Review Stage 2: Verify — TFW-41 / Phase A¶

Mode: docs Min verify ratio: 0.42 → ⌈3 × 0.42⌉ = 2 files minimum. Verified all 3 (escalated to 100% proactively given scope size).

File Existence Check¶

File (claimed)	Exists	Path confirmed
`.tfw/templates/TS.md`	✅	Opened, 84 lines
`.tfw/templates/HL.md`	✅	Opened, 198 lines
`.tfw/conventions.md`	✅	Opened, 430 lines

Verification Log¶

TS.md — Full verification against all 6 AC items¶

AC	Claim	Verified	Evidence
AC-1: §4 AC replaces §4 Detailed Steps	`§4 Detailed Steps` gone; `Acceptance Criteria` present	✅	`TS.md` L39: `## 5. Acceptance Criteria` (shifted to §5); L21 has no "Detailed Steps" anywhere in file. DoF gate 1 met.
AC-1: AC-N pattern present	`### AC-1:` pattern	✅	L45: `### AC-1: {title}`, L51: `### AC-2: {title} [depends: AC-1]`
AC-1: Gate line per AC	Gate present	✅	L49: `Gate: {How to verify...}`, L54: `Gate: {How to verify}`
AC-1: Instruction text says WHAT not HOW	Present	✅	L41: `Describe WHAT the result should achieve, not HOW to implement it.`
AC-1: No code blocks in AC section	Verified	✅	`## 5. Acceptance Criteria` section (L39–L54): prose + checklist items only. No fenced code blocks. DoF gate 2 met.
AC-2: `[depends: AC-1]` example present	Present	✅	L51: `### AC-2: {title} [depends: AC-1]`
AC-2: Template instruction explains dependency	Present	✅	L43: `Executor verifies dependent ACs in order — a dependent AC cannot pass before its prerequisite.`
AC-3 (→ §6 Technical Guidance): heading present	Present	✅	L56: `## 6. Technical Guidance`
AC-3: Instruction says "Reference material, not instructions. Executor MAY deviate"	Present	✅	L58: `> Reference material, not instructions. Executor MAY deviate with justification in RF.`
AC-4 (→ §7 DoF): heading present	Present	✅	L61: `## 7. Definition of Failure`
AC-4: Rejection condition format	Present	✅	L63: `- ❌ {Condition that causes RF rejection — hard reject, not a warning}`
AC-5: Principles Check table present	Present	✅	L21: `## 3. Principles Check`; L26-L29: table with #, Principle, Enforced by, Gate columns. DoF gate 3 met.
AC-5: Instruction — each principle MUST have at least one AC	Present	✅	L23: `Each principle MUST have at least one AC enforcing it.`
AC-5: Instruction — N/A with reason	Present	✅	L24: `If a principle has no applicable AC — mark as "N/A" with reason.`
AC-6: Cross-Phase Modifications section	Present	✅	L71: `## 9. Cross-Phase Modifications (multi-phase only)`
AC-6: Instruction — omit for single-phase	Present	✅	L73: `Include only for multi-phase tasks. Omit section entirely for single-phase tasks.`
AC-6: Table shows file, other phases, coordination note	Present	✅	L75-L77: table with File, Also modified in, Coordination note

TS.md verdict: All AC items verified against actual file content. No discrepancies.

HL.md — Verification for AC-7¶

Claim	Verified	Evidence
`### Phase Dependencies` subsection in §4	✅	L54: `### Phase Dependencies` (under `## 4. Phases`)
Mermaid diagram template present	✅	L61-L67: fenced mermaid block with graph LR showing A→B, A→C, B→D, C→D
Dependency table present	✅	L69-L74: table with Phase, Depends on, Shared files, Can run in parallel with
Instruction says "For multi-phase tasks"	✅	L56: `> For multi-phase tasks: visualize dependencies and shared files.`
Instruction says "Omit for single-phase"	✅	L57: `> Omit for single-phase tasks.`
Line count matches claim (~190)	✅	198 lines — within target range, +22 lines from Phase Dependencies

HL.md verdict: AC-7 fully satisfied.

conventions.md §14 — Verification for AC-8¶

Claimed anti-pattern	Present	Line	Format correct (one-line prose)
TS contains ready-made implementation	✅	L386	✅ one-line, no sub-bullets
Coordinator reads own TS instead of RF when planning next phase	✅	L387	✅ one-line, no sub-bullets
Executor writes RF without opening template	✅	L388	✅ one-line, no sub-bullets
Coordinator answers ONB questions without source	✅	L389	✅ one-line, no sub-bullets
Total count	23 items	L367-L389	✅ was 19, now 23 (RF claims +4 = 23 ✅)
Appended after existing (not reordered)	✅	L386-L389 are the last 4 items	✅

conventions.md verdict: AC-8 fully satisfied.

Line Count Claims¶

File	RF Claim	Actual	Match
`TS.md`	84 lines	84 lines	✅
`HL.md`	198 lines	198 lines	✅
`conventions.md` §14	23 anti-patterns	23 items (L367-L389)	✅

DoF Gate Checks (from TS §6)¶

Gate	Status	Evidence
❌ TS template still has `§4 Detailed Steps`	PASSED (gate not triggered)	TS.md has no "Detailed Steps" anywhere
❌ TS template contains code examples in §4 AC section	PASSED	§5 AC section is prose + `[ ]` only
❌ Principles Check table absent	PASSED	`## 3. Principles Check` with full table present
❌ Domain-specific terminology in template instructions	PASSED	All instructions use `{curly brace}` placeholders; no "code", "CSS", "API" literals in instruction text

Section Numbering Deviation (AC-1 note)¶

RF §2 Key Decision #1 explains: AC-1 was written expecting ## 4. Acceptance Criteria. After Principles Check was added as ## 3, AC became ## 5. The RF acknowledges this deviation explicitly. The heading text ("Acceptance Criteria") matches; the number does not match AC-1's example code block. Reviewing the TS AC-1 code block:

## 4. Acceptance Criteria  ← TS example shows §4

But the template has ## 5. Acceptance Criteria. This is a documented deviation, not a silent one. The TS AC-1 criterion list checks heading content ("Acceptance Criteria"), pattern (AC-N), Gate line, WHAT/HOW instruction, no code blocks — all satisfied. The number in the code example is illustrative, not a hard constraint (TS does not say "the number must be 4").

Assessment: This deviation is acceptable. The TS did not write "section number must be 4" as a verifiable criterion — it wrote the code block as an example of the structure. The executor correctly notes this in Key Decisions and delivers all verifiable criteria.

Knowledge Citations Verified¶

RF §7 states no strategic insights (no human domain input). RF §6 has 2 fact candidates — source is execution observation and conventions.md scan, both traceable.

Self-Check Gate¶

[x] At least ⌈3 × 0.42⌉ = 2 files verified — verified all 3 (100%)
[x] Document structure checked against TS spec (headings, required sections)
[x] 2-3 key claims spot-checked — all 8 AC items verified against actual files
[x] Section numbering deviation assessed against actual TS criterion text (not just example code)
[x] No judgment made yet — pure evidence gathering

verify.md — TFW-41 / Phase A review | 2026-04-20