REVIEW — TFW-26 / Phase A: Compilable Contract + Infrastructure¶
Date: 2026-04-05 Author: Reviewer Verdict: ✅ APPROVE RF: RF Phase A TS: TS Phase A
1. Review Checklist¶
| # | Check | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DoD met? (all TS acceptance criteria) | ✅ | All 11 criteria verified — see §3 of RF. Every item checked against actual file contents |
| 2 | Code quality (conventions, naming, type hints) | ✅ | gen_docs.py has type hints, docstrings, clear naming. conventions.md §16 follows existing numbering scheme. Glossary terms follow established format |
| 3 | Test coverage (tests written and passing) | ✅ | MkDocs build passed (exit 0). 12 nav warnings expected — pages will be generated in Phase B. No test suite applicable for spec/skeleton work |
| 4 | Philosophy aligned (matches HL design philosophy) | ✅ | Two-layer architecture (agents reference / scripts resolve) implemented correctly. tasks/ included in manifest. No KNOWLEDGE.md split. Contract-first approach |
| 5 | Tech debt (shortcuts documented?) | ✅ | 4 observations documented. CRLF issue (obs #1), existing KNOWLEDGE.md paths (obs #2), existing knowledge/ paths (obs #3), Task Board links (obs #4) — all out-of-scope per TS |
| 6 | Security (no secrets exposed, guards in place) | N/A | No secrets, no external services |
| 7 | Breaking changes (backward compat, migrations) | ✅ | Template changes are additive — only added reference format notes and standardized examples. No existing agent behavior broken. Source column header change (Source RF → Source) in KNOWLEDGE.md template is cosmetic |
| 8 | Style & standards (code style, conventions) | ✅ | §16 uses consistent sub-numbering (16.1-16.4). Tables well-structured. gen_docs.py follows PEP 8 |
| 9 | Observations collected (executor reported findings) | ✅ | 4 observations, all substantive. Quality bar met — no filler |
2. Verdict¶
✅ APPROVE
Phase A delivers the compilable contract and infrastructure skeleton as specified. The contract (§16) is clear, unambiguous, and covers all four concerns: source manifest, reference format, resolution rules, and output structure. Template amendments are minimal and non-breaking. gen_docs.py skeleton properly mirrors the contract structure.
Key decision docs_dir: . (not ..) is well-justified — MkDocs constraint discovered empirically during execution. RF documents the rationale (§2 Key Decision #1). This overrides the ONB Q2 answer but with a valid technical reason.
3. Tech Debt Collected¶
Source format: Use reference patterns (conventions.md §16.2).
| # | Source | Severity | File | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD-65 | RF TFW-26/A obs. #1 | Low | .tfw/templates/KNOWLEDGE.md |
CRLF line endings while all other templates use LF. Will cause inconsistent git diffs | ⬜ Backlog |
| TD-66 | RF TFW-26/A obs. #2 | Med | KNOWLEDGE.md |
§0 Source column still uses backtick paths (e.g., `.tfw/README.md §Values`) — predates reference format contract. Should migrate to §16.2 format. Scope: tfw-docs run |
⬜ Backlog |
| TD-67 | RF TFW-26/A obs. #3 | Med | knowledge/*.md |
Existing topic files (convention.md, process.md, philosophy.md, constraint.md) use backtick-path Source format — predates reference format contract. Migration needed. Scope: tfw-docs or tfw-knowledge run | ⬜ Backlog |
| TD-68 | RF TFW-26/A obs. #4 | Low | README.md L136 |
Task Board TFW-26 row lacks Phase A artifact links in TS/RF/REV columns. Should be updated during trace update | ⬜ Backlog |
4. Traces Updated¶
- [x] README Task Board — status updated (see below)
- [ ] HL status — remains 🟡 TS_DRAFT (master task multi-phase, Phase A complete but B/C remain)
- [ ] PROJECT_CONFIG.yaml — no seq change needed
- [x] Other project files — TECH_DEBT.md updated with TD-65 through TD-68
- [ ] tfw-docs: N/A (minor — full docs update after all phases complete)
5. Fact Candidates¶
Before writing Fact Candidates, review the conversation history. The human's messages are the primary source of strategic knowledge.
Human-Only Test: would this fact be unknown without the human saying it?
| # | Category | Candidate | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constraint | MkDocs docs_dir cannot be set to parent directory (..) when site_dir would fall inside it. For TFW pattern (mkdocs.yml in docs/), the working config is docs_dir: . + site_dir: ../site, with gen-files reading project root via Path traversal |
RF TFW-26/A §2 Key Decision #1 | ✅ high |
| 2 | convention | Reference format notes placed AFTER FC tables (not before) in RF.md and RES.md — consistent with the existing Categories note placement. REVIEW.md Tech Debt section has note BEFORE the table. This inconsistency is intentional (Tech Debt note = header guidance, FC note = fill guidance) | RF TFW-26/A §2 Key Decision #2 | ⚠️ medium |
Source format: Use reference patterns (e.g.,
[RF TFW-18](../../TFW-18__knowledge_consolidation/RF__PhaseB__knowledge_quality.md),D24). See conventions.md §16.2.Categories (open list):
environment,process,stakeholder,constraint,convention,domain,context,risk,philosophy
REVIEW — TFW-26 / Phase A: Compilable Contract + Infrastructure | 2026-04-05