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+---
+name: 6_gofer_validate
+description: "Validate implemented work with evidence-backed scoring, blast-radius analysis, and engineering review."
+---
+
+## Workspace Preflight
+
+Before doing stage/helper work:
+
+1. Resolve the repository root.
+2. Check the core Gofer sentinels:
+   - `.specify/.gofer-version`
+   - `.specify/commands/0_gofer_start.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/spec-template.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/loop-contract-template.json`
+   - `.specify/templates/working-backwards-prfaq-template.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/business-owner-summary-template.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/cto-architecture-summary-template.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/ciso-security-summary-template.md`
+   - `.specify/templates/stakeholder-review-index-template.md`
+   - `.specify/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh`
+   - `.specify/scripts/node/parse-stage-command.mjs`
+   - `.specify/scripts/node/gofer-loop-audit.mjs`
+   - `.specify/scripts/hooks/post-tool-use.mjs`
+   - `.specify/scripts/powershell/install-optional-tools.ps1`
+   - `.specify/templates/gofer-model-policy.yaml`
+   - `.specify/memory/gofer-model-policy.yaml`
+   - `.specify/specs/`
+   - `.specify/memory/`
+3. Check host-specific repo-owned files when relevant:
+   - Claude: `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/settings.json`
+   - Codex: `AGENTS.md`
+   - Copilot: `.github/copilot-instructions.md`
+   - VS Code extension mirrors Claude/Copilot/Gemini resources itself and should still keep the core scaffold healthy
+4. If the repo already has the workspace checker script, prefer running:
+   - `node .specify/scripts/node/gofer-workspace-check.mjs --host codex --json`
+5. If the workspace is missing or stale, ask exactly:
+   - **"This repo is missing or stale for Gofer. Initialize/update it now?"**
+6. If the user says yes, run the Gofer workspace bootstrap helper and then resume this command from the top.
+7. If the user says no, stop and explain that Gofer stage/helper work depends on the repo-owned scaffold.
+
+---
+description:
+  Unified validation, blast-radius analysis, and engineering review (3 phases,
+  110-point rubric)
+---
+
+# Gofer Validate
+
+## EAI Platform Session Preflight
+
+Before any Gofer stage/helper command does pipeline work:
+
+1. Treat durable delivery as EAI Platform delivery by default, with Azure second
+   and every other stack only by explicit exception.
+2. Run `eai whoami` and confirm the EAI CLI is installed, the user is logged in,
+   and an active tenant is visible.
+3. If `eai` is missing, `eai whoami` fails, the token is expired, or no active
+   tenant is available, stop and run `/gofer:eai-first-run` or ask the user to
+   approve login/setup before continuing.
+4. For EAI app delivery, do not continue into research, specification, planning,
+   tasks, implementation, or validation until
+   `.specify/specs/{feature}/eai-preflight.md` records login, tenant, template,
+   app-readiness, and next-action evidence.
+5. Do not write tokens, secrets, private tenant IDs, or local `.env` values into
+   Gofer artifacts; record only product-safe readiness status and evidence.
+
+## Token And Cost Policy
+<!-- gofer:token-cost-policy:start -->
+
+Before spawning agents, calling tools, or loading large files:
+
+1. Treat `.specify/memory/gofer-model-policy.yaml` as the repo-owned source of truth for simple, medium, hard, and arbiter model routing. If it is missing, run `/gofer:bootstrap-workspace` before continuing.
+2. Use the cheapest capable model first.
+   - Claude: Haiku for scouting/extraction; Sonnet for normal implementation, synthesis, validation, and security; Opus for high-risk arbitration or release-critical failures.
+   - Codex/OpenAI: GPT mini for simple coding; GPT nano only for locate/classify/summarize/mechanical work; GPT-5.3-Codex or flagship GPT for tool-heavy coding, architecture, and release-critical validation.
+   - Gemini: Flash-Lite for cheap large-context scan/summarize; Flash for default research synthesis; Pro for large-context architecture or high-risk arbitration.
+   - Copilot: prefer Auto for simple and default work; ask the user before choosing a paid/high-tier picker model for hard security, architecture, or release gates.
+3. Keep raw tool output out of the main conversation context. Save stable findings to `.specify/specs/{feature}/context-bundle.md`, then work from summaries.
+4. Use provider prompt/context caching only for stable, non-secret prefixes: Gofer scaffold, AGENTS/CLAUDE/Copilot instructions, constitution, repo map, stage contracts, and validation rubric.
+5. Before continuing after large research, planning, implementation, or validation bursts, checkpoint the durable artifacts and compact/clear/resume context when the host supports it.
+6. Escalate model tier only when a cheaper pass is low-confidence, contradictory, security-sensitive, or blocking release quality.
+<!-- gofer:token-cost-policy:end -->
+
+## User Input
+
+```text
+$ARGUMENTS
+```
+
+You **MUST** consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
+
+## Execution Profile And Validation Cost
+
+Validation must respect the final risk label:
+
+- **fast**: for `docs-only` or very small low-risk changes, run focused checks
+  and verify no unnecessary artifact churn or unrelated files were changed.
+- **standard**: run the normal rubric, focused build/test/lint/typecheck
+  evidence, and traceability checks.
+- **full**: preserve the existing blast-radius, evidence gates, review loop,
+  scoring, and release-readiness checks; require evidence for contract,
+  security, data, infra/config, rollback, and cross-repository claims.
+- **dynamic**: preserve the full validation behavior, then also verify
+  `execution-profile.md`, `workflow-dag.md`, shard outputs, reducer synthesis,
+  verifier/refuter evidence, budget/stop-condition evidence, and any explicit
+  user confirmation required before broad fanout work.
+
+Archived specs under `.specify/specs/_*/` are historical context and must not
+inflate active context-health estimates or current blast-radius manifests.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+This command expects in `.specify/specs/{feature}/`:
+
+- `research.md` - Codebase analysis (from /1_gofer_research)
+- `spec.md` - Feature specification (from /2_gofer_specify)
+- `plan.md` - Implementation plan (from /3_gofer_plan)
+- `tasks.md` - Task breakdown (from /4_gofer_tasks)
+- `goal-ledger.json` - Goal, metric, delivery-state, and re-loop contract
+- `loop-contract.json` - Bounded eval commands and stop rules
+- `loop-ledger.jsonl` - Implementation and validation loop evidence
+- `traceability.md` - Requirement -> task -> code -> test matrix
+- Implemented code (from /5_gofer_implement)
+
+---
+
+## Spec Artifact Guard
+
+Before validation, `.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json
+--require-tasks` must confirm that `{FEATURE_DIR}/spec.md` exists, is
+non-empty, and is not the unfilled spec template. If the helper reports
+`spec.md` as missing, empty, or `template`, stop and run `/2_gofer_specify`.
+Validation cannot score functional correctness, traceability, or objective
+outcomes without a real specification.
+
+## Outline
+
+1. Context health check
+2. Load implementation context
+3. Closed-loop objective audit
+4. **Phase A** — Spawn 6 specialist rubric validation agents in parallel
+4. Evidence gate pre-check and pending-gate tracking
+5. **Phase B** — Spawn 5 blast-radius analysis agents in parallel
+7. Blast-radius synthesis (change graph, interface diff, observability,
+    dependency/submodule impact, rollback readiness, release checklist)
+8. Run automated checks (build, test, lint, typecheck)
+9. Mutation testing gate
+10. Mock ratio analysis
+11. Semantic slop detection
+12. Score the 11-category rubric (110 points)
+13. Generate enhanced validation report + blast-radius report
+14. Determine rubric PASS/FAIL outcome
+15. Brownfield restart on failure
+16. **Phase C** — Engineering review loop (3 agents × up to 5 cycles with
+    auto-fix)
+17. Generate engineering review report
+18. Attribution logging to JSONL
+19. Memory update check
+
+---
+
+## Execution Strategy by Platform
+
+| Platform                               | Validation Execution Strategy                                                                 |
+| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Claude Code CLI                        | Run all validation agents in parallel using the Task tool                                     |
+| GitHub Copilot Chat (2026+)            | Use multi-agent delegation to run validation in parallel                                      |
+| GitHub Copilot Chat (2025 and earlier) | Run validation checks sequentially using the **Legacy Workflow** in `docs/legacy-workflow.md` |
+
+For pre-2026 Copilot environments, execute the validation phases
+**sequentially** instead of parallel spawning.
+
+---
+
+## The Engineering Quality Rubric
+
+### 11-Category Scoring (110 Points)
+
+| #   | Category                     | Points | Pass Criteria                                                                                                                                                                          | Agent                                                                                                                      |
+| --- | ---------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 1   | Functional Correctness       | 15     | Every acceptance criterion in spec.md has a passing test exercising real code                                                                                                          | validation-correctness                                                                                                     |
+| 2   | Test Authenticity            | 15     | Zero skips, zero placeholders, zero mock-only assertions. Mutation score >= 60% if Stryker available                                                                                   | validation-test-quality                                                                                                    |
+| 3   | UI/E2E Verification          | 10     | If feature has UI: real rendering tests pass. If no UI: points redistribute                                                                                                            | N/A (automated check)                                                                                                      |
+| 4   | Security Posture             | 10     | Zero hardcoded secrets, no disabled security features, no client-side keys                                                                                                             | validation-security                                                                                                        |
+| 5   | Integration Reality          | 10     | Integration tests use real dependencies where possible. Contract tests validate boundaries                                                                                             | validation-integration                                                                                                     |
+| 6   | Error Path Coverage          | 10     | Public functions tested for failure modes. No empty catch blocks                                                                                                                       | validation-correctness + validation-standards                                                                              |
+| 7   | Architecture Compliance      | 10     | File structure, patterns, visual explanations, and human-facing document summaries match plan.md and research.md. Required visuals are simple, rendered or fallback-safe, and traceable to requirements, code, and EAI Platform decisions | validation-standards                                                                                                       |
+| 8   | Performance Baseline         | 5      | No synchronous I/O in async paths, no unbounded loops, no N+1 patterns                                                                                                                 | validation-performance                                                                                                     |
+| 9   | Code Hygiene                 | 10     | Zero AI slop: no TODO placeholders, no redundant comments, no magic numbers                                                                                                            | validation-standards                                                                                                       |
+| 10  | Specification Traceability   | 5      | Every user story maps to tests, every test maps to code                                                                                                                                | validation-correctness                                                                                                     |
+| 11  | **Blast Radius Containment** | 10     | No unmitigated breaking API changes, full-surface consumer/import audit, new error paths log, no new High/Critical CVEs, rollback/feature-flag path exists, release checklist complete | codebase-analyzer + validation-integration + validation-standards + research-dependency-evaluator + tasks-rollback-planner |
+
+### Point Redistribution (No-UI Features)
+
+When a feature has **no UI component** (no web pages, no frontend, no visual
+interface), the 10 points from UI/E2E Verification are redistributed:
+
+- **+5 to Functional Correctness** (total: 20 points)
+- **+5 to Test Authenticity** (total: 20 points)
+
+Total remains **110/110** across all 11 categories.
+
+**Detection**: Check plan.md tech stack. If no UI framework (React, Vue,
+Angular, Svelte) and no Playwright/Cypress tests exist, this is a no-UI feature.
+
+### Scoring Rules
+
+- Each category scores **full points** or **0**. There is no partial credit.
+- A category scores 0 if its agent reports any **Red (blocking)** finding.
+- A category scores 0 if its automated check fails.
+- **Total score** = sum of all category scores (max **110**, was 100).
+- **PASS** = 110/110 and a passing objective outcome gate. Anything less = FAIL.
+- Legacy consumers reading `status: PASS` / `score: 100` from historical reports
+  should migrate to the 110-point scale. The report keeps the `score` field as
+  the numerator and `score_max` to disambiguate.
+
+**Honest-scoring rule (FR-012)**: If an agent reports `EVIDENCE ABSENT:`, the
+orchestrating stage MUST score that category 0 regardless of other findings.
+Phrases like `likely correct`, `appears wired`, or `should be passing` are NOT
+evidence and MUST NOT contribute to any score. Any rubric category where
+evidence is absent, unverifiable, fabricated, or implied scores exactly 0 — no
+partial credit.
+
+---
+
+## Step 0: Context Health Check
+
+Before starting validation, assess context window health:
+
+```bash
+.specify/scripts/bash/check-context-health.sh
+```
+
+- If **< 50%**: Proceed normally
+- If **50-70%**: Use sub-agents heavily, minimize main context
+- If **> 70%**: Run `/7_gofer_save`, start a fresh session, read the
+  checkpoint, and continue validation
+
+Validation loads all artifacts and spawns 6 agents — context pressure is high.
+
+---
+
+## Step 1: Load Context
+
+1. **Run setup script**:
+
+   ```bash
+   .specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks
+   ```
+
+   Parse JSON for FEATURE_DIR
+
+2. **Load all artifacts**:
+   - spec.md (user stories, acceptance criteria)
+   - plan.md (architecture, file structure, tech stack)
+   - tasks.md (task completion status)
+   - goal-ledger.json (goal IDs, metrics, delivery states, re-loop triggers)
+   - loop-contract.json (loop objective, eval commands, max iterations, stop conditions)
+   - loop-ledger.jsonl (implementation and validation loop evidence)
+   - traceability.md (requirement-to-code/test evidence matrix)
+   - research.md (codebase patterns to follow)
+
+3. **Detect iteration count**:
+   - Check if `{FEATURE_DIR}/remediation-report.md` exists
+   - If yes, read the iteration count from it
+   - Track: `ITERATION = [1|2|3]` (first run = 1)
+
+4. **Determine UI presence**:
+   - Read plan.md tech stack
+   - If UI framework present AND Playwright/Cypress tests exist: `HAS_UI = true`
+   - Otherwise: `HAS_UI = false` → apply point redistribution
+
+**Deployment/Render Scope Detection** (FR-011):
+
+Scan `spec.md`, `plan.md`, `contract-pack.md`, and `quickstart.md` (when
+present) for the following signals:
+
+- `DEPLOY_SIGNAL_1`: any acceptance criterion contains: `rendered`,
+  `live route`, `live API`, `deployed`, `production`, `staging`,
+  `SharePoint`, `Azure`, `smoke`, `E2E`, `browser`
+- `DEPLOY_SIGNAL_2`: `plan.md`, `contract-pack.md`, or `quickstart.md`
+  names a deployment target: SharePoint, Azure, staging, production, Vercel,
+  Netlify, Docker, Kubernetes, or any server/environment referenced in the
+  acceptance chain
+- `DEPLOY_SIGNAL_3`: `plan.md` declares a UI/rendered experience AND at least
+  one acceptance criterion uses: `sees`, `displays`, `shows`, `renders`,
+  `navigates to`
+
+Set `DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = true` if ANY signal is present.
+Set `DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = false` if NO signal is present.
+Record the determination in the validation report preamble.
+
+## Step 1.5: Closed-Loop Objective And Loop Evidence Audit
+
+Before rubric scoring, run the closed-loop audit and write a fresh rebaseline
+report:
+
+```bash
+node .specify/scripts/node/gofer-closed-loop-audit.mjs --feature-dir {FEATURE_DIR} --json --strict
+```
+
+Also write/update `{FEATURE_DIR}/goal-rebaseline-report.md`.
+
+Then run the bounded loop audit:
+
+```bash
+node .specify/scripts/node/gofer-loop-audit.mjs --feature-dir {FEATURE_DIR} --stage 6_validate --json --strict
+```
+
+This writes/updates `{FEATURE_DIR}/loop-audit-report.md`.
+
+Validation MUST treat the closed-loop and loop audits as objective gates:
+
+- If the audit reports missing goal coverage, missing code/test evidence,
+  expired assumptions, or invalid goal-ledger structure, validation FAILS.
+- If the loop audit reports a missing/invalid loop contract, missing
+  `loop-ledger.jsonl` evidence, maxIterations breach, or required human
+  escalation, validation FAILS.
+- If the audit recommends reopening `/2_gofer_specify`, `/3_gofer_plan`,
+  `/4_gofer_tasks`, or `/6_gofer_validate`, record that as a blocking drift
+  finding and FAIL the run. The feature is no longer in a closed state even if
+  the code still compiles.
+- If the audit only reports low-severity warnings with no recommended reopen
+  stage, continue but record them in the validation report.
+
+---
+
+# Phase A — Rubric Validation
+
+Phase A runs the 10-category engineering rubric (Categories 1-10, up to 100
+points before Category 11 is added).
+
+## Step 2: Spawn 6 Specialist Validation Agents
+
+**CRITICAL**: You **MUST** launch all 6 agents **in parallel** using the Task
+tool. Do NOT perform validation work inline in the main context. The main
+context should only orchestrate, score the rubric, and review agent outputs.
+Each agent receives the feature context and returns structured findings.
+
+### Agent 1: Correctness Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-correctness", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Validate functional correctness for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Spec: {FEATURE_DIR}/spec.md
+Plan: {FEATURE_DIR}/plan.md
+
+Check every acceptance criterion in spec.md.
+For each criterion, find the test that exercises it and verify it tests real code.
+Return findings in your standard report format (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 2: Security Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-security", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Validate security posture for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Scan all new/modified files (from tasks.md file paths).
+Check for: hardcoded secrets, disabled security, auth bypass, client-side keys.
+Return findings with Red/Yellow/Gray severity (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 3: Performance Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-performance", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Validate performance characteristics for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Scan all new/modified source files (from tasks.md file paths).
+Check for: sync I/O in async paths, cyclomatic complexity > 12, unbounded loops.
+Build scripts and test files are exempt.
+Return findings with complexity scores (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 4: Test Quality Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-test-quality", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Validate test quality for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Scan test files related to the feature.
+Check for: placeholder assertions, skipped tests, mock ratio, mock-only tests.
+VSCode API mocks marked '// mock-justified: VSCode API' are exempt from ratio.
+Return findings with mock ratio calculation (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 5: Integration Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-integration", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Validate integration contracts for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Check contracts/ directory if it exists.
+Verify cross-component boundaries, type compatibility, integration test coverage.
+Return findings with contract compliance status (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 6: Standards Validator
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-standards", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Validate standards compliance for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Check against constitution.md (if exists) and research.md patterns.
+Detect AI slop: redundant comments, over-engineered abstractions, silent failures.
+Check code hygiene: TODO/FIXME, magic numbers, unused imports.
+Return findings with severity tiers (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 7: Security Red Team (Optional — Multi-Perspective)
+
+When the feature involves security-sensitive code (authentication,
+authorization, user input handling, external APIs), run the security red team
+strategy (#13):
+
+```
+# Diverge: 3 attack perspectives
+Task: subagent_type="validate-security-red-team", model="opus"
+Prompt: "Perspective 1: OWASP Top 10 attack analysis for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+Scan all new/modified files from tasks.md. Attack from OWASP perspective.
+Return findings with exploit steps (<2000 tokens)."
+
+Task: subagent_type="validate-security-red-team", model="opus"
+Prompt: "Perspective 2: Business logic abuse analysis for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+Scan all new/modified files from tasks.md. Attack business logic.
+Return findings with exploit steps (<2000 tokens)."
+
+Task: subagent_type="validate-security-red-team", model="opus"
+Prompt: "Perspective 3: CVE search for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+Check package.json dependencies for known CVEs.
+Return findings with advisory references (<2000 tokens)."
+
+# Converge: Judge synthesizes attack findings
+Task: subagent_type="multi-perspective-judge", model="opus"
+Prompt: "Synthesize 3 security red team perspectives for [FEATURE_NAME].
+Perspective 1 (OWASP): [result]. Perspective 2 (Business Logic): [result].
+Perspective 3 (CVE): [result].
+Identify confirmed vulnerabilities vs false positives. Prioritize by exploitability."
+```
+
+**Run all 6 core agents in parallel.** Run Agent 7 (if applicable) in parallel
+with the core agents.
+
+## Step 2.2: Evidence Gate Pre-Check
+
+Evaluate the truthfulness gates before final scoring. If a gate is still
+pending here, re-check it after Step 3 automated checks complete and before the
+PASS/FAIL synthesis.
+
+```
+GATE-1 (Integration Proof — Category 5):
+  Require: runtime wiring artifact OR integration-test execution output
+  present in the current session context by final scoring time.
+  If absent during Step 2.2, record GATE-1 as pending and re-check it after
+  Step 3 automated checks complete.
+  Still absent after Step 3 → Category 5 score = 0; mark GATE_FAIL = true
+
+GATE-2 (Test Execution — Categories 1 and 2):
+  Require: real, executed npm test output with pass/fail count already present
+  or produced by Step 3 automated checks before final scoring.
+  If absent during Step 2.2, record GATE-2 as pending and re-check it after
+  Step 3 automated checks complete.
+  Still absent after Step 3 → Categories 1 and 2 score = 0; mark GATE_FAIL = true
+
+GATE-3 (Render/Deployment Proof — Category 3):
+  IF HAS_UI = false:
+    Record "N/A — HAS_UI=false" in evidence table.
+    Record a matching not-in-scope reason in `Absent / Reason for 0`.
+    Apply existing no-UI point redistribution.
+  IF HAS_UI = true AND DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = false:
+    Require: local render proof (screenshot, component render assertion,
+    headless browser assertion, or local smoke-check output) present by final
+    scoring time.
+    If absent during Step 2.2, record GATE-3 as pending and re-check before
+    final PASS/FAIL synthesis.
+    Still absent → Category 3 score = 0; mark GATE_FAIL = true
+    If present, record "Render proof only — deployment target not in scope" in
+    the evidence table and do not redistribute Category 3 points.
+  IF HAS_UI = true AND DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = true:
+    Require: screenshot, curl/HTTP transcript, deployment log, headless browser
+    assertion, or smoke-check output present by final scoring time, with at
+    least one artifact proving rendered/live behavior on the declared route or
+    deployment target.
+    If absent during Step 2.2, record GATE-3 as pending and re-check before
+    final PASS/FAIL synthesis.
+    Still absent → Category 3 score = 0; mark GATE_FAIL = true
+
+If any GATE_FAIL = true:
+  - Any agent that would have scored the gated category is still run
+  - The category score remains 0 unless the missing evidence appears before
+    final scoring
+```
+
+Collect all results before proceeding.
+
+---
+
+# Phase B — Blast Radius Analysis
+
+Phase B quantifies the **ripple effect** of the implementation. It assesses risk
+to code outside the feature boundary, interface-contract stability,
+observability preservation, dependency / submodule impact, rollback readiness,
+and release-checklist compliance. Phase B results score **Category 11 (10
+points)** and produce a separate `blast-radius-report.md` artifact.
+
+Phase B runs **after** Phase A agents have returned (Step 2 complete) and
+**before** automated checks in Step 3, because breaking-change detection informs
+how to interpret failing tests/types.
+
+## Step 2.5: Pre-Flight Change Surface Discovery
+
+Before spawning Phase B agents, build a **change manifest** the agents can
+reference. This is a cheap main-context pass, not an agent task.
+
+1. **Modified file list** — from `tasks.md` completed tasks and git:
+
+   ```bash
+   git diff --name-only $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || echo HEAD~1) HEAD
+   ```
+
+2. **Submodule inventory** — detect repo submodules and workspace packages:
+
+   ```bash
+   git submodule status 2>/dev/null
+   cat package.json 2>/dev/null | grep -E '"workspaces"' -A 20
+   ls -d */package.json 2>/dev/null | xargs -I {} dirname {}
+   ```
+
+   Record which submodules/workspaces contain modified files. For this repo the
+   canonical submodules are `extension/`, `language-server/`, `docs/`.
+
+3. **Public-surface detection** — identify exported symbols at risk:
+   - `index.ts` / `index.js` files in modified directories
+   - `*.d.ts` files in modified directories
+   - Entries in the `exports` / `main` / `types` fields of modified
+     `package.json` files
+   - Files under `contracts/` or `.specify/specs/{feature}/contracts/`
+
+4. **Dependency manifest diff** — capture dependency churn:
+
+   ```bash
+   git diff $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || echo HEAD~1) HEAD -- package.json package-lock.json extension/package.json language-server/package.json 2>/dev/null
+   ```
+
+5. **Rollback-relevant assets** — flag anything that needs a reverse path:
+   - Files under `migrations/`, `db/migrations/`, `prisma/migrations/`
+   - Files named `*.sql`, `schema.*`
+   - Feature-flag definitions (search for `featureFlag`, `growthbook`,
+     `launchdarkly`, `flags.`)
+   - `CHANGELOG.md`, `RELEASES.md`, version fields in `package.json`
+
+Record these into `CHANGE_MANIFEST` for the Phase B prompts.
+
+---
+
+## Step 2.6: Spawn 5 Blast-Radius Analysis Agents
+
+Launch all 5 agents **in parallel** using the Task tool. Pass the
+`CHANGE_MANIFEST` from Step 2.5 into each prompt so agents see the same ground
+truth.
+
+### Agent 8: Change Graph / Ripple Analyzer
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="codebase-analyzer", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Blast-radius change-graph analysis for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Change manifest (modified files): {CHANGE_MANIFEST.modifiedFiles}
+Submodules: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.submodules}
+
+Build a change-graph table for EVERY modified symbol (function, class, type,
+const) in the modified files:
+1. List every direct importer/caller (file:line references).
+2. Classify each as Direct (imports the symbol) or Transitive (imports a
+   re-export of it) or Runtime (dynamic require / reflection).
+3. Flag any cross-submodule ripple (symbol defined in submodule A, consumed
+   in submodule B) — this is Red if unplanned.
+4. Flag any consumer whose tests do NOT exercise the changed code path —
+   Yellow.
+5. Count orphan changes (modified code with zero importers) — Gray.
+
+Return findings with Red/Yellow/Gray severity and a concise ripple summary
+(<2500 tokens). Output sections: 'Ripple Summary', 'Cross-submodule Crossings',
+'Consumer Coverage Gaps', 'Orphans'."
+```
+
+### Agent 9: Interface Contract Diff
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-integration", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Interface contract blast-radius analysis for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Public-surface manifest: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.publicSurface}
+Contracts directory: {FEATURE_DIR}/contracts (if present)
+
+For every public export, package.json exports field entry, contract file,
+and .d.ts symbol that was modified, deleted, or added:
+1. Diff old signature vs new signature (parameters, return types, generics,
+   optional vs required, default values).
+2. Classify each change:
+   - BREAKING: removed export, renamed export, narrowed return type, widened
+     required-param set, removed optional param callers rely on.
+   - ADDITIVE: new export, new optional param, widened return type.
+   - NEUTRAL: implementation change with identical signature.
+3. Red = any BREAKING change without a corresponding entry in CHANGELOG.md
+   or a migration note in the spec.
+4. Yellow = BREAKING change with CHANGELOG entry but no migration guide.
+5. Gray = ADDITIVE changes for informational tracking.
+
+Verify contract tests still cover all pre-existing contract clauses (no
+silent coverage regression). Return findings (<2000 tokens) with sections:
+'Breaking Changes', 'Additive Changes', 'Contract Coverage Regression'."
+```
+
+### Agent 10: Error Logging & Observability Integrity
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-standards", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Observability blast-radius analysis for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Modified files: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.modifiedFiles}
+
+Assess whether observability was preserved, degraded, or improved:
+1. For every new/modified catch block: does it log? Use the same structured
+   logger used elsewhere in the repo (detect the logger by scanning for
+   common imports: winston, pino, bunyan, console, vscode.window.showError,
+   telemetry module). Red if any catch swallows silently in production code.
+2. For every removed log statement: is removal justified by a comment or
+   spec? Red if production-relevant logs disappeared without justification.
+3. Log-level hygiene: no `console.log` in production code (test files
+   exempt); no debug-level logs left at info/warn level.
+4. PII / secrets leakage in new log messages — Red if detected.
+5. Telemetry/metrics coverage: if the feature touched hot paths that
+   previously emitted metrics, verify emission is preserved.
+6. Correlation IDs / trace context propagation: if the repo uses them,
+   verify new code paths propagate them.
+
+Return findings (<2000 tokens) with sections: 'Silent Failures', 'Removed
+Logs', 'PII Risk', 'Metric Coverage Delta', 'Trace Propagation'."
+```
+
+### Agent 11: Dependency & Submodule Impact (with npm audit delta)
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="research-dependency-evaluator", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Dependency and submodule blast-radius analysis for feature
+[FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Dependency manifest diff: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.dependencyDiff}
+Submodules affected: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.submodules}
+
+1. New dependencies: list each with source (npm / git / local), license, and
+   bundle-size impact (approx). Red if license is incompatible (GPL/AGPL in
+   a permissive-licensed repo), or if the package is unmaintained (>2 years
+   since last release, <1000 weekly downloads).
+2. Version bumps: classify as major / minor / patch. Red for major bumps
+   without migration notes.
+3. Lockfile churn: if package.json is unchanged but package-lock.json
+   changed materially (>20 lines), flag as Yellow (indirect dep drift).
+4. npm audit delta: run `npm audit --json 2>/dev/null` on the current branch
+   and compare vulnerability counts vs baseline (main). Red if the branch
+   adds any new High or Critical CVE. Yellow for new Moderate. Gray for new
+   Low.
+5. Submodule boundary crossings: if the feature modifies code in multiple
+   submodules (extension/, language-server/, docs/), verify each submodule
+   independently builds and tests. Red if a cross-submodule change breaks
+   any submodule's standalone build.
+
+Return findings (<2500 tokens) with sections: 'New Dependencies', 'Version
+Bumps', 'Lockfile Drift', 'CVE Delta', 'Submodule Boundary Crossings'."
+```
+
+### Agent 12: Rollback Readiness & Release Checklist
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="tasks-rollback-planner", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Rollback readiness + release-checklist review for feature
+[FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Rollback assets: {CHANGE_MANIFEST.rollbackAssets}
+
+Assess reversibility and release readiness:
+1. DB migrations: is every forward migration paired with a down/reverse
+   migration? Red if any irreversible migration lacks explicit justification
+   in the spec or plan.
+2. Feature flags: if the feature is risky, is it gated behind a flag? Is the
+   flag default-off? Is the pre-flag code path preserved so disabling the
+   flag restores prior behavior? Red if a risky change is unflagged and
+   irreversible.
+3. Data-shape changes: detect schema changes that cannot be rolled back
+   without data loss (column drops, type narrowings). Red if no backfill or
+   dual-write strategy.
+4. Release checklist for user-visible changes:
+   - CHANGELOG.md updated for this feature — Red if missing and feature is
+     user-visible.
+   - Version bump planned (semver correct for breaking/additive/patch) — Red
+     if breaking change present without major bump plan.
+   - Migration guide present for breaking changes — Red if missing.
+   - Documentation updated (docs/ or README.md) for new user-facing
+     capabilities — Yellow if missing.
+5. Rollback runbook: is there a documented 'how to revert' path? Yellow if
+   absent for non-trivial changes.
+
+Return findings (<2000 tokens) with sections: 'Migration Reversibility',
+'Feature Flag Coverage', 'Data-Shape Rollback Risk', 'Release Checklist',
+'Rollback Runbook'."
+```
+
+**Run all 5 Phase B agents in parallel.** Collect results before synthesis.
+
+---
+
+## Step 2.7: Blast Radius Synthesis
+
+Aggregate Phase B agent findings into a single blast-radius verdict.
+
+### Consolidated Finding Table
+
+```
+| # | Dimension | Finding | Severity | Agent | File | Line |
+|---|-----------|---------|----------|-------|------|------|
+| 1 | Change graph | [desc] | Red | codebase-analyzer | [file] | [line] |
+| 2 | Interface contract | [desc] | Red | validation-integration | [file] | [line] |
+| 3 | Observability | [desc] | Yellow | validation-standards | [file] | [line] |
+| 4 | Dependency | [desc] | Yellow | research-dependency-evaluator | [file] | [line] |
+| 5 | Rollback | [desc] | Red | tasks-rollback-planner | [file] | [line] |
+```
+
+### Severity Rollup
+
+```
+BLAST_RADIUS_RED = count of Red findings across all 5 agents
+BLAST_RADIUS_YELLOW = count of Yellow findings
+BLAST_RADIUS_GRAY = count of Gray findings
+```
+
+### Write `blast-radius-report.md`
+
+Write to `{FEATURE_DIR}/blast-radius-report.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+feature: [Feature Name]
+generated: [ISO timestamp]
+reviewer: Claude
+GeneratedAt: [ISO timestamp]
+SourceCommandId: /6_gofer_validate
+SourceInputs: [spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, research.md, blast-radius inputs]
+OverwriteNoticeWhenApplicable: [new file or overwrite note]
+dimensions_checked:
+  [
+    change_graph,
+    interface_contract,
+    observability,
+    dependency_submodule,
+    rollback_release,
+  ]
+red_count: [N]
+yellow_count: [N]
+gray_count: [N]
+verdict: [CONTAINED | BREACHED]
+---
+
+# Blast Radius Report: [Feature Name]
+
+## Changed Surfaces
+
+- Modified files: [N]
+- Submodules touched: [list]
+- Public-surface symbols affected: [N]
+- New dependencies: [N]
+- Version bumps: [list]
+- Migration files: [list]
+- Feature flags introduced/modified: [list]
+
+## Risk Vectors
+
+### 1. Change Graph / Ripple (Agent: codebase-analyzer)
+
+- Cross-submodule crossings: [list or "none"]
+- Consumer coverage gaps: [N]
+- Orphan changes: [N]
+- Red findings: [table]
+
+### 2. Interface Contracts (Agent: validation-integration)
+
+- Breaking changes: [N] ([list])
+- Additive changes: [N]
+- Contract coverage regressions: [list]
+- Red findings: [table]
+
+### 3. Error Logging & Observability (Agent: validation-standards)
+
+- Silent failures introduced: [N]
+- Logs removed without justification: [N]
+- PII/secret leakage risk: [list]
+- Metric/trace coverage delta: [summary]
+- Red findings: [table]
+
+### 4. Dependencies & Submodules (Agent: research-dependency-evaluator)
+
+- New dependencies: [table with license/size/maintenance]
+- Version bumps: [list]
+- Lockfile drift: [summary]
+- CVE delta: Critical +[N], High +[N], Moderate +[N], Low +[N]
+- Submodule boundary crossings: [list]
+- Red findings: [table]
+
+### 5. Rollback Readiness & Release Checklist (Agent: tasks-rollback-planner)
+
+- Migration reversibility: [OK / BREACHED]
+- Feature flag coverage: [OK / BREACHED / N/A]
+- Data-shape rollback risk: [OK / BREACHED]
+- Release checklist:
+  - CHANGELOG updated: [Yes / No / N/A]
+  - Version bump planned: [patch / minor / major / N/A]
+  - Migration guide: [Yes / No / N/A]
+  - Docs updated: [Yes / No / N/A]
+- Rollback runbook: [Present / Absent / N/A]
+- Red findings: [table]
+
+## Containment Summary
+
+- **CONTAINED** if `BLAST_RADIUS_RED == 0` — Category 11 scores full 10 pts.
+- **BREACHED** if `BLAST_RADIUS_RED > 0` — Category 11 scores 0.
+
+Yellow findings do NOT fail Category 11 but are reported to the engineering
+review loop (Phase C) for mandatory attention.
+```
+
+Proceed to Step 3 (automated checks) with blast-radius results attached to the
+context.
+
+---
+
+# End of Phase B
+
+---
+
+## Step 3: Run Automated Checks
+
+Execute verification commands and capture results:
+
+### Build Check
+
+```bash
+npm run build  # or appropriate build command
+```
+
+### Test Check
+
+```bash
+npm test  # or appropriate test command
+```
+
+### Lint Check
+
+```bash
+npm run lint  # or appropriate lint command
+```
+
+### Type Check (if TypeScript)
+
+```bash
+npm run typecheck  # or tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Record results:
+
+```
+| Check     | Command          | Result        |
+|-----------|------------------|---------------|
+| Build     | npm run build    | PASS / FAIL   |
+| Tests     | npm test         | PASS / FAIL   |
+| Lint      | npm run lint     | PASS / FAIL   |
+| TypeCheck | tsc --noEmit     | PASS / FAIL   |
+```
+
+**If Build or Tests FAIL**: Mark Functional Correctness as 0 immediately.
+
+---
+
+## Step 4: Mutation Testing Gate
+
+Check if mutation testing tools are available:
+
+```bash
+npx stryker --version 2>/dev/null
+```
+
+### If Stryker is available:
+
+1. Run mutation testing:
+   ```bash
+   npx stryker run --reporters clear-text 2>&1 | tail -50
+   ```
+2. Parse mutation score from output
+3. Record: `MUTATION_SCORE = [N]%`
+4. If score < 60%: contributes to Test Authenticity scoring 0
+
+### If Stryker is NOT available:
+
+1. Record: `MUTATION_SCORE = "unavailable"`
+2. Log recommendation: "Install @stryker-mutator/core for mutation testing"
+3. Test Authenticity is scored based on other criteria only (placeholders,
+   skips, mock ratio)
+4. Do NOT block on mutation score when Stryker is absent
+
+---
+
+## Step 5: Mock Ratio Analysis
+
+Count mocking patterns vs real assertions across feature test files:
+
+### Count Mock Calls
+
+Use Grep to count in test files related to the feature:
+
+- `vi.mock(` — module-level mocks
+- `vi.fn(` — individual function mocks
+- `jest.mock(` — Jest module mocks
+- `jest.fn(` — Jest function mocks
+- `.mockReturnValue(` — mock configurations
+- `.mockResolvedValue(` — async mock configurations
+
+### Count Real Assertions
+
+Use Grep to count:
+
+- `expect(` followed by `.toBe(`, `.toEqual(`, `.toContain(`, `.toThrow(`,
+  `.toMatch(`, `.toBeGreaterThan(`, `.toBeLessThan(`, `.toBeDefined(`,
+  `.toBeNull(`, `.toHaveLength(`, `.toHaveProperty(`
+
+### Exclude Justified Mocks
+
+Lines containing `// mock-justified:` are excluded from the mock count. This
+allows VSCode API mocks and other unavoidable mocks to be documented and exempt.
+
+### Calculate Ratio
+
+```
+MOCK_RATIO = mock_calls / (mock_calls + real_assertions)
+```
+
+### Evaluate
+
+- If `MOCK_RATIO > 0.30` (30%): contributes to Test Authenticity scoring 0
+- Report per-file ratios for the worst offenders
+
+---
+
+## Step 6: Semantic Slop Detection
+
+### Automated Pattern Detection (Grep-based)
+
+Run these checks on new/modified source files (not test files):
+
+#### Red Severity (Blocks)
+
+```
+Pattern: expect(true).toBe(true)
+Also: expect(1).toBe(1), expect('a').toBe('a')
+Method: Grep for tautological assertions in test files
+```
+
+```
+Pattern: test.skip / it.skip / describe.skip / xit / xdescribe
+Method: Grep for skip patterns in feature-related test files
+```
+
+#### Yellow Severity (Must Address)
+
+```
+Pattern: TODO / FIXME / XXX / HACK in source code (not test helpers)
+Method: Grep in new/modified .ts/.js/.py files
+```
+
+```
+Pattern: Empty catch blocks — catch (e) {} or catch { }
+Method: Grep for catch blocks with empty or whitespace-only bodies
+```
+
+#### Gray Severity (Informational)
+
+Gray-level findings are reported by the specialist agents (Standards and Test
+Quality). They include:
+
+- Redundant comments restating code (agent: validation-standards)
+- Over-engineered abstractions for one-time use (agent: validation-standards)
+- Magic numbers without named constants (agent: validation-standards)
+- Mock-only tests that verify wiring not behavior (agent:
+  validation-test-quality)
+
+### Consolidate Slop Findings
+
+Combine automated Grep results with agent findings:
+
+```
+| # | Pattern | Severity | Source | Description | File | Line |
+|---|---------|----------|--------|-------------|------|------|
+| 1 | Placeholder test | Red | Grep | expect(true).toBe(true) | test.ts | 45 |
+| 2 | Skipped test | Red | Grep | it.skip('should...') | spec.ts | 12 |
+| 3 | TODO placeholder | Yellow | Grep | // TODO: implement | service.ts | 89 |
+| 4 | Redundant comment | Yellow | Agent | "// create user" above createUser() | user.ts | 23 |
+```
+
+---
+
+## Step 7: Score the 10-Category Rubric
+
+Using agent reports, automated checks, and analysis from Steps 3-6, score each
+category:
+
+### Scoring Logic
+
+**Category 1: Functional Correctness** ({15 or 20 if no UI} pts)
+
+- Input: validation-correctness agent report + `GATE-2` + automated test results
+- Score 0 if: `GATE-2` fails, OR any Red finding from correctness agent, OR
+  build/tests fail, OR tests fail to import
+- Score full if: All acceptance criteria verified with real tests
+
+**Category 2: Test Authenticity** ({15 or 20 if no UI} pts)
+
+- Input: validation-test-quality agent report + `GATE-2` + mutation score +
+  mock ratio
+- Score 0 if: Any placeholder assertion found, OR any test.skip found, OR mock
+  ratio > 30%, OR mutation score < 60% (when Stryker available), OR
+  `GATE-2` fails
+- Score full if: Zero placeholders, zero skips, mock ratio <= 30%
+
+**Category 3: UI/E2E Verification** (10 pts, or 0 if redistributed)
+
+- If `HAS_UI = false`: Record `N/A — HAS_UI=false` plus an explicit not-in-scope
+  reason in the evidence table and apply the existing no-UI redistribution.
+- If `HAS_UI = true` and `DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = false`: Check `GATE-3` for local
+  render proof and record `Render proof only — deployment target not in scope`
+  when that proof exists. Score 0 if `GATE-3` fails or no local render proof
+  exists. Do not redistribute Category 3 points.
+- If `HAS_UI = true` and `DEPLOY_IN_SCOPE = true`: Check `GATE-3` for
+  screenshot, curl/HTTP transcript, deployment log, headless browser
+  assertion, or smoke-check output with proof of rendered/live behavior on the
+  declared route or target. Score 0 if `GATE-3` fails or no real render/deploy
+  proof exists.
+
+**Category 4: Security Posture** (10 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-security agent report
+- Score 0 if: Any Red finding from security agent
+- Score full if: No Red or Yellow findings
+
+**Category 5: Integration Reality** (10 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-integration agent report + `GATE-1`
+- Score 0 if: `GATE-1` fails, OR any contract violation, OR critical boundary
+  with zero tests
+- Score full if: All contracts satisfied, integration tests use real deps
+
+**Category 6: Error Path Coverage** (10 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-correctness agent (error paths) + validation-standards agent
+  (empty catch blocks)
+- Score 0 if: Empty catch blocks found, OR public functions lack error path
+  tests
+- Score full if: Error paths tested, catch blocks handle errors properly
+
+**Category 7: Architecture Compliance** (10 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-standards agent report (architecture section)
+- Score 0 if: File structure deviates from plan.md without justification, OR
+  required diagrams/pictures are stale, unreadable, unrendered without fallback,
+  disconnected from the requirements/code/EAI Platform evidence they explain, OR
+  human-facing artifacts lack a plain-language executive summary
+- Score full if: All files in expected locations, patterns followed
+
+**Visual And Document Comprehension Gate** (part of Category 7, no extra points):
+
+Use this gate whenever the feature has architecture, process, security,
+workflow, data, UI, or EAI Platform behavior that a human reviewer or future AI
+loop must understand. This is benchmarked against C4-style abstraction levels,
+diagram-as-code/source-controlled visuals, 8090-style requirement/blueprint
+alignment, Marp-style narrative decks, and UI proof practices such as screenshot
+or visual-test evidence.
+
+- Executive summaries: every human-facing document starts with three to five
+  plain-language bullets that cover the decision, value, risk, evidence, and next
+  ask. Technical detail comes after the summary.
+- Purpose clarity: every visual states the question it answers, audience,
+  source inputs, and how to read it in plain language.
+- Simplicity: each diagram focuses on one decision or flow, keeps primary
+  nodes/steps to about seven or fewer where practical, and splits crowded
+  diagrams instead of making a spaghetti map.
+- Correct visual type: use context/container C4 views for system boundaries,
+  sequence/state diagrams for flows, ERD for data, value stream for process,
+  heatmaps for capability/risk priority, and screenshot/storyboard evidence for
+  UI behavior.
+- Renderability: Mermaid/D2/Structurizr-style source must render locally or
+  provide a markdown-table/text fallback; Marp decks must be valid Markdown with
+  slide frontmatter; UI visuals need screenshot, Storybook/component,
+  Playwright, or equivalent render proof.
+- Traceability: each visual links to the requirement, plan, contract, code/test,
+  EAI service/template asset, or validation evidence it summarizes.
+- Freshness: validation must check whether visuals changed or were reapproved
+  after spec, plan, code, tenant/auth, or validation changes; stale visuals fail
+  Category 7 even when the code passes.
+- Public safety: visuals must not expose tenant-private data, secrets, customer
+  identifiers, internal-only architecture names, or screenshots containing
+  private content.
+
+**Category 8: Performance Baseline** (5 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-performance agent report
+- Score 0 if: Sync I/O in async paths, OR complexity > 12, OR unbounded loops
+- Score full if: No blocking performance findings
+
+**Category 9: Code Hygiene** (10 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-standards agent report (hygiene section) + slop detection
+- Score 0 if: TODO placeholders in production code, OR > 5 redundant comments,
+  OR silent error swallowing found
+- Score full if: Clean code, no slop findings above Gray
+
+**Category 10: Specification Traceability** (5 pts)
+
+- Input: validation-correctness agent (criteria mapping)
+- Score 0 if: User stories cannot be traced to tests and code
+- Score full if: Every US has tests, every test maps to implementing code
+
+**Category 11: Blast Radius Containment** (10 pts) — NEW
+
+- Input: Phase B blast-radius-report.md (Agents 8-12)
+- Score 0 if **any** of:
+  - `BLAST_RADIUS_RED > 0` (verdict BREACHED in blast-radius-report.md), OR
+  - Interface Contract Diff found a BREAKING change without CHANGELOG entry, OR
+  - Observability agent found a silent failure in production code, OR
+  - Dependency agent reports a new High or Critical CVE, OR
+  - Rollback agent reports an irreversible migration without justification, OR
+  - Cross-submodule ripple detected that was not planned in plan.md
+- Score full (10) if: `BLAST_RADIUS_RED == 0` — verdict CONTAINED in
+  blast-radius-report.md. Yellow/Gray findings do not block the category but are
+  forwarded to Phase C for attention.
+
+### Calculate Total Score
+
+```
+TOTAL = Cat1 + Cat2 + Cat3 + ... + Cat10 + Cat11
+```
+
+Must equal **110** to PASS (no-UI features: Cat3 redistributes +5 to Cat1 and +5
+to Cat2; total is still 110).
+
+---
+
+## Step 7.4: Two-Pass Canvas Refresh (Impact Canvas)
+
+After the validation council completes, refresh the Impact Canvas with
+validation findings. This is a SURGICAL update: only the `topThreeRisks` slot of
+`impact-canvas.md` is replaced; all other canvas content (header, problem
+statement, personas, AI-leverage pie, outcomes) is preserved byte-for-byte. The
+frontmatter `pass:` marker is bumped from 1 to 2 so downstream consumers can
+tell which pass produced the artefact.
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="visual-canvas-writer", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Pass-2 refresh for {FEATURE_DIR}/visuals/impact-canvas.md.
+Read validation council output from {FEATURE_DIR}/validation.md.
+Replace ONLY the topThreeRisks section with the council's top three risks.
+Preserve all other content byte-for-byte.
+
+Use the runPass2() helper at .specify/scripts/node/lib/visual-pass-pipeline.mjs
+which implements the surgical replacement (regex-bounded swap of the
+'## Top Three Risks' section + frontmatter pass: 1 -> 2 bump).
+
+Return: absolute path of file written and the three risk strings used."
+```
+
+The `runPass2()` function in
+`.specify/scripts/node/lib/visual-pass-pipeline.mjs` already implements the
+surgical replacement; the writer agent only needs to provide the three
+council-validated risk strings. This satisfies FR-016 (two-pass canvas refresh)
+and the locked decision recorded in `plan.md:912-919`.
+
+---
+
+## Step 7.5: Refresh Risk Heatmap (Persona Pack — US4)
+
+After the rubric is scored and validation council findings are available,
+dispatch `visual-risk-writer` in **pass-2 mode** to refresh the risk heatmap
+with critical risks identified by the council. This replaces the heuristic
+top-quadrant entries that pass-1 (run from this same stage before validation)
+populated from the spec NFR / Out-of-Scope sections.
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="visual-risk-writer", model="haiku"
+Prompt: "Pass 2: refresh risk heatmap for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Spec: {FEATURE_DIR}/spec.md
+Validation council findings: {FEATURE_DIR}/validation-report.md (in-progress)
+Existing heatmap (pass-1): {FEATURE_DIR}/visuals/risk-heatmap.md
+Template: .specify/templates/visuals/risk-heatmap-template.md
+
+Replace top-quadrant risks with the validation council's critical findings.
+Preserve pass-1 risks that did not surface in validation.
+Honour ≥30 ≤200 word plain-language preamble (NFR-010).
+
+Return: absolute path of file written and risk counts per quadrant."
+```
+
+The validation report (Step 8) MUST link to the refreshed risk heatmap under its
+`## Risk Posture` section. If the Mermaid renderer fails for a downstream
+consumer, the `mermaid-tabular-fallback.mjs` helper provides a markdown-table
+fallback for the `quadrantChart` block.
+
+---
+
+## Step 8: Generate Validation Report
+
+Write to `{FEATURE_DIR}/validation-report.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+feature: [Feature Name]
+validated: [ISO timestamp]
+validator: Claude
+status: [PASS/FAIL]
+score: [N]
+score_max: 110
+iteration: [N]
+has_ui: [true/false]
+deploy_in_scope: [true/false]
+objective_gate_status: [PASS/FAIL]
+goal_rebaseline_report: goal-rebaseline-report.md
+loop_audit_report: loop-audit-report.md
+blast_radius_verdict: [CONTAINED | BREACHED]
+blast_radius_report: blast-radius-report.md
+GeneratedAt: [ISO timestamp]
+SourceCommandId: /6_gofer_validate
+SourceInputs: [spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, research.md, automated checks, agent findings]
+OverwriteNoticeWhenApplicable: [new file or overwrite note]
+---
+
+# Validation Report: [Feature Name]
+
+## Objective Outcome Gate
+
+- Goal ledger: `goal-ledger.json`
+- Rebaseline report: `goal-rebaseline-report.md`
+- Loop contract: `loop-contract.json`
+- Loop ledger: `loop-ledger.jsonl`
+- Loop audit report: `loop-audit-report.md`
+- Outcome gate status: [PASS/FAIL]
+- Recommended reopen stage: [none | 2_specify | 3_plan | 4_tasks | 6_validate]
+- Summary: [why objectives remain aligned or why the loop must reopen]
+
+## Rubric Score
+
+| #   | Category                   | Points  | Score      | Status          | Evidence  |
+| --- | -------------------------- | ------- | ---------- | --------------- | --------- |
+| 1   | Functional Correctness     | [15/20] | [0/15/20]  | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 2   | Test Authenticity          | [15/20] | [0/15/20]  | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 3   | UI/E2E Verification        | [10/0]  | [0/10/N/A] | PASS/FAIL/SKIP  | [summary] |
+| 4   | Security Posture           | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 5   | Integration Reality        | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 6   | Error Path Coverage        | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 7   | Architecture Compliance    | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 8   | Performance Baseline       | 5       | [0/5]      | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 9   | Code Hygiene               | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 10  | Specification Traceability | 5       | [0/5]      | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+| 11  | Blast Radius Containment   | 10      | [0/10]     | PASS/FAIL       | [summary] |
+|     | **TOTAL**                  | **110** | **[N]**    | **[PASS/FAIL]** |           |
+
+## Automated Check Results
+
+| Check     | Command       | Result              |
+| --------- | ------------- | ------------------- |
+| Build     | npm run build | [PASS/FAIL]         |
+| Tests     | npm test      | [PASS/FAIL]         |
+| Lint      | npm run lint  | [PASS/FAIL + count] |
+| TypeCheck | tsc --noEmit  | [PASS/FAIL]         |
+
+## Closed-Loop Traceability
+
+| Requirement ID | Goal ID | Code Evidence | Test Evidence | Status |
+| -------------- | ------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------ |
+| [FR-001]       | [G1]    | [path]        | [path]        | [PASS/FAIL] |
+
+## Mutation Testing
+
+- **Stryker available**: [Yes/No]
+- **Mutation score**: [N]% (target: >= 60%)
+
+## Mock Ratio Analysis
+
+- **Total mock calls**: [N]
+- **Total real assertions**: [N]
+- **Mock ratio**: [N]% (target: <= 30%)
+- **Justified mocks excluded**: [N]
+
+### Worst Offenders by File
+
+| File   | Mocks | Assertions | Ratio | Status  |
+| ------ | ----- | ---------- | ----- | ------- |
+| [file] | [N]   | [N]        | [N]%  | OK/FAIL |
+
+## Specialist Agent Findings
+
+### Red (Blocking)
+
+| #   | Category   | Finding       | File   | Line   |
+| --- | ---------- | ------------- | ------ | ------ |
+| [N] | [category] | [description] | [file] | [line] |
+
+### Yellow (Must Address)
+
+| #   | Category   | Finding       | File   | Line   |
+| --- | ---------- | ------------- | ------ | ------ |
+| [N] | [category] | [description] | [file] | [line] |
+
+### Gray (Informational)
+
+| #   | Category   | Finding       | File   | Line   |
+| --- | ---------- | ------------- | ------ | ------ |
+| [N] | [category] | [description] | [file] | [line] |
+
+## AI Slop Detection Summary
+
+| Pattern                      | Count | Severity |
+| ---------------------------- | ----- | -------- |
+| Placeholder assertions       | [N]   | Red      |
+| Skipped tests                | [N]   | Red      |
+| TODO/FIXME placeholders      | [N]   | Yellow   |
+| Empty catch blocks           | [N]   | Yellow   |
+| Redundant comments           | [N]   | Yellow   |
+| Over-engineered abstractions | [N]   | Gray     |
+| Magic numbers                | [N]   | Gray     |
+
+## Blast Radius Summary (Phase B)
+
+See `{FEATURE_DIR}/blast-radius-report.md` for the full dimension report.
+
+| Dimension                           | Agent                         | Red | Yellow | Gray | Verdict                  |
+| ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | --- | ------ | ---- | ------------------------ |
+| Change graph / ripple               | codebase-analyzer             | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | [OK/BREACHED]            |
+| Interface contracts                 | validation-integration        | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | [OK/BREACHED]            |
+| Error logging & observability       | validation-standards          | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | [OK/BREACHED]            |
+| Dependency & submodule impact       | research-dependency-evaluator | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | [OK/BREACHED]            |
+| Rollback readiness & release chklst | tasks-rollback-planner        | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | [OK/BREACHED]            |
+|                                     | **TOTAL**                     | [N] | [N]    | [N]  | **[CONTAINED/BREACHED]** |
+
+**Change Surface Summary**
+
+- Modified files: [N]
+- Submodules touched: [list]
+- Public-surface symbols modified: [N]
+- Breaking API changes: [N]
+- New dependencies: [N]
+- New High/Critical CVEs: [N]
+- Irreversible migrations: [N]
+- CHANGELOG updated: [Yes/No/N/A]
+
+**Phase B Gate**: Cat 11 scores 10 only if verdict is **CONTAINED**.
+
+## Spec Compliance
+
+### [US1 Name]
+
+- [x/] Acceptance criterion 1
+- [x/] Acceptance criterion 2
+
+### [US2 Name]
+
+- [x/] Acceptance criterion 1
+
+## Recommendations
+
+### Before Merge (Must Fix)
+
+- [Red and Yellow findings requiring action]
+
+### Future Improvements (Informational)
+
+- [Gray findings and suggestions]
+
+## Evidence Table
+
+| Category | Score | Evidence Artifact / Command Output | Absent / Reason for 0 |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| 1 — Functional Correctness | [0/15/20] | [file path, executed `npm test` output with timestamp, or agent citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 2 — Test Authenticity | [0/15/20] | [file path, mutation output, or agent citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 3 — UI/E2E Verification | [0/10/N/A] | [`N/A — HAS_UI=false`, `Render proof only — deployment target not in scope`, or render/deploy artifact] | [reason if 0 or not in scope] |
+| 4 — Security Posture | [0/10] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 5 — Integration Reality | [0/10] | [runtime wiring proof, integration-test output, or agent citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 6 — Error Path Coverage | [0/10] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 7 — Architecture Compliance | [0/10] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 8 — Performance Baseline | [0/5] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 9 — Code Hygiene | [0/10] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 10 — Specification Traceability | [0/5] | [agent finding citation] | [reason if 0] |
+| 11 — Blast Radius Containment | [0/10] | [blast-radius-report.md reference] | [reason if 0] |
+| **Total** | **[N]/110** |  |  |
+```
+
+This evidence table is required on **EVERY run (PASS and FAIL)**.
+
+Each `Evidence Artifact / Command Output` cell MUST contain at least one of:
+
+- A file path visible in the current session
+- An executed command and its real output (with timestamp)
+- A sub-agent finding citation (agent name + finding ID)
+
+An empty evidence cell or a cell containing only inferences/assumptions MUST
+cause that category to score 0.
+
+Category 11's evidence cell MUST cite `blast-radius-report.md`.
+
+When Category 3 is not in scope, the report preamble or row text MUST make the
+redistribution explicit enough that normalization/effective contribution remains
+derivable from the persisted report, and `Absent / Reason for 0` must record
+the matching not-in-scope reason.
+
+---
+
+## Step 9: Determine Outcome
+
+### If TOTAL = 110 and objective_gate_status = PASS: PASS (Phase A + B)
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  RUBRIC PASSED: [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  Score: 110/110
+
+  Rubric:
+  ✓ Functional Correctness     [15/20]/[15/20]
+  ✓ Test Authenticity          [15/20]/[15/20]
+  ✓ UI/E2E Verification        [10/10 or N/A]
+  ✓ Security Posture           10/10
+  ✓ Integration Reality        10/10
+  ✓ Error Path Coverage        10/10
+  ✓ Architecture Compliance    10/10
+  ✓ Performance Baseline       5/5
+  ✓ Code Hygiene               10/10
+  ✓ Specification Traceability 5/5
+  ✓ Blast Radius Containment   10/10
+
+  Reports:
+    {FEATURE_DIR}/validation-report.md
+    {FEATURE_DIR}/blast-radius-report.md
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+Proceed to **Phase C: Engineering Review Loop** (inline, Step 10a below), then
+**Step 11: Attribution Logging** and **Step 12: Memory Update Check**.
+
+**No external auto-chain is needed** — Phase C runs inline in this command.
+After Phase C completes, the feature pipeline is complete.
+
+### If TOTAL < 110 or objective_gate_status = FAIL: FAIL
+
+Proceed to **Step 10: Brownfield Restart** (Phase C does not run when the rubric
+fails — fix the rubric first).
+
+---
+
+## Step 10: Brownfield Restart Loop
+
+When validation fails (score < score_max), generate a remediation report and signal
+the orchestrator to restart the pipeline focused on failed areas.
+
+### 10.1 Check Iteration Count
+
+- If `ITERATION >= 3`: Generate **escalation report** instead (see 10.4)
+- If `ITERATION < 3`: Generate **remediation report** and signal restart
+
+### 10.2 Generate Remediation Report
+
+Write to `{FEATURE_DIR}/remediation-report.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+feature: [Feature Name]
+iteration: [N]
+score: [N]
+score_max: 110
+generated: [ISO timestamp]
+failed_categories: [list]
+---
+
+# Remediation Report: [Feature Name]
+
+## Iteration [N] of 3
+
+**Score**: [N]/110 **Status**: FAIL — Remediation Required
+
+## Failed Categories
+
+### [Category Name] (0/[points])
+
+**Evidence**: [Specific findings from agent reports]
+
+**Required Actions**:
+
+1. [Specific action to fix this category]
+2. [Another specific action]
+
+**Files to modify**:
+
+- `path/to/file.ts:line` — [what to change]
+
+### [Next Failed Category]
+
+...
+
+## Remediation Scope
+
+The following pipeline stages should re-run focused on these areas:
+
+- **Research**: [Any new research needed, or "Not needed"]
+- **Plan**: [Any plan updates, or "Not needed"]
+- **Implement**: [Specific tasks to re-implement]
+- **Validate**: Re-run after fixes
+
+## Previous Iterations
+
+| Iteration | Score   | Failed Categories | Date   |
+| --------- | ------- | ----------------- | ------ |
+| 1         | [N]/110 | [list]            | [date] |
+| 2         | [N]/110 | [list]            | [date] |
+```
+
+### 10.3 Signal Orchestrator
+
+Output the routing instruction:
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  VALIDATION FAILED: [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  Score: [N]/110
+  Iteration: [N] of 3
+
+  Failed categories:
+  ✗ [Category] — 0/[points]: [brief reason]
+  ✗ [Category] — 0/[points]: [brief reason]
+
+  Remediation report: {FEATURE_DIR}/remediation-report.md
+
+  REMEDIATION REQUIRED: [feature-name]
+  Failed categories: [list]
+  Iteration: [N] of 3
+  Route: /5_gofer_implement → focused on [failed areas]
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+Then proceed to **Step 11: Attribution Logging**.
+
+### 10.4 Escalation (Iteration 3 Failure)
+
+If this is the 3rd iteration and validation still fails, generate
+`{FEATURE_DIR}/escalation-report.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+feature: [Feature Name]
+iteration: 3
+final_score: [N]/110
+escalated: [ISO timestamp]
+---
+
+# Escalation Report: [Feature Name]
+
+## Human Review Required
+
+After 3 remediation attempts, the following categories still fail:
+
+### [Category] — All 3 attempts failed
+
+**Iteration history**:
+
+1. Score [N] — [what was tried]
+2. Score [N] — [what was tried]
+3. Score [N] — [what was tried]
+
+**Root cause assessment**: [Why automated remediation isn't working]
+
+**Recommended human action**: [What a developer should do]
+
+## Full Score History
+
+| Iteration | Total | Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | Cat4 | Cat5 | Cat6 | Cat7 | Cat8 | Cat9 | Cat10 | Cat11 |
+| --------- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ----- | ----- |
+| 1         | [N]   | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]   | [N]   |
+| 2         | [N]   | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]   | [N]   |
+| 3         | [N]   | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]  | [N]   | [N]   |
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  ESCALATION: [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  After 3 remediation attempts, validation still fails.
+  Score: [N]/110
+
+  Escalation report: {FEATURE_DIR}/escalation-report.md
+
+  This feature requires human review before proceeding.
+  The automated pipeline cannot resolve the remaining issues.
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+---
+
+# Phase C — Engineering Review Loop
+
+Phase C runs **only when the rubric passes** (110/110). It performs 1-5
+iterative review→fix→re-review cycles using 3 additional review agents per
+cycle, catching issues that the rubric-based validation might miss (edge cases,
+race conditions, API-contract drift against the as-implemented code, spec spirit
+violations).
+
+Phase C is the terminal stage of `/6_gofer_validate`. After Phase C completes,
+the feature pipeline is complete.
+
+## Step 10a: Initialize Phase C
+
+1. **Guard**: only proceed if rubric `status == PASS` and the objective outcome
+   gate passes (Step 9 TOTAL = 110 and Step 1.5 PASS). If
+   FAIL, skip Phase C entirely — brownfield restart (Step 10) already triggered.
+
+2. **Initialize cycle counter**: `CYCLE = 1`
+
+3. **Initialize findings history**: Empty array to accumulate across cycles.
+
+4. **Seed findings from Phase B Yellow/Gray**: All Yellow findings from the
+   blast-radius report are added to the Phase C finding list for mandatory
+   attention. Gray findings are logged but not auto-fixed.
+
+## Step 10b: Spawn 3 Parallel Review Agents (Cycle N of 5)
+
+Launch all 3 agents **in parallel** using the Task tool. Each agent receives the
+feature context and returns structured findings.
+
+### Agent 13: Engineer Review (Spec↔Plan↔Tasks↔Research Alignment)
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="engineer-review", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Post-implementation engineering review for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Spec: {FEATURE_DIR}/spec.md
+Plan: {FEATURE_DIR}/plan.md
+Tasks: {FEATURE_DIR}/tasks.md
+Research: {FEATURE_DIR}/research.md
+
+This is a POST-IMPLEMENTATION review (code is already written).
+In addition to your standard spec↔plan↔tasks alignment checks:
+1. Verify spec completeness against research.md — are all research findings addressed?
+2. Check all acceptance criteria are addressed in the actual code (not just tasks)
+3. Verify research.md patterns were followed in implementation
+
+Return findings in your standard report format (<2000 tokens)."
+```
+
+### Agent 14: Codebase Analyzer (Code↔Tasks Verification)
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="codebase-analyzer", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Post-implementation code verification for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Tasks: {FEATURE_DIR}/tasks.md
+
+Verify the following:
+1. Every task marked [x] in tasks.md has corresponding code changes — check file paths
+2. Search for TODO/FIXME/HACK comments in files listed in tasks.md
+3. Check for dead code or unused imports in changed files
+4. Verify any API contracts/interfaces match their actual implementations
+5. Check for inconsistencies between task descriptions and what was implemented
+
+Return findings with Red/Yellow/Gray severity (<2000 tokens).
+Red = task marked complete but no code found, or API contract mismatch
+Yellow = TODO/FIXME comments, unused imports, minor inconsistencies
+Gray = style suggestions, optional improvements"
+```
+
+### Agent 15: Correctness Re-verification
+
+```
+Task: subagent_type="validation-correctness", model="sonnet"
+Prompt: "Post-implementation correctness re-verification for feature [FEATURE_NAME].
+
+Feature directory: {FEATURE_DIR}
+Spec: {FEATURE_DIR}/spec.md
+Plan: {FEATURE_DIR}/plan.md
+
+This is a focused re-check after validation passed. Look for issues that
+rubric-based validation might miss:
+1. Edge cases from spec that may not have explicit tests
+2. Error handling completeness — are all failure modes covered?
+3. Race conditions or concurrency issues in async code
+4. Input validation at system boundaries
+5. Any acceptance criteria that are technically 'covered' by tests but
+   the implementation doesn't fully satisfy the spirit of the requirement
+
+Return findings with Red/Yellow/Gray severity (<2000 tokens).
+Red = acceptance criterion not genuinely satisfied, critical error path missing
+Yellow = edge case not covered, partial error handling
+Gray = potential improvement, defensive coding suggestion"
+```
+
+**Run all 3 agents in parallel.** Collect all results before proceeding.
+
+## Step 10c: Run Build/Test/Lint Verification
+
+Execute verification commands and capture results:
+
+### Build Check
+
+```bash
+cd extension && npm run compile
+```
+
+### Test Check
+
+```bash
+cd extension && npm test
+```
+
+### Lint Check
+
+```bash
+cd extension && npm run lint
+```
+
+Record results:
+
+```
+| Check  | Command              | Result      |
+|--------|----------------------|-------------|
+| Build  | npm run compile      | PASS / FAIL |
+| Tests  | npm test             | PASS / FAIL |
+| Lint   | npm run lint         | PASS / FAIL |
+```
+
+**If any check FAILS**: Record as a Red finding.
+
+## Step 10d: Synthesize Findings
+
+Collect all agent reports and build/test/lint results. Merge with Phase B
+Yellow/Gray carryovers. Classify each finding:
+
+- **Red** (blocking): Task marked complete but no code, API contract mismatch,
+  acceptance criterion not genuinely satisfied, build/test/lint failure,
+  critical error path missing
+- **Yellow** (should fix): TODO/FIXME comments, unused imports, edge cases not
+  covered, partial error handling, minor inconsistencies, Phase B Yellows
+- **Gray** (informational): Style suggestions, optional improvements, defensive
+  coding suggestions, Phase B Grays
+
+### Compile Finding Table
+
+```
+| # | Finding | Severity | Source                    | File   | Line   | Status |
+|---|---------|----------|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
+| 1 | [desc]  | Red      | engineer-review           | [file] | [line] | OPEN   |
+| 2 | [desc]  | Yellow   | codebase-analyzer         | [file] | [line] | OPEN   |
+| 3 | [desc]  | Yellow   | phase-b:observability     | [file] | [line] | OPEN   |
+```
+
+### Decision Logic
+
+- If **NO Red or Yellow findings** → PASS → proceed to Step 10g (Report)
+- If **Red or Yellow findings exist** → proceed to Step 10e (Fix)
+
+## Step 10e: Fix Findings
+
+For each Red and Yellow finding from the current cycle:
+
+1. **Read the affected file** at the specified line
+2. **Apply the fix** directly using Edit tool
+3. **Mark the finding as FIXED** in the finding table
+
+### Fix Priority
+
+1. Red findings first (blocking issues)
+2. Yellow findings second (should fix)
+3. Gray findings are logged but NOT auto-fixed
+
+### After Fixing
+
+Re-run build/test/lint to verify fixes don't introduce regressions:
+
+```bash
+cd extension && npm run compile && npm test && npm run lint
+```
+
+If the verification fails after fixes, record new failures as Red findings for
+the next cycle.
+
+## Step 10f: Loop or Complete
+
+### Increment Cycle
+
+```
+CYCLE = CYCLE + 1
+```
+
+### Decision
+
+- If `CYCLE <= 5` AND findings were fixed in the previous cycle → **Go to Step
+  10b** (re-review with fresh agent runs to verify fixes and catch any new
+  issues)
+- If `CYCLE > 5` AND Red/Yellow findings still remain → **Generate escalation
+  section** in the report, declare pipeline complete with warnings
+- If **all findings resolved** (no Red or Yellow) → **Declare pipeline
+  complete** (proceed to Step 10g)
+
+## Step 10g: Generate Engineering Review Report
+
+Write to `{FEATURE_DIR}/engineering-review-report.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+feature: [Feature Name]
+reviewed: [ISO timestamp]
+reviewer: Claude
+status: [PASS/PASS_WITH_WARNINGS/ESCALATED]
+cycles: [N]
+total_findings: [N]
+resolved_findings: [N]
+blast_radius_carryovers: [N]
+---
+
+# Engineering Review Report: [Feature Name]
+
+## Summary
+
+- **Status**: [PASS / PASS_WITH_WARNINGS / ESCALATED]
+- **Review cycles**: [N] of 5 max
+- **Total findings**: [N] (Red: [N], Yellow: [N], Gray: [N])
+- **Resolved**: [N] findings fixed across [N] cycles
+- **Remaining**: [N] findings (if any)
+- **Phase B carryovers addressed**: [N] of [N]
+
+## Cycle History
+
+### Cycle 1
+
+**Agents**: engineer-review, codebase-analyzer, validation-correctness
+**Build/Test/Lint**: [PASS/FAIL details]
+
+| #   | Finding | Severity | Source | File   | Line   | Resolution   |
+| --- | ------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------------ |
+| 1   | [desc]  | [sev]    | [src]  | [file] | [line] | [FIXED/OPEN] |
+
+### Cycle 2 (if applicable)
+
+...
+
+## Remaining Findings (if any)
+
+| #   | Finding | Severity | Source | File   | Line   | Reason Not Fixed |
+| --- | ------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ---------------- |
+| 1   | [desc]  | [sev]    | [src]  | [file] | [line] | [why]            |
+
+## Recommendations
+
+### Must Address Before Merge
+
+- [Any remaining Red/Yellow findings]
+
+### Future Improvements
+
+- [Gray findings and suggestions]
+```
+
+## Step 10g.5: Final Working Backwards PR/FAQ And CISO Summary
+
+After the validation report, blast-radius report, loop audit, and engineering
+review report are written:
+
+1. Update `{FEATURE_DIR}/working-backwards-prfaq.md`.
+   - Mark each Press Release claim as validated, changed, or unvalidated based
+     on `validation-report.md`, `blast-radius-report.md`,
+     `goal-rebaseline-report.md`, and `loop-audit-report.md`.
+   - Fill Internal FAQ CISO / Risk with data handled, identity controls,
+     tenant boundaries, secrets handling, residual risks, validation evidence,
+     and launch gates.
+   - Update "What happens if something goes wrong?" with rollback/support
+     evidence from validation and blast-radius analysis.
+2. Write `{FEATURE_DIR}/prfaq-history/06-validate.md` as an immutable final
+   validation snapshot.
+3. Create or update `{FEATURE_DIR}/ciso-security-summary.md` from
+   `.specify/templates/ciso-security-summary-template.md` using
+   `validation-report.md`, `blast-radius-report.md`, `audit-history.md`,
+   `visuals/risk-heatmap.md`, auth/tenant evidence, secrets/data handling
+   evidence, and loop audit evidence.
+4. Refresh `{FEATURE_DIR}/business-owner-summary.md` with final validation
+   status, business value confidence, and any validated/disproven assumptions.
+5. Refresh `{FEATURE_DIR}/cto-architecture-summary.md` with validation status,
+   blast-radius verdict, and any architecture/security exceptions.
+6. Update `{FEATURE_DIR}/stakeholder-review-index.md` and make the final
+   approve/revise/defer asks explicit:
+   - Business Owner: release value, user/process impact, assumptions.
+   - CTO / Architecture: platform/architecture evidence and exceptions.
+   - CISO / Risk: controls, residual risks, security posture, launch gate.
+   - Delivery: rollout, rollback, support, and evidence completeness.
+
+If any validation gate failed, write these documents honestly with `FAIL`,
+`Pending`, or `Blocked` status; do not polish a failed feature as ready.
+
+## Step 10h: Output Completion Banner
+
+### If PASS (all findings resolved or no findings):
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  ENGINEERING REVIEW PASSED: [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  Cycles: [N] of 5 max
+  Findings: [N] found, [N] resolved
+  Report: {FEATURE_DIR}/engineering-review-report.md
+  Working Backwards PR/FAQ: {FEATURE_DIR}/working-backwards-prfaq.md
+  CISO summary: {FEATURE_DIR}/ciso-security-summary.md
+  Stakeholder review index: {FEATURE_DIR}/stakeholder-review-index.md
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  FEATURE PIPELINE COMPLETE!
+
+  All Gofer stages finished:
+  1. /1_gofer_research ✓
+  2. /2_gofer_specify ✓
+  3. /3_gofer_plan ✓
+  4. /4_gofer_tasks ✓
+  5. /5_gofer_implement ✓
+  6. /6_gofer_validate ✓ (Phase A ✓, Phase B ✓, Phase C ✓)
+
+  The feature is ready for review and merge.
+  Stakeholder PR/FAQ and persona summaries are ready for Business Owner,
+  CTO/Architecture, CISO/Risk, and Delivery review.
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+### If PASS_WITH_WARNINGS (5 cycles exhausted, only Gray remaining):
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  ENGINEERING REVIEW PASSED (WITH WARNINGS): [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  Cycles: 5 of 5 max
+  Findings: [N] found, [N] resolved, [N] Gray remaining
+  Report: {FEATURE_DIR}/engineering-review-report.md
+  Working Backwards PR/FAQ: {FEATURE_DIR}/working-backwards-prfaq.md
+  CISO summary: {FEATURE_DIR}/ciso-security-summary.md
+  Stakeholder review index: {FEATURE_DIR}/stakeholder-review-index.md
+
+  ⚠ Gray findings remain — see report for details.
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  FEATURE PIPELINE COMPLETE!
+
+  All Gofer stages finished:
+  1. /1_gofer_research ✓
+  2. /2_gofer_specify ✓
+  3. /3_gofer_plan ✓
+  4. /4_gofer_tasks ✓
+  5. /5_gofer_implement ✓
+  6. /6_gofer_validate ✓ (Phase A ✓, Phase B ✓, Phase C ⚠)
+
+  The feature is ready for review and merge (review Gray findings).
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+### If ESCALATED (5 cycles exhausted, Red/Yellow remain):
+
+```
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+  ENGINEERING REVIEW ESCALATED: [Feature Name]
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+  Cycles: 5 of 5 max (exhausted)
+  Findings: [N] found, [N] resolved, [N] Red/Yellow remaining
+
+  Remaining issues:
+  ✗ [Finding] — [severity]: [brief reason]
+
+  Report: {FEATURE_DIR}/engineering-review-report.md
+  Working Backwards PR/FAQ: {FEATURE_DIR}/working-backwards-prfaq.md
+  CISO summary: {FEATURE_DIR}/ciso-security-summary.md
+  Stakeholder review index: {FEATURE_DIR}/stakeholder-review-index.md
+
+  This feature requires human review of remaining findings
+  before merging.
+
+════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+```
+
+---
+
+# End of Phase C
+
+---
+
+## Step 11: Attribution Logging
+
+Log every finding to `.specify/logs/validation-findings.jsonl`.
+For EnterpriseAI runs, also mirror the same finding lifecycle to
+`{FEATURE_DIR}/audit-history.md` so executive, architecture, CISO, data, CIO,
+delivery, finance, operations, and risk/compliance stakeholders can see stable
+finding IDs, recurrence, disposition, owner, expiry, and review cadence.
+
+### Finding Format
+
+For each finding from all agents and automated checks, append a JSON line:
+
+```json
+{
+  "finding_id": "F[NNN]",
+  "timestamp": "[ISO timestamp]",
+  "feature": "[feature-name]",
+  "category": "[rubric_category_snake_case]",
+  "severity": "[red|yellow|gray]",
+  "description": "[finding description]",
+  "file": "[file path]",
+  "line": [line number or null],
+  "agent": "[agent name or 'automated']",
+  "resolution": null,
+  "iteration": [N]
+}
+```
+
+### Categories for `category` field
+
+- `functional_correctness`
+- `test_authenticity`
+- `ui_e2e_verification`
+- `security_posture`
+- `integration_reality`
+- `error_path_coverage`
+- `architecture_compliance`
+- `performance_baseline`
+- `code_hygiene`
+- `specification_traceability`
+- `blast_radius_containment` — **NEW** (Cat 11, Phase B)
+  - Sub-dimensions for the `dimension` sub-field: `change_graph`,
+    `interface_contract`, `observability`, `dependency_submodule`,
+    `rollback_release`
+- `engineering_review` — Phase C findings (agent-specific sub-dimensions:
+  `spec_alignment`, `code_verification`, `correctness_reverify`)
+
+### EnterpriseAI Persistent Audit Requirements
+
+`audit-history.md` MUST include:
+
+| Field | Requirement |
+| ----- | ----------- |
+| Finding ID | Stable across validation cycles; never renumber existing findings |
+| Source | Rubric category, agent, automated check, or stakeholder gate |
+| Status | Open, fixed, accepted, or escalated |
+| Recurrence | Count and prior cycle references for repeated findings |
+| Owner | Named accountable role or team |
+| Expiry | Required for accepted exceptions |
+| Evidence | Links to validation report, tests, contract pack, or code references |
+
+Recurring red findings must escalate to the relevant decision owner and block
+launch unless explicitly accepted with owner, expiry, and review cadence.
+
+For application delivery, validation MUST also check
+`{FEATURE_DIR}/journeys/base-journey.md` against the delivered implementation:
+
+- The app process has four user-facing steps or fewer, or an approved exception
+  explains why extra steps could not be combined, automated, or handled by
+  generative AI assistance.
+- Each journey step preserves its business goal, AI assistance mode, data/context
+  used, completion signal, human controls, evidence/confidence display, audit
+  trail, and fallback/escalation path.
+- `{FEATURE_DIR}/ui-review-log.md` contains at least one pre-presentation
+  self-review entry for each preview round that was shown to the stakeholder,
+  with screenshot, local render proof, Playwright-style evidence, or an
+  explicit reasoned exception.
+- `{FEATURE_DIR}/ui-approval.md` records the approved preview, approved
+  branding/logo decisions, any approved EAI App Template exceptions, the
+  approver, and approval timestamp.
+- `{FEATURE_DIR}/service-fit-matrix.md` records each desired platform
+  capability, the evidence source used to evaluate it, and whether it is
+  accessible now, purchasable but unavailable now, or unavailable without new
+  platform work.
+- The delivered app uses EAI Platform, including the EAI app template, as the
+  primary app substrate and Azure as the preferred cloud/supporting substrate.
+  Any Firebase, Supabase, Vercel primary runtime, AWS, GCP, bespoke backend,
+  unmanaged database, or unrelated SaaS dependency is rejected unless it is
+  recorded as an approved integration/migration/exception with rationale, owner,
+  expiry, and validation evidence.
+- The approved external/internal/hybrid profile choice, package lane, coupling
+  status, Storybook story IDs, theme override points, public-readiness target,
+  and custom-block exceptions are present in the preview/approval/service-fit
+  artifacts and match the delivered implementation.
+- Validation confirms that app-delivery runs used EAI App Template blocks by
+  default and that any create-new UI concept was explicitly approved rather
+  than silently introduced.
+- Validation confirms that block-porting tasks produced the expected package
+  surface and that public or hybrid lanes do not directly depend on source platform
+  internals unless an approved restricted-source exception is recorded.
+- Chatbot, voice, accessibility, translation, contextual prefill, validation,
+  and step-goal assistance claims are covered by acceptance tests where they are
+  in scope.
+
+For explicit non-app work, validation MUST treat `ui-preview-brief.md`,
+`ui-review-log.md`, `ui-approval.md`, and `service-fit-matrix.md` as
+**not applicable** rather than as missing blocking artifacts.
+
+### Log Summary Entry
+
+After all findings, append a summary entry:
+
+```json
+{
+  "finding_id": "SUMMARY",
+  "timestamp": "[ISO timestamp]",
+  "feature": "[feature-name]",
+  "category": "summary",
+  "severity": "info",
+  "description": "Validation score: [N]/110. Categories failed: [list or 'none']",
+  "file": null,
+  "line": null,
+  "agent": "rubric",
+  "resolution": "[PASS|FAIL|ESCALATED]",
+  "iteration": [N]
+}
+```
+
+### Historical Reference
+
+Before logging, read existing entries in `validation-findings.jsonl` for the
+same feature. If the same finding (same file, same line, same category) appears
+in a previous iteration, note it as a **repeat finding** in the description:
+
+```
+"description": "[REPEAT from iteration 1] expect(true).toBe(true) still present"
+```
+
+This enables tracking of findings that persist across remediation attempts.
+
+---
+
+## Step 12: Memory Update Check
+
+After validation, assess whether learnings should be persisted.
+
+### 12.1 Memory Update Decision Matrix
+
+| Learning Type                | Update Location              | When to Update                            |
+| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
+| **Project-wide patterns**    | `CLAUDE.md`                  | New conventions affecting all future work |
+| **Architectural decisions**  | `.specify/memory/decisions/` | Significant design choices with rationale |
+| **Feature-specific context** | `{FEATURE_DIR}/research.md`  | Discoveries relevant only to this feature |
+| **Reusable code patterns**   | `CLAUDE.md` or constitution  | Patterns other features should follow     |
+| **Bug workarounds**          | `.specify/memory/decisions/` | Issues that may recur                     |
+
+### 12.2 CLAUDE.md Update Criteria
+
+**DO update CLAUDE.md when**:
+
+- Discovered a new coding convention used across the codebase
+- Identified a critical dependency or integration pattern
+- Found a gotcha that affects multiple features
+- Established a new testing or build pattern
+
+**DO NOT update CLAUDE.md when**:
+
+- Learning is specific to one feature
+- Information will become stale quickly
+- Pattern is already documented elsewhere
+- Change is experimental/temporary
+
+### 12.3 Memory Update Checklist
+
+Before completing validation, verify:
+
+- [ ] Any project-wide patterns discovered -> added to CLAUDE.md?
+- [ ] Any significant decisions made -> recorded in decisions/?
+- [ ] Any gotchas or workarounds -> documented for future reference?
+- [ ] Feature-specific learnings -> captured in research.md?
+
+---
+
+## Observability Logging
+
+At stage completion, log metrics:
+
+```bash
+.specify/scripts/bash/log-stage.sh 6_validate --complete --tokens [N] --compactions [N]
+```
+
+This also logs quality metrics (rubric scores, finding counts) to:
+`.specify/logs/quality-metrics.jsonl`
+
+---
+
+## Key Rules
+
+### Phase A (Rubric)
+
+- **110/110 is the only passing score** — there is no "close enough"
+- **Agents run in parallel** — spawn all 6 (or 7 with red team) at once, do not
+  serialize
+- **Red findings block** — any Red finding in any agent zeroes that category
+- **Mutation testing is optional** — gracefully degrade when Stryker absent
+- **Mock ratio excludes justified mocks** — mark with `// mock-justified:`
+  comment
+- **Maximum 3 remediation iterations** — then escalate to human
+
+### Phase B (Blast Radius)
+
+- **5 blast-radius agents run in parallel** — do not serialize across dimensions
+- **The change manifest is ground truth** — build it once in Step 2.5, pass the
+  same manifest to every Phase B agent
+- **Breaking change + no CHANGELOG entry = Red** — always. Release-checklist
+  compliance is mandatory for user-visible changes.
+- **New High/Critical CVE = Red** — block before merge; Moderate is Yellow; Low
+  is Gray
+- **Cross-submodule ripple requires explicit plan.md approval** — otherwise Red
+- **Blast-radius verdict CONTAINED gives Cat 11 = 10**; BREACHED gives Cat 11 =
+  0 — this is the only way Cat 11 scores
+- **Phase B writes `blast-radius-report.md`** alongside `validation-report.md`
+- **Phase B Yellows seed Phase C** — Phase C must address them
+
+### Phase C (Engineering Review Loop)
+
+- **3 review agents per cycle** — spawn all in parallel, do not serialize
+- **5 cycles maximum** — hard cap to prevent infinite loops
+- **Fix Red before Yellow** — priority ordering matters
+- **Re-verify after fixes** — always re-run build/test/lint after changes
+- **Gray findings are logged, not auto-fixed** — they go in the report
+- **Phase C only runs if the rubric passes** — a failing rubric triggers
+  brownfield restart instead
+- **This stage is the pipeline terminal** — "PIPELINE COMPLETE" only appears at
+  the end of Phase C
+- **Engineering review is inline** — there is no separate follow-up stage after
+  validation
+
+### Across All Phases
+
+- **Attribution logging is mandatory** — every finding (A, B, C) gets logged to
+  JSONL with its phase and sub-dimension
+- **Be specific** — cite file paths and line numbers for all findings
+- **Score the rubric honestly** — the goal is to catch real problems, not to
+  pass
+- Log stage completion for observability tracking