | N/A | None | PASS |
+
+### Assessment
+
+- All step files have appropriate menu patterns for their type
+- Init step (01) correctly uses [C] gate without A/P
+- Auto-proceed steps (02, 03, 05, 06) correctly skip user interaction
+- Conditional step (04) properly handles both conflict and clean merge paths
+- Final step (07) correctly ends workflow with no menu
+- A/P excluded throughout (correct for prescriptive surgical workflow)
+- step-01 has secondary [D]/[X] menu for degraded mode with proper handler
+- step-04 has secondary [K]/[R]/[E] conflict resolution UI within merge process
+
+### Overall: PASS — No menu handling violations
+
+## Step Type Validation
+
+### Per-File Results
+
+| File | Expected Type | Actual Type | Pattern Match | Status |
+|------|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------|
+| step-01-init | Init (Input Discovery) | Init (Input Discovery) | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-02-detect-changes | Middle (Simple/Auto) | Middle (Auto-proceed) | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-03-re-extract | Middle (Simple/Auto) | Middle (Auto-proceed) | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-04-merge | Middle (Conditional) | Middle (Conditional) | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-05-validate | Validation Sequence | Validation Sequence | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-06-write | Middle (Simple/Auto) | Middle (Auto-proceed) | ✅ | PASS |
+| step-07-report | Final | Final | ✅ | PASS |
+
+### Detailed Analysis
+
+**step-01-init:** Init with Input Discovery pattern. Requests skill path from user, validates required artifacts (SKILL.md, metadata.json, forge-tier.yaml), offers degraded mode for missing provenance, inventories [MANUAL] sections. C-only gate (no A/P — correct for init). Non-continuable (correct for single-session).
+
+**step-02-detect-changes:** Auto-proceed middle step with Pattern 4 parallel subprocess. No-change shortcut correctly routes to final step. No user interaction.
+
+**step-03-re-extract:** Auto-proceed middle step with Pattern 2 per-file + Pattern 3 QMD subprocesses. Tier-aware extraction logic. No user interaction.
+
+**step-04-merge:** Conditional middle step — unique pattern. Auto-proceeds on clean merge, presents [C] gate on [MANUAL] conflicts. Secondary [K]/[R]/[E] conflict resolution UI for per-conflict decisions. Correctly halts for user input when conflicts exist.
+
+**step-05-validate:** Validation sequence — auto-proceeds regardless of findings (advisory mode). Pattern 4 parallel checks across 4 categories. Non-blocking.
+
+**step-06-write:** Auto-proceed middle step. Atomic file writes with read-back verification. No user interaction.
+
+**step-07-report:** Final step — no nextStepFile, no menu, workflow ends. Handles no-change shortcut from step-02. Provides workflow chaining recommendations.
+
+### Overall: PASS — All 7 steps match their designated type patterns
+
+## Output Format Validation
+
+### Document Production
+
+**Classification:** Non-document workflow (action-based)
+**From plan:** "Document Output: false (modifies existing files, does not produce new documents)"
+
+This workflow surgically modifies existing skill artifacts (SKILL.md, metadata.json, provenance-map.json, evidence-report.md) rather than producing a new document.
+
+### Assessment
+
+- Template file required: NO (non-document) ✅
+- Final polish step required: NO (non-document) ✅
+- Step-to-output mapping: N/A (no progressive document construction)
+- No `outputFile` variables in any step frontmatter: ✅ (correct for action workflow)
+- No `stepsCompleted` tracking in output: ✅ (correct for non-continuable, non-document)
+
+### Overall: PASS (N/A — non-document workflow correctly configured)
+
+## Validation Design Check
+
+### Is Validation Critical?
+
+YES — This workflow modifies code-derived artifacts with provenance tracking. [MANUAL] section integrity is a zero-loss requirement. Quality gates are important to catch merge errors.
+
+### Internal Validation Step: step-05-validate
+
+| Criterion | Status |
+|-----------|--------|
+| Loads validation data/standards (skills_ref) | ✅ |
+| Systematic check sequence (4 parallel checks) | ✅ |
+| Auto-proceeds through checks | ✅ |
+| Clear pass/fail criteria (PASS/WARN/FAIL per check) | ✅ |
+| Reports findings to user | ✅ |
+| Anti-lazy language | ⚠️ Has "CRITICAL:" but not explicit "DO NOT BE LAZY" |
+
+### 4 Validation Checks Assessed
+
+1. **Spec Compliance** — validates against agentskills.io via skills_ref ✅
+2. **[MANUAL] Section Integrity** — byte-level comparison against step-01 inventory ✅
+3. **Confidence Tier Consistency** — verifies tier labels match forge capabilities ✅
+4. **Provenance Completeness** — verifies export-to-source mapping integrity ✅
+
+### Critical Flow Segregation
+
+Validation is inline with create steps (step-05 in steps-c/), not in a separate steps-v/ folder. This is **correct** — update-skill is a create-only workflow, not tri-modal. The validation is an internal quality gate within the pipeline, not a standalone validation mode.
+
+### Data Files
+
+- `data/manual-section-rules.md` — referenced by steps 01, 04 ✅
+- `data/merge-conflict-rules.md` — referenced by step 04 ✅
+- No validation-specific data files (validation criteria embedded in step-05) ⚠️
+
+### Overall: PASS — Validation design is well-structured with 4 systematic checks
+
+---
+
+## Instruction Style Check
+
+### Domain Assessment
+
+**Domain:** Code analysis / surgical modification
+**Appropriate Style:** Prescriptive (zero-hallucination surgical workflow)
+**From plan:** "Instruction Style: Overall: prescriptive"
+
+### Per-File Style Analysis
+
+| File | Style | Appropriate | Status |
+|------|-------|------------|--------|
+| step-01-init | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (artifact validation) | PASS |
+| step-02-detect-changes | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (deterministic comparison) | PASS |
+| step-03-re-extract | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (AST extraction) | PASS |
+| step-04-merge | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (merge priority order) | PASS |
+| step-05-validate | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (systematic validation) | PASS |
+| step-06-write | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (atomic file operations) | PASS |
+| step-07-report | Prescriptive | ✅ Yes (factual reporting) | PASS |
+
+### Style Indicators Observed
+
+- All steps use "Follow this sequence exactly" ✅
+- All steps have "FORBIDDEN to" rules ✅
+- All steps have explicit MANDATORY SEQUENCE ✅
+- Zero "guide user through" or "think about" language (correct — not facilitative)
+- Consistent prescriptive style throughout ✅
+
+### Overall: PASS — Prescriptive style appropriate for surgical code analysis domain
+
+---
+
+## Collaborative Experience Check
+
+### Workflow Interaction Profile
+
+This is a **mostly autonomous** workflow. 5 of 7 steps auto-proceed without user interaction. User interaction is minimal by design — surgical precision, not collaborative facilitation.
+
+### Per-Step Analysis
+
+| File | Interaction | Question Style | Status |
+|------|-------------|---------------|--------|
+| step-01-init | [C] gate + optional [D]/[X] | Progressive (1-2 prompts) | PASS |
+| step-02-detect-changes | Auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-03-re-extract | Auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-04-merge | Conditional: per-conflict [K]/[R]/[E] | Progressive (one conflict at a time) | PASS |
+| step-05-validate | Auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-06-write | Auto-proceed | None | PASS |
+| step-07-report | Display only | None | PASS |
+
+### Assessment
+
+**Collaborative Strengths:**
+- step-01: Single question for skill path, then baseline summary before [C] gate — not overwhelming
+- step-01 degraded mode: Clear [D]/[X] choice with explanation — not interrogative
+- step-04 conflict resolution: Presents one conflict at a time with [K]/[R]/[E] — progressive, not a laundry list
+- Auto-proceed steps respect user's time — no unnecessary gates
+
+**No Interrogation Patterns Found:**
+- No laundry list questions detected
+- No form-filling patterns
+- Two user touchpoints are appropriate for the workflow's purpose
+
+**Progression and Arc:**
+- Clear flow: load → detect → extract → merge → validate → write → report ✅
+- Each step builds on previous with explicit data flow ✅
+- Summary tables at key points keep user informed ✅
+- Report step provides satisfying completion with chaining recommendations ✅
+
+**User Experience:** This workflow feels like a **surgical instrument** — minimal interaction, maximum precision. Appropriate for its domain.
+
+### Overall: PASS — Minimal interaction appropriate for autonomous surgical workflow
+
+## Subprocess Optimization Opportunities
+
+### Already Implemented
+
+| Step | Pattern | Description | Status |
+|------|---------|-------------|--------|
+| step-02 | Pattern 4 (Parallel) | Parallel timestamp/hash comparison across 3 categories | ✅ Implemented |
+| step-03 | Pattern 2 (Per-file) | Per-file AST extraction on each changed file | ✅ Implemented |
+| step-03 | Pattern 3 (Data Ops) | QMD semantic enrichment query (Deep tier only) | ✅ Implemented |
+| step-05 | Pattern 4 (Parallel) | Parallel validation: spec, [MANUAL], confidence, provenance | ✅ Implemented |
+
+All steps include TOOL/SUBPROCESS FALLBACK rule for graceful degradation to main thread.
+
+### Additional Opportunities Identified
+
+**LOW Priority — step-06-write: Parallel verification reads**
+- **Current:** Sequential read-back verification of each written file
+- **Suggested:** Pattern 4 — verify all files in parallel after all writes complete
+- **Impact:** Minor time savings on 4-5 file verifications
+- **Priority:** LOW (verification is fast regardless)
+
+### Steps Without Subprocess Needs
+
+| Step | Reason |
+|------|--------|
+| step-01-init | Sequential artifact loading + user interaction. No parallelizable work. |
+| step-04-merge | Sequential by design (priority order: delete → move → rename → modify → add). Parallelization would break merge semantics. |
+| step-07-report | Display only — no computation requiring subprocess. |
+
+### Summary by Pattern
+
+- **Pattern 1 (grep/regex):** 0 opportunities — no multi-file grep operations
+- **Pattern 2 (per-file):** 1 implemented (step-03 extraction)
+- **Pattern 3 (data ops):** 1 implemented (step-03 QMD enrichment)
+- **Pattern 4 (parallel):** 2 implemented (steps 02, 05) + 1 low-priority (step-06)
+
+### Overall: PASS — Major optimization opportunities already implemented in design. 1 low-priority additional opportunity identified.
+
+## Cohesive Review
+
+### Overall Assessment: EXCELLENT
+
+This workflow is a well-architected surgical pipeline that achieves its goal of precision skill updating with zero [MANUAL] content loss. The balance of autonomy (5 auto-proceed steps) and user control (2 strategic gates) is appropriate for its domain.
+
+### Quality Dimensions
+
+| Dimension | Rating | Notes |
+|-----------|--------|-------|
+| Goal Clarity | Excellent | Single clear purpose — surgical skill update preserving [MANUAL] content |
+| Logical Flow | Excellent | Linear pipeline with clean data flow: load → detect → extract → merge → validate → write → report |
+| Facilitation Quality | Good | Minimal interaction by design — appropriate for autonomous surgical operation |
+| User Experience | Excellent | Clear baseline summary, progressive conflict resolution, comprehensive report |
+| Goal Achievement | Excellent | All success criteria from requirements addressed in the implementation |
+
+### Cohesiveness Analysis
+
+**Flow Continuity:**
+- Each step explicitly builds on previous step's output ✅
+- Data flow is traceable across all 7 steps ✅
+- Two skip paths (no-change shortcut, clean merge auto-proceed) are well-integrated ✅
+
+**Voice and Tone:**
+- Consistent clinical, terse communication throughout ✅
+- Confidence tier labeling principle maintained ✅
+- Surgeon mode persona reinforced in every step ✅
+
+**Structural Consistency:**
+- All steps follow identical structure (MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES, CONTEXT BOUNDARIES, MANDATORY SEQUENCE, SYSTEM METRICS) ✅
+- Universal rules consistently repeated ✅
+- Step-specific rules clearly differentiated ✅
+
+### Strengths
+
+1. **Zero-hallucination principle** enforced throughout — every statement must trace to actual artifacts
+2. **[MANUAL] section preservation** treated as highest priority with multiple safeguards (inventory in step-01, preservation in step-04, integrity verification in step-05, write verification in step-06)
+3. **Tier-aware extraction** well-implemented across Quick/Forge/Deep with graceful degradation
+4. **Subprocess optimization** strategically placed at the right steps (02-parallel, 03-per-file, 03-QMD, 05-parallel)
+5. **Error handling** is comprehensive (missing artifacts → abort with helpful message, missing provenance → degraded mode, [MANUAL] conflicts → user resolution)
+6. **Workflow chaining** properly integrated with input/output contracts
+7. **No-change shortcut** prevents unnecessary work when skill is already current
+8. **Conflict resolution UI** is progressive (one conflict at a time, [K]/[R]/[E] choices)
+
+### Weaknesses
+
+1. **Hardcoded path** in step-02 for no-change shortcut (`step-07-report.md` instead of `{noChangeReportFile}`) — already flagged in frontmatter validation
+2. **step-04-merge at 230 lines** — largest step, risk of exceeding limit if expanded. Conflict UI or stack merge section could be extracted to data/
+3. **Evidence-report.md append** in step-06 doesn't explicitly handle the case where the file doesn't exist yet (first update after create-skill)
+4. **Batch mode** mentioned in requirements but not implemented in steps (noted as future enhancement)
+
+### Critical Issues
+
+None. The workflow is well-designed and should function correctly in its current form.
+
+### Recommendation
+
+**READY TO USE** — This workflow exemplifies best practices for surgical code analysis workflows within the SKF module ecosystem. The single frontmatter violation (step-02 hardcoded path) is minor and easily fixed. The workflow reflects deep understanding of the provenance-driven update cycle, [MANUAL] preservation requirements, and tier-aware extraction patterns established across prior SKF workflow builds.
+
+## Plan Quality Validation
+
+### Plan File
+
+**Location:** workflow-plan-update-skill.md
+**Status:** Found and validated
+
+### Implementation Coverage
+
+#### 1. Discovery/Vision
+
+| Planned | Implemented | Quality |
+|---------|------------|---------|
+| Smart regeneration preserving [MANUAL] sections | ✅ All 7 steps implement this vision | HIGH |
+| Provenance-map-driven change detection | ✅ step-02 uses provenance map for targeted diff | HIGH |
+| Handles individual and stack skills internally | ✅ Conditional stack sections in steps 01, 04, 05, 06 | HIGH |
+
+#### 2. Classification
+
+| Attribute | Planned | Implemented | Status |
+|-----------|---------|------------|--------|
+| Document Output | false | No outputFile, no templates | ✅ |
+| Module | SKF | Loads from `_bmad/skf/config.yaml` | ✅ |
+| Session Type | single-session | No continueFile, no stepsCompleted | ✅ |
+| Lifecycle | create-only (steps-c/) | Only steps-c/ folder | ✅ |
+
+#### 3. Requirements
+
+| Requirement | Implemented | Quality |
+|-------------|------------|---------|
+| Linear 7-step pipeline | ✅ 7 sequential steps | HIGH |
+| 2 strategic user gates | ✅ step-01 [C] + step-04 conditional [C] | HIGH |
+| Required inputs (SKILL.md, metadata, forge-tier, provenance) | ✅ All validated in step-01 | HIGH |
+| Outputs (SKILL.md, provenance-map, evidence-report) | ✅ All written in step-06 | HIGH |
+| Zero [MANUAL] content loss | ✅ Safeguards in steps 01, 04, 05, 06 | HIGH |
+| Confidence tier labeling (T1/T1-low/T2) | ✅ step-03 tier-aware extraction | HIGH |
+| AST file:line citations | ✅ Zero-hallucination principle throughout | HIGH |
+| Stack skill multi-file support | ✅ Conditional sections across steps | HIGH |
+| Prescriptive instruction style | ✅ Consistent throughout | HIGH |
+
+#### 4. Design
+
+| Design Element | Implemented | Status |
+|---------------|------------|--------|
+| 7 steps matching design sequence | ✅ All present, correct order | ✅ |
+| Step types match design table | ✅ Init, 4x auto, conditional, validation, final | ✅ |
+| Data flow matches diagram | ✅ Explicit data passing across all steps | ✅ |
+| Interaction patterns (2 gates, 5 auto) | ✅ Matches design specification | ✅ |
+| No-change shortcut (step-02 → step-07) | ✅ Implemented | ✅ |
+| Error handling (abort/degraded/conflict) | ✅ All scenarios covered | ✅ |
+
+#### 5. Tools
+
+| Tool | Planned | Implemented | Status |
+|------|---------|------------|--------|
+| File I/O | Included | Steps 01, 06 read/write | ✅ |
+| Sub-Processes | Included | Steps 02, 03, 05 | ✅ |
+| ast_bridge | External | Referenced in step-03 | ✅ |
+| gh_bridge | External | Implied in source file access | ✅ |
+| qmd_bridge | External | Referenced in step-03 (Deep tier) | ✅ |
+| skills_ref | External | Referenced in step-05 | ✅ |
+| manual-section-rules.md | Data file | Created | ✅ |
+| merge-conflict-rules.md | Data file | Created | ✅ |
+
+### Implementation Gaps
+
+1. **Batch mode** (--batch, --continue flags) — Mentioned in requirements but not implemented in step files. This was a deferred enhancement; the plan notes batch mode "wraps multiple runs" suggesting it's an external orchestration concern, not an internal workflow concern.
+
+### Quality Issues
+
+None significant. All implemented requirements are HIGH quality.
+
+### Overall Assessment
+
+- **Plan implementation score:** ~97% (only batch mode deferred)
+- **Status:** Fully Implemented
+- **Quality:** HIGH across all requirement areas
+
+## Summary
+
+**Validation Completed:** 2026-02-27
+**Overall Status:** PASS with 1 minor violation
+
+### Validation Steps Completed
+
+| Step | Check | Result |
+|------|-------|--------|
+| 1 | File Structure & Size | PASS (4 warnings — files approaching limit) |
+| 2 | Frontmatter Validation | FAIL (1 violation — hardcoded path in step-02) |
+| 2b | Critical Path Violations | PASS (0 violations) |
+| 3 | Menu Handling | PASS (all menus correct) |
+| 4 | Step Type Validation | PASS (all types match design) |
+| 5 | Output Format | PASS (N/A — non-document workflow) |
+| 6 | Validation Design Check | PASS (well-structured internal validation) |
+| 7 | Instruction Style | PASS (prescriptive, appropriate for domain) |
+| 8 | Collaborative Experience | PASS (minimal interaction, appropriate for surgical workflow) |
+| 8b | Subprocess Optimization | PASS (major patterns already implemented) |
+| 9 | Cohesive Review | EXCELLENT (ready to use) |
+| 11 | Plan Quality | Fully Implemented (~97%) |
+
+### Issues to Fix
+
+**Must Fix (1):**
+1. **step-02-detect-changes.md** — Add `noChangeReportFile: './step-07-report.md'` to frontmatter and replace hardcoded `step-07-report.md` references on lines 128, 151, 160 with `{noChangeReportFile}`
+
+**Recommended (0 blocking):**
+- step-04-merge.md at 230 lines is highest risk for exceeding 250-line limit. Consider extracting conflict UI or stack merge section to a data file if expansion is needed.
+- step-06-write should explicitly handle the case where evidence-report.md doesn't exist yet (first update after create-skill).
+
+### Key Strengths
+
+- Zero-hallucination principle consistently enforced
+- [MANUAL] section preservation is multi-layered (inventory, preservation, verification, write-check)
+- Tier-aware extraction is well-implemented
+- Subprocess optimization strategically placed
+- Error handling is comprehensive with helpful messages
+- Workflow chaining contracts are properly defined
+- Plan implementation is ~97% complete
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+### Recommendation
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+**READY TO USE** after fixing the 1 frontmatter violation in step-02. The workflow exemplifies best practices for surgical code analysis within the SKF module ecosystem.