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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +9 -0
  2. package/README.md +2 -2
  3. package/agents/plan-writer.md +3 -3
  4. package/agents/wave-reviewer.md +111 -0
  5. package/extensions/lib/phase-tracker-helpers.test.ts +7 -8
  6. package/extensions/lib/phase-tracker-helpers.ts +2 -5
  7. package/extensions/lib/plan-check.test.ts +45 -0
  8. package/extensions/lib/plan-check.ts +19 -7
  9. package/extensions/lib/telemetry-collect.test.ts +21 -1
  10. package/extensions/lib/telemetry-collect.ts +23 -1
  11. package/extensions/phase-tracker.test.ts +80 -73
  12. package/extensions/phase-tracker.ts +10 -13
  13. package/extensions/telemetry.test.ts +11 -5
  14. package/extensions/telemetry.ts +2 -2
  15. package/package.json +1 -1
  16. package/skills/brainstorming/reference/amendment-surface.md +9 -1
  17. package/skills/chase-bug/hotfix.md +1 -1
  18. package/skills/dispatching-parallel-agents/SKILL.md +2 -2
  19. package/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/reference/disposition-protocol.md +1 -1
  20. package/skills/gatekeep-pr/SKILL.md +1 -1
  21. package/skills/gatekeep-pr/reference/assessment.md +1 -1
  22. package/skills/gatekeep-pr/reference/sync.md +1 -1
  23. package/skills/loop-implementation/SKILL.md +8 -87
  24. package/skills/loop-implementation/reference/coordinated-legs.md +104 -0
  25. package/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md +9 -9
  26. package/skills/requesting-code-review/{code-reviewer.md → wave-reviewer.md} +2 -2
  27. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md +124 -121
  28. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/reference/dispatch-contract.md +10 -9
  29. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/reference/implement-amendments.md +3 -1
  30. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/stop-note.md +4 -4
  31. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/wave-reviewer-prompt.md +55 -0
  32. package/skills/verification-before-completion/reference/conformance-check.md +2 -2
  33. package/skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md +7 -1
  34. package/skills/writing-plans/reference/plan-contract.md +6 -0
  35. package/agents/code-reviewer.md +0 -115
  36. package/agents/spec-reviewer.md +0 -121
  37. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/code-quality-reviewer-prompt.md +0 -67
  38. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/reference/fix-loop.md +0 -45
  39. package/skills/subagent-driven-development/spec-reviewer-prompt.md +0 -125
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+ # Integrated Wave Reviewer Prompt Template
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+ Dispatch one wave-reviewer after the wave gate is green, including doc-only waves.
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+ ```text
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+ Spec: <absolute authoritative home spec>
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+ Leg: <owning leg>
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+ Rules: <combined task/leg Rules resolved in owning checkout>
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+ Implementer reports: <saved paths>
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+ BASE_SHA: <fixed WAVE_BASE_SHA>
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+ SCOPED_TEST_COMMANDS: <wave manifest tests union; none for docs>
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+ Read selected task sections and their Spec:, Files:, Tests: and Rules: yourself. Treat the spec as the sole authority. Review the integrated whole diff, including additions. Return clause rows met | unmet | out-of-scope with evidence before findings; any unmet or out-of-scope yields at least FIX_FIRST. Emit structured output matching WAVE_VERDICT_SCHEMA and the saved report. On unreadable anchors return REJECT with anchorUnreadable and Reasoning: anchor unreadable: <path>#<anchor>.
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+ For re-reviews append the prior saved path under `## Previous review report (re-review trigger)` and `## Fix delta` with tree-before/tree-after object IDs. Run `git diff --binary <tree-before> <tree-after>` in the integrated checkout yourself to inspect only the repair delta; retain BASE_SHA for the whole-wave review. Never substitute a worker commit range or a working-tree diff for the Fix delta tree pair.
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+ ## Re-review: trajectory verdict
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  **Convergence** — runs after R0 `CONFORMS` and after every `CONFORMS` re-audit. `r0-head` is HEAD when the loop was entered (the R0 dispatch, or the finish-time `fix-now` entry) - the parent of the oldest `conformance fix` commit; `audited-base` stays the last audit's HEAD SHA.
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- - **Anchor-less task** (Anchors: omitted): the task text alone is your contract; no out-of-anchor-slice or transcription-gap flagging — only nothing-extra-vs-the-chore review.
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