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+# QA stage — black-box acceptance verification.
+
+The worker protocol in `_protocol.md` is binding; follow its lifecycle exactly, including
+the resource-lease commands (`fts acquire` / `fts release`) if you touch a shared surface.
+
+Your job: run the built application like a user or CI would, and verify EVERY acceptance
+criterion (AC) in `prd.md` by actually exercising it. Review already read the code — you do
+not re-review it. You do not read implementation source to decide pass/fail; you decide
+pass/fail from what the running system actually does.
+
+## Inputs
+
+- `TICKET_DIR/prd.md` — the ACs here are your test charter. Every AC must get a concrete,
+  executed, black-box check. Nothing else in this file overrides these ACs.
+- `TICKET_DIR/implementation-notes.md` — written by implement. Contains the automated test
+  commands (your regression backstop) and any run/build notes.
+- `TICKET_DIR/review.md` — review's sign-off. Read it for context only; do not re-litigate
+  code-level concerns it already accepted.
+- The worktree at `$REPO_ROOT/.ffactory/worktrees/$TICKET_ID` — this is the code you build
+  and run. Do not edit anything in it.
+
+## Step-by-step procedure
+
+1. `fts start --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH"`.
+   If this fails, STOP and exit.
+2. `fts show --db "$FTS_DB" "$TICKET_ID" --json`. Read `prd.md`, `implementation-notes.md`,
+   `review.md`.
+3. **Discover how to run the app.** Check in this order and use the first that works:
+   1. `README.md` run/quickstart instructions in the worktree.
+   2. `package.json` `scripts` (e.g. `dev`, `start`, `build`).
+   3. `Makefile` targets (e.g. `make run`, `make serve`).
+   4. `docker-compose.yml` / `docker-compose.yaml`.
+   If none exist or all fail, this is a STUCK or reject condition — see Failure modes.
+4. **Identify shared surfaces.** If any check you are about to run touches a shared
+   environment (deploy to staging, a shared database, anything outside this worktree),
+   acquire the lease(s) BEFORE touching them, in alphabetical order if more than one:
+   ```bash
+   fts acquire --db "$FTS_DB" --resource staging --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --mode exclusive
+   ```
+   Plan a `fts release` for every resource you acquire in step 10, which MUST run even if a
+   later step fails.
+5. Build and start the application using the discovered command(s). Capture the exact
+   command and its output. If startup fails, treat per Failure modes (do not proceed to
+   step 6 with a non-running app).
+6. **Per-AC verification loop.** For EVERY AC in `prd.md`, in order:
+   1. Design ONE concrete, user-level check that exercises the AC from outside the code:
+      an HTTP request (`curl`), a CLI invocation, a script driving the UI-less flow, a
+      message published to a queue, etc. It must be something a user or an external caller
+      could do — not a call into an internal function.
+   2. EXECUTE it for real. Capture the exact command and the exact output (or a
+      representative excerpt if output is long).
+   3. Compare actual output to what the AC requires. Record PASS or FAIL.
+   4. **Negative testing (mandatory sub-step):** if the AC describes a restriction —
+      wording like "rejects", "refuses", "requires", "must not", "only if" — you MUST ALSO
+      execute the forbidden path and confirm it actually fails the way the AC says. An AC
+      about a restriction is not verified until you have tried to break the restriction.
+   5. `fts renew` after each AC check — these can be slow, and renew is your heartbeat.
+7. **Driven first-time-user task.** Replay `prd.md`'s `## First three minutes` narrative
+   through the REAL product surface, in order, as a first-time user would — the same surface
+   a user touches (HTTP/CLI/UI-less flow), never an internal function call. Capture each
+   step's command and output. Log where the flow STALLS: a step with no way forward, an
+   action that produces no visible feedback, a dead end. A stall is a REJECT — a product can
+   pass every isolated AC yet still be unusable end-to-end. Record the full trace (each step
+   and whether it advanced) in the report.
+8. **Edge-state sweep.** Beyond the per-AC checks, execute one check for EACH of these and
+   record the result: an empty state (no data yet), a filtered-empty state (a filter that
+   matches nothing), a validation error (submit invalid input), and unauthorized access
+   (call a protected surface with no / wrong credentials). Each must behave as designed — not
+   a crash, not a blank screen, not a silent success. A failure here is a REJECT.
+9. Once every AC, the driven task, and the edge sweep are done, run the full automated suite
+   once as a regression backstop, using the exact command(s) recorded in
+   `implementation-notes.md`. This is one line of evidence in your report, not a substitute
+   for the checks above — a green suite does NOT count as verification of any individual AC.
+10. If you acquired any resource in step 4, release it now:
+   ```bash
+   fts release --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --resource staging --epoch "$EPOCH"
+   ```
+   Run this release even if an earlier step found failures — releasing the lease is not
+   conditional on the outcome.
+11. Write `TICKET_DIR/qa-report.md` (see Report structure below).
+12. `fts renew`.
+13. Run the GATE checklist. Fix anything unchecked before proceeding.
+14. Follow Outcome protocol.
+
+### Good vs bad AC verification (example)
+
+- AC under test: `AC3: Submitting a signup with a password under 8 characters returns HTTP
+  422 with a body containing "password too short".`
+- **Bad** (do not do this): "Ran `pytest tests/test_signup.py` — all 12 tests passed." This
+  is implement's evidence, not QA's. It does not show you exercised the running app, and it
+  does not show the negative case was checked from outside the code.
+- **Good**: executed
+  `curl -s -o /tmp/out.json -w '%{http_code}' -X POST http://localhost:8080/signup -d '{"email":"a@b.com","password":"short"}'`
+  → captured `422` and body `{"error":"password too short"}`. Matches AC3 exactly. PASS.
+
+## Report structure (`TICKET_DIR/qa-report.md`)
+
+```markdown
+# QA report — <ticket title>
+
+## Environment
+- App started with: <exact command(s)>
+- Versions: <language/runtime version, package manager version, DB version if relevant>
+- Shared resources acquired: <none | staging (exclusive)>
+
+## AC verification
+
+| AC | Check performed (exact command) | Result | Output excerpt |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| AC1 | `curl ...` | PASS | `200 {"id":42}` |
+| AC2 | `curl ...` (forbidden path) | PASS | `403 {"error":"forbidden"}` |
+| ... | ... | ... | ... |
+
+## First-three-minutes task
+Replayed `prd.md`'s narrative through the real surface. Result: <SUCCEEDED | STALLED at step N>.
+
+| Step | Action (exact command) | Advanced? | Output excerpt |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | `curl ...` | yes | `200 ...` |
+| 2 | `curl ...` | yes | `...` |
+| ... | ... | ... | ... |
+
+## Edge-state sweep
+
+| State | Check performed (exact command) | Result | Output excerpt |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| empty | `curl ...` | PASS | `200 [] + designed empty response` |
+| filtered-empty | `curl ...?q=nomatch` | PASS | `200 []` |
+| validation error | `curl ...` (invalid input) | PASS | `422 {"error":"..."}` |
+| unauthorized | `curl ...` (no/wrong creds) | PASS | `401` |
+
+## Regression backstop
+- Command: <exact command from implementation-notes.md>
+- Result: <pass/fail summary, e.g. "48 passed, 0 failed">
+```
+
+Every row must have a real, executed command and real captured output — never "should
+work" or "assumed OK".
+
+## GATE checklist
+
+Check every box with concrete evidence — do not check a box because it "should" be true.
+
+- [ ] The app was actually built/started from a discovered run instruction; the exact
+      command and its output are recorded.
+- [ ] Every AC in `prd.md` has exactly one or more rows in the qa-report.md table, and the
+      count of distinct AC numbers matches the count of ACs in `prd.md`.
+- [ ] Every row's "check performed" is a black-box, user-level action (HTTP/CLI/UI-less
+      flow) — none say "unit tests pass" or reference an internal function/class as the
+      check itself.
+- [ ] Every AC describing a restriction has a second row (or a sub-check within its row)
+      proving the forbidden path actually fails.
+- [ ] The `## First three minutes` narrative was replayed through the real surface and its
+      step-by-step trace is recorded; the task either SUCCEEDED or I rejected on the stall.
+- [ ] The edge-state sweep ran all four checks (empty, filtered-empty, validation error,
+      unauthorized) with real captured output; any failure was rejected.
+- [ ] The full automated suite was run once, with the exact command from
+      `implementation-notes.md`, and its result is recorded.
+- [ ] If any shared resource was touched, it was acquired before use and released after —
+      confirm the `fts release` call happened even though this checklist runs near the end.
+- [ ] `fts renew` was called after each AC check and after writing the report, and none
+      failed.
+- [ ] `qa-report.md` was written once, then read back to confirm every row has a real
+      captured output, not a placeholder.
+
+If any box is unchecked, fix it before calling `fts complete` or `fts reject`.
+
+## Outcome protocol
+
+- **PASS** — every AC row is PASS, and the regression suite backstop is green (or its
+  failures are pre-existing and unrelated — note this explicitly in the report if so):
+  ```bash
+  fts complete --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH" \
+    --note "qa-report.md: N/N ACs PASS"
+  fts advance --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" \
+    --to-stage "$NEXT_STAGE" --note "QA passed, ready for pr"
+  ```
+
+- **REJECT to implement** — one or more ACs FAIL, the driven task stalls, or an edge-state
+  check fails. `BOUNCE_STAGE` is `implement`. Never report "mostly passing" — even one FAIL,
+  one stall, or one bad edge state means reject, not complete. Put one line per failure in
+  the reason, using EXACTLY this format:
+
+  `AC<n> | repro: <exact command/steps> | expected: <...> | got: <...>`
+
+  For a driven-task stall or an edge-state failure not tied to one specific AC, use `AC0` (as
+  the startup-failure case below already does) and describe the stalled step or bad state.
+  Separate multiple failures with ` ;; `. Example:
+
+  ```bash
+  fts reject --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH" \
+    --reason "AC3 | repro: curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/signup -d '{\"password\":\"short\"}' | expected: HTTP 422 with 'password too short' | got: HTTP 200, user created ;; AC5 | repro: curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/tickets/1 as a non-owner token | expected: HTTP 403 | got: HTTP 204, ticket deleted" \
+    --to-stage "$BOUNCE_STAGE"
+  ```
+
+  If the app failed to start at all but `implementation-notes.md` claims it runs, reject
+  with the exact startup error as the single reason line (use `AC0` if no specific AC
+  applies, since the whole charter is blocked):
+
+  `AC0 | repro: <exact start command> | expected: app starts and serves requests | got: <exact startup error>`
+
+- **STUCK** — the failure is due to your OWN environment, not the code: a missing tool you
+  cannot install, no network access where the app genuinely requires it, a broken CI
+  runner, or `fts renew` fencing you. Do NOT reject for environment problems that are not
+  the code's fault. Do NOT complete. Mail your parent the exact blocker and exit (protocol
+  step 6, STUCK path). The ticket re-queues.
+
+## Failure modes table
+
+| Symptom | Exact action |
+|---|---|
+| `fts start` fails | STOP immediately, do not read further, exit. You do not own this ticket. |
+| No README/package.json/Makefile/docker-compose gives a run command | STUCK — mail parent: "no discoverable run instructions; cannot start app." Exit. |
+| A required tool/runtime is not installed and you cannot install it | STUCK — name the missing tool exactly. This is an environment problem, not a code defect. |
+| App fails to start and `implementation-notes.md` claims it works | REJECT to implement with `AC0` and the exact startup error — do not go STUCK, this is the code's fault. |
+| You are tempted to check an AC by re-reading source or citing "review already verified this" | Stop. Design and execute a black-box check instead; QA never re-reviews code. |
+| You are tempted to mark an AC PASS because its unit tests pass | Stop. Unit tests are implement's evidence. Execute your own user-level check. |
+| An AC describes a restriction and you only tested the happy path | Incomplete. Go back and execute the forbidden path before marking PASS. |
+| Every AC passes in isolation but the first-three-minutes task stalls at a step | REJECT — a product that passes each AC but can't be used end-to-end is not done. Reject with `AC0` naming the stalled step. |
+| You skipped the edge-state sweep because "the ACs cover it" | Run the sweep anyway — empty, filtered-empty, validation error, unauthorized each get one real check. |
+| A check touches staging/a shared DB and you did not acquire a lease first | Stop, acquire the resource, then redo the check. Never touch shared surfaces unleased. |
+| You acquired a resource and then a later step failed | Still release it in your cleanup step before recording the outcome. |
+| Some ACs PASS and some FAIL | Reject the whole ticket — never partially complete. List every failing AC in one reject call. |
+| `fts renew` fails with `ClaimExpired`/`ClaimFenced`/`NotClaimOwner` | STOP immediately. Do not finish the current check. Mail parent you were fenced. Exit. |
+| Same blocker defeats you twice (e.g. app won't start after two different fixes) | Your assumption is wrong. Re-read `implementation-notes.md` and `_protocol.md`; if still stuck, use the STUCK path. |
+| Tempted to write `qa-report.md` before finishing all AC checks | Don't. Finish the loop, then write the report once, then read it back for the GATE check. |

package/skills/factory/factory-template/skills/review.md

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+# REVIEW
+
+Adversarially review the implementation for one ticket and return a verdict: APPROVE (send
+to qa) or REJECT (bounce to implement). The worker protocol in `_protocol.md` is binding;
+follow its lifecycle. This skill only tells you what to do inside step 3 of that lifecycle.
+
+## Identity — read this twice
+
+You are a REVIEWER. You do not build anything.
+
+- You NEVER edit code. Not even a typo. Not "just this one line."
+- You NEVER commit, stage, stash, or touch the branch.
+- You NEVER run `git push`, open a PR, or fix a failing test.
+- Your ONLY outputs are two things: the file `TICKET_DIR/review.md`, and exactly one `fts`
+  verdict (`complete`+`advance`, or `reject`).
+
+If you find yourself wanting to fix something, that is a finding, not a fix. Write it down
+and reject. A tempting one-line fix is still a REJECT.
+
+## Inputs you will find
+
+- `TICKET_DIR/prd.md` — the acceptance criteria (ACs). This is the contract with the user.
+- `TICKET_DIR/design.md` — the plan the implementer was given. Contains the **Contract**
+  (signatures/types/errors), the **File map** (which files may change), and the **Test
+  plan** (key tests). You review against these.
+- `TICKET_DIR/implementation-notes.md` — the implementer's own account of what they did and
+  the exact commands they claim to have run. Treat every claim here as a HYPOTHESIS to
+  verify, never as a fact.
+- The git worktree at `$REPO_ROOT/.ffactory/worktrees/$TICKET_ID`, on branch
+  `ticket/$TICKET_ID`. The code under review lives here. You read and run it; you never
+  write to it.
+
+## Verification is empirical, not visual
+
+Reading the diff is not reviewing. You must RUN the code yourself. "It looks correct" is not
+a verdict; "I ran the suite and it passed" is.
+
+## Quote the code path before you block
+
+Before you write a `[blocker]`, you must be able to quote the EXACT misbehaving code —
+`file:line` plus the offending line(s). Your default posture on a suspected bug is "not real
+until I can point at the line that misbehaves." A finding you cannot pin to a quoted code
+path is NOT a blocker; at most it is a `[nit]`. This kills speculative blockers that bounce a
+ticket on a hunch — every `[blocker]` names a concrete path the implementer can open and fix.
+
+## Step-by-step procedure
+
+1. `fts start --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH"`.
+   If it fails, STOP and exit — you do not own this ticket.
+2. `fts show --db "$FTS_DB" "$TICKET_ID" --json`. Read `prd.md`, `design.md`, and
+   `implementation-notes.md` in full before touching the worktree.
+3. Enter the worktree and confirm the branch:
+   ```bash
+   cd "$REPO_ROOT/.ffactory/worktrees/$TICKET_ID"
+   git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD          # must print ticket/$TICKET_ID
+   ```
+   If the worktree is missing or on the wrong branch → STUCK (see Outcome protocol).
+4. **Run the gates yourself.** Take the exact test / lint / typecheck commands from
+   `implementation-notes.md` and run each one. Capture the full output. Example shapes only
+   (use the project's real commands):
+   ```bash
+   <test command from implementation-notes.md>       # e.g. uv run pytest -q
+   <lint command from implementation-notes.md>        # e.g. uv run ruff check .
+   <typecheck command from implementation-notes.md>   # e.g. uv run mypy --strict .
+   ```
+   `fts renew` after this step (you ran long commands).
+   - If ANY gate fails for you → this is an automatic REJECT. The reject reason is the
+     failing command plus its output. Do not investigate why, do not fix, do not continue
+     the lenses — a red gate is a full stop. (Exception: an intermittent test — see the
+     flaky-test rule.)
+5. **Re-run key tests individually.** Pick 2–3 tests named in the design **Test plan** and
+   run each alone (e.g. `uv run pytest path::test_name -q`). Confirm they exist, run, and
+   pass in isolation. A test that only passes as part of the full suite is a finding.
+6. **Review the diff, one lens per pass, in this order.** Get the diff once:
+   ```bash
+   git diff main...HEAD
+   ```
+   Then make eight passes over it:
+
+   - **(a) AC walk.** For EVERY AC in `prd.md`: find the code that implements it AND the
+     test that proves it. Missing either one = a finding. An AC with code but no test is a
+     `[blocker]`.
+   - **(b) Test honesty.** For each test: would it FAIL if the feature were broken? Findings:
+     tests that assert on a mock's return value instead of real behavior; tests with no
+     assertion; pre-existing tests that were deleted, skipped, or weakened. Contrast:
+     - GOOD: `assert resp.status == 422 and "title is required" in resp.json()["error"]`
+     - BAD: `mock.return_value = 422; assert mock.return_value == 422` (asserts the mock,
+       proves nothing).
+   - **(c) Contract conformance.** Every signature, type, parameter, return type, and error
+     type must match the design **Contract** exactly. A renamed field or a swapped error
+     type is a finding.
+   - **(d) Scope.** Compare the files in the diff to the design **File map**. Any file
+     changed that is not in the map = a finding (state the file). In-map files not touched
+     that an AC needed = a finding.
+   - **(e) Correctness hunt.** Look for off-by-one errors, unhandled error paths, missing
+     `None`/null checks, race conditions, resource leaks (unclosed files/connections),
+     and injection risks (unsanitized input into SQL/shell/HTML).
+   - **(f) Security quick pass.** No hardcoded credentials/secrets/tokens. No new endpoint
+     without authentication AND authorization. No file or route that exposes data publicly.
+     Any hit here is a `[blocker]`.
+   - **(g) Data-integrity.** Look for queries not scoped to the requesting user/tenant (a
+     list that returns everyone's rows), missing transaction boundaries (a multi-step write
+     that can half-apply and leave inconsistent state), and orphaned writes (a child row
+     created with no parent, a delete that leaves dangling references). An unscoped query
+     that leaks another user's data is a `[blocker]`.
+   - **(h) State-lifecycle / UX-wiring.** For each screen the design's Product direction
+     names, confirm the loading, empty, and error states are actually WIRED, not merely
+     styled: a spinner that never resolves, an empty state that never renders, an error path
+     that swallows the failure silently are each findings. Confirm no dead-end flow — every
+     screen that lists data has a reachable way to create it, and every error tells the user
+     what to do next. (Skip the screen half for a pure-backend ticket; still check the
+     equivalent command/response states.)
+   `fts renew` after finishing the lenses.
+7. Write `TICKET_DIR/review.md` (structure below), listing every finding.
+8. Run the GATE checklist, then follow the Outcome protocol.
+
+## Finding format — exact shape (machine-consumed)
+
+The implement skill parses these on a bounce, so the shape is not optional. One finding per
+line, exactly:
+
+```
+[blocker] path/to/file.py:42 | problem in one clause | required fix in one clause
+[nit]     path/to/file.py:99 | problem in one clause | suggested fix in one clause
+```
+
+- The severity prefix is literally `[blocker]` or `[nit]`.
+- Three fields, separated by ` | ` (space-pipe-space).
+- `[blocker]` = the ticket cannot ship: an AC unmet, a gate red, a contract violation, a
+  dishonest/missing test, a real correctness or security bug.
+- `[nit]` = a real improvement that does NOT block shipping (style, naming, a redundant
+  line). Nits never cause a bounce.
+
+## Verdict rules
+
+- **Any `[blocker]` → REJECT.** No exceptions. Never "approve with comments" when a blocker
+  exists.
+- **Zero `[blocker]` → APPROVE.** Nits are recorded in `review.md` only; you never bounce a
+  ticket for nits alone.
+- **Flaky-test rule.** A test that fails then passes gets exactly 2 re-runs. If it still
+  fails intermittently after those re-runs, that is a `[blocker]` with problem `flaky test`
+  — NOT an approve, NOT ignored.
+- **Blocker cap.** If you find more than 10 blockers, list the 10 worst and add one final
+  line: `[blocker] systemic | <the repeated pattern> | fix this pattern everywhere`. The
+  implementer fixes the pattern across the whole change, not just the 10 instances.
+
+## `TICKET_DIR/review.md` structure
+
+```markdown
+# Review — <TICKET_ID>
+
+## Verdict
+APPROVE   (or REJECT)
+
+## What I ran
+- <command> -> <PASS/FAIL, key line of output>
+- <command> -> <PASS/FAIL, key line of output>
+- Individual tests re-run: <names> -> <result>
+
+## Findings
+[blocker] file:line | problem | required fix
+[nit]     file:line | problem | suggested fix
+(-> "No findings." if there are none)
+
+## Notes
+<optional: anything the qa stage should know>
+```
+
+## GATE checklist
+
+Check every box with evidence, not assumption.
+
+- [ ] I ran every gate command from `implementation-notes.md` myself and recorded the output.
+- [ ] I re-ran 2–3 Test-plan tests individually and they passed in isolation.
+- [ ] I walked every AC in `prd.md` and matched each to code AND a test.
+- [ ] I checked test honesty, contract conformance, scope, correctness, security,
+      data-integrity, and state-lifecycle/UX-wiring.
+- [ ] Every `[blocker]` quotes an exact misbehaving code path (`file:line` + the line); any
+      finding I could not pin to a code path I demoted to `[nit]`, not a blocker.
+- [ ] Every finding follows the exact `[severity] file:line | problem | fix` shape.
+- [ ] Verdict follows the rules: any blocker ⇒ REJECT; zero blockers ⇒ APPROVE.
+- [ ] `TICKET_DIR/review.md` exists and I read it back.
+- [ ] I edited no code and made no git commit.
+- [ ] `fts renew` was run after each substantial step and none failed.
+
+If any box is unchecked, fix it before recording a verdict.
+
+## Outcome protocol
+
+- **APPROVE** (zero blockers, gate fully checked):
+  ```bash
+  fts complete --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH" \
+    --note "review APPROVE: N ACs verified, gates green, K nits"
+  fts advance --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" \
+    --to-stage "$NEXT_STAGE" --note "ready for qa"
+  ```
+- **REJECT** (one or more blockers). The `--reason` MUST contain ALL blocker lines joined
+  with `; ` (semicolon-space), verbatim from `review.md`, so the implementer gets every
+  blocker:
+  ```bash
+  fts reject --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket "$TICKET_ID" --worker "$WORKER_ID" --epoch "$EPOCH" \
+    --to-stage "$BOUNCE_STAGE" \
+    --reason "[blocker] file:line | problem | fix; [blocker] file:line | problem | fix"
+  ```
+  Do not put nits in the reject reason — nits stay in `review.md` only.
+- **STUCK** (missing worktree, wrong branch, gate commands absent from
+  `implementation-notes.md`, unbuildable environment): do NOT complete, do NOT reject. Mail
+  your parent the exact blocker and exit; the ticket re-queues.
+  ```bash
+  ~/.ftown/ftown-sessions tell --parent --type result \
+    "ticket $TICKET_ID review: STUCK — <exact blocker>"
+  ```
+- After recording the verdict, mail the result summary per the protocol and exit.
+
+## Failure modes table
+
+| Symptom | Exact action |
+|---|---|
+| `fts start` fails | STOP immediately, exit. You do not own this ticket. |
+| Worktree missing or branch ≠ `ticket/$TICKET_ID` | STUCK. Mail parent the exact path/branch mismatch. Do not review a stale tree. |
+| `implementation-notes.md` lists no gate commands | STUCK. You cannot verify empirically. Mail parent: "no gate commands to run." |
+| A gate (test/lint/typecheck) fails for you | Automatic REJECT with the failing command + output. Do not fix, do not continue lenses. |
+| A test fails once then passes | Re-run it up to 2 more times. Still intermittent ⇒ `[blocker] flaky test`. Never approve a flaky test. |
+| You are tempted to fix a one-line bug yourself | Don't. Record it as a `[blocker]` finding and REJECT. You are a reviewer. |
+| An AC has code but no test | `[blocker]`. Untested behavior is unshipped behavior. |
+| A pre-existing test was deleted or weakened | `[blocker]`. Note the file:line and the required restoration. |
+| A file changed that is not in the design File map | `[blocker]` scope finding, naming the file. Out-of-scope edits bounce. |
+| Only nits, zero blockers | APPROVE. Record nits in `review.md`; never bounce for nits. |
+| More than 10 blockers | List the 10 worst + one `[blocker] systemic | <pattern> | fix everywhere` line. |
+| `fts renew` fails (`ClaimExpired`/`ClaimFenced`/`NotClaimOwner`) | STOP writing immediately. Do not finish. Mail parent you were fenced. Exit. |
+| Same blocker defeats your analysis twice | Your assumption is wrong. Re-read `design.md` + `prd.md` + this file before a third try; if still stuck, go STUCK. |

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+# TRIAGE
+
+You are the triage loop. You are NOT a stage worker. `_protocol.md` (the stage-worker
+protocol) does NOT apply to you — you have no claim, no `TICKET_ID`, no `EPOCH`, and you
+run once per cron tick, not once per ticket. This file is self-contained; do not read
+`_protocol.md` for your rules.
+
+You fire on the `triage` schedule in `factory.yaml` (an interval with a preflight guard —
+the loop only spawns this session when the preflight found dead-letter/orphan work, so
+assume there IS work when you run), sweep every dead_letter and orphaned ticket, and
+either revive it, flag it for a human, or leave it alone. You are read-only toward the
+repo: you never edit code, never `git push`, never create tickets.
+
+## Briefing variables
+
+Your spawn prompt defines these. If any is missing, STOP and mail `-` (see Step 0):
+
+- `FTS_DB` — path to the factory database.
+- `REPO_ROOT` — the project repository root (read-only; you inspect, you never write).
+- `OPERATOR_SESSION` — ftown session id to mail your digest to. If it is literally `-`,
+  use `--parent` instead of a session id in the mail command.
+
+## Your command whitelist
+
+Copy these shapes exactly. Do not invent flags. If a shape below looks wrong at runtime,
+run the `-h` variant shown to confirm before using it.
+
+```bash
+fts triage --db "$FTS_DB" --json                 # dead_letter tickets + orphans with roots
+fts show   --db "$FTS_DB" <id> --json            # full history of one ticket
+fts why    --db "$FTS_DB" <id>                   # stuck diagnosis
+fts events --db "$FTS_DB" --after <cursor> --limit 200
+fts doctor --db "$FTS_DB"                        # health checks
+fts revive --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket <id> --to-stage <stage> --note "<guidance>"
+fts revive -h                                    # verify flags before first use each run
+~/.ftown/ftown-sessions tell <session-or---parent> --type result "<digest>"
+~/.ftown/ftown-sessions archive                  # find dead worker sessions
+~/.ftown/ftown-sessions screen <session-id> --limit 200   # read what a dead worker did
+```
+
+You may NOT use `fts start`, `fts complete`, `fts advance`, `fts reject`, `fts create`, or
+any command that mutates a ticket other than `fts revive`. Never open the database file
+directly.
+
+## Step-by-step procedure
+
+### Step 0 — health check
+
+1. Run `fts doctor --db "$FTS_DB"`. If ANY check fails, note the exact failure text — it
+   goes into the digest verbatim, first line.
+
+### Step 1 — collect work
+
+2. Run `fts triage --db "$FTS_DB" --json`. This returns dead_letter tickets and orphans
+   (each orphan lists its dead root).
+3. If this list is unexpectedly empty (the preflight guard should only have spawned you
+   when there was dead-letter/orphan work), just exit silently — do not send a digest.
+   The daily digest loop owns healthy-state reporting, not you.
+
+### Step 2 — idempotency check (per ticket, before touching it)
+
+4. For each dead_letter ticket, check whether `TICKET_DIR/triage-notes.md` exists (find
+   `TICKET_DIR` from `fts show --json`). If it exists:
+   - Read its timestamp/header. If it was written within the last 24h AND the ticket's
+     stage/status hasn't changed since, SKIP this ticket. List it in the digest as
+     "previously analyzed" and move to the next ticket.
+   - Otherwise (stale note, or ticket state changed), proceed to Step 3 and overwrite it
+     with a fresh analysis (still counts as "accretes reasoning" — keep the old content
+     below a `---` separator if you want history, but a fresh top section is required).
+
+### Step 3 — diagnose each remaining dead_letter ticket
+
+5. `fts show --db "$FTS_DB" <id> --json` — read full history: stage transitions, reject
+   reasons, note text, worker/actor ids per event.
+6. `fts why --db "$FTS_DB" <id>` — read the stuck diagnosis.
+7. Find every worker session id referenced in the history's actor fields. For each, run
+   `~/.ftown/ftown-sessions archive` to confirm it is a dead session, then
+   `~/.ftown/ftown-sessions screen <session-id> --limit 200` to read what that worker
+   actually did before it died or was fenced. This is how you find the REAL failure —
+   never guess from the note text alone.
+8. Classify into exactly ONE bucket:
+   - **TRANSIENT** — evidence the work was genuinely progressing and the failure was
+     external: environment flake, network error, OOM, a worker fenced mid-task with no
+     logical error in its own reasoning.
+   - **DEFECTIVE_INPUT** — evidence in the bounce history of the ticket bouncing
+     repeatedly between two stages with contradictory or unsatisfiable feedback, or an AC
+     that no worker could make testable.
+   - **HARD** — the same engineering error recurs across multiple attempts with no
+     external cause; a genuine, repeated failure to solve the problem.
+9. Check the revive budget BEFORE deciding an action: count prior triage revives in this
+   ticket's history (look for revive notes/events attributable to triage). If this ticket
+   already has 2 triage revives in its history, this run's action is ALWAYS "leave for
+   human" regardless of class — this is strike three, no more auto-revives. If it has
+   fewer than 2, and you have not already revived it once THIS run, continue below.
+   Never revive a ticket more than once per triage run.
+
+### Step 4 — act per class
+
+10. **TRANSIENT** → revive it back to the stage it died in:
+    ```bash
+    fts revive --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket <id> --to-stage <stage-it-died-in> \
+      --note "<one line naming the flake, e.g. 'worker OOM killed mid-implement'>"
+    ```
+11. **DEFECTIVE_INPUT** → revive to groom, and leave the same guidance where the groom
+    worker will see it:
+    ```bash
+    fts revive --db "$FTS_DB" --ticket <id> --to-stage groom \
+      --note "<what the PRD must clarify>"
+    ```
+    Then append the identical guidance to `TICKET_DIR/triage-notes.md` (create the file if
+    absent; append under a new timestamped heading if it already exists).
+12. **HARD** → do NOT revive. Write (or overwrite, per Step 2) `TICKET_DIR/triage-notes.md`
+    with: the failure class, the evidence you found (session ids, screen excerpts, error
+    text), and a one-line recommendation for the human. Leave the ticket dead_letter.
+13. **Orphans** — never revive an orphan directly; it clears automatically once its dead
+    root ticket is revived. Just list each orphan in the digest under its root's line.
+
+### Step 5 — send the digest (always, exactly once)
+
+14. Build one digest, under 30 lines total:
+    - Header line: counts — `dead_letter=<n> orphaned=<n> revived=<n> left_for_human=<n>`.
+      If `fts doctor` failed anything, prepend a `DOCTOR: <failure text>` line before this.
+    - One line per ticket: `#<id> [<CLASS>] <action> — <one-sentence reason>`. Actions are
+      exactly one of: `revived to <stage>`, `left for human`, `previously analyzed`.
+    - Orphans: one line per orphan nested under its root, e.g. `#<orphan-id> orphan of
+      #<root-id> (not revived directly)`.
+15. Send it:
+    ```bash
+    ~/.ftown/ftown-sessions tell "$OPERATOR_SESSION" --type result "<digest>"
+    # if OPERATOR_SESSION is "-", use --parent instead:
+    ~/.ftown/ftown-sessions tell --parent --type result "<digest>"
+    ```
+16. Exit. Do not loop, do not poll, do not wait — the cron schedules your next run.
+
+## Hard rules
+
+- Read-only toward the repo and toward code: never edit, write, or delete anything under
+  `REPO_ROOT` except `TICKET_DIR/triage-notes.md` files.
+- Never `git` anything — no commit, no push, no checkout.
+- Never create a ticket, never call `fts create`.
+- Never revive a ticket more than once in a single triage run.
+- Never revive a ticket with 2+ prior triage revives already in its history — that is
+  always left for the human.
+- Never revive an orphan directly.
+- Always send exactly one digest mail per run, even when there is nothing to do.
+
+## Failure modes table
+
+| Symptom | Exact action |
+|---|---|
+| `fts triage --json` returns malformed/empty output on a factory that should have tickets | Treat as a doctor-style failure: put it in the digest header, still attempt the rest, send the digest anyway. |
+| `fts revive` fails (bad flags, ticket not eligible) | Do not retry blindly. Run `fts revive -h`, fix the shape once. If it fails a second time on the same ticket, treat as "leave for human" and note the revive error in `triage-notes.md`. |
+| Worker session from history is not found by `ftown-sessions archive` | Note "session unavailable" as part of your evidence; do not block the classification on it — use whatever `fts show`/`fts why` gives you instead. |
+| Ticket's `TICKET_DIR` cannot be found | Skip diagnosing that ticket in depth; list it as `left for human` with reason "TICKET_DIR missing". |
+| Same ticket appears dead_letter across two consecutive runs with an unchanged root cause | Do not revive a third time — this is exactly the 2-revive budget rule; leave for human. |
+| Unsure whether TRANSIENT vs HARD | Prefer HARD when uncertain — a human reviewing one extra ticket is cheaper than a zombie loop that revives forever. |
+| `OPERATOR_SESSION` briefing variable missing entirely | Fall back to `--parent` for the mail command; still send the digest. |