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title: "Verify — "Are the claims true?"" source: "tasks/TFW-42__research_cycle_restructure/phase-b/review/verify.md"

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Verify — "Are the claims true?"

Mindset: Auditor. The RF is a declaration, not a fact. Open files. Run commands. Compare claims against reality. Test: "If I removed the RF, would the evidence alone prove the work was done?" Mode: docs Min verify ratio: 0.42 RF files claimed: 2 (base.md, plan.md) Files to verify: ⌈2 × 0.42⌉ = 1 (escalated to 2 — both files verified since only 2 total)

Verification Log

V1: .tfw/workflows/research/base.md

• RF claim: Steps 0, 3, 4, 5, 6 updated. iterations.yaml → research/iterations.yaml. researchN/ → research/iterN/. RES__* → research/iterN/RES.md. Stage files numbered. No old-convention paths remain.
• Actual:
• Line 17: Check \research/iterations.yaml`` ✅
• Line 19: Count \research/iterN/` folders` ✅
• Line 21: read predecessor \research/iterN/RES.md`` ✅
• Line 24: research/iterN/ for subfolder checks ✅
• Line 41: research/iter1/ for iteration 1 ✅
• Line 42: research/iterN/ for iteration N ✅
• Line 44: explicit template list 1_briefing.md, 2_gather.md, 3_extract.md, 4_challenge.md ✅
• Line 46: research/iterN-1/RES.md for predecessor ✅
• Line 53: research/iterN/1_briefing.md ✅
• Line 64: 2_gather.md, 3_extract.md, 4_challenge.md (numbered) ✅
• Line 87: stage files listed numbered ✅
• Line 88: research/iterN/RES.md ✅
• PowerShell grep: researchN/ → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: research2/ → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: RES__iter → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: briefing.md without number → all 3 matches have 1_ prefix ✅
• Match: ✅

V2: .tfw/workflows/plan.md

• RF claim: Step 6b: research/iterations.yaml path, agent/sources optional fields, multi-agent reference. Step 6c: research/iterN/RES.md. Step 7: phase-a/, phase-b/ kebab-case.
• Actual:
• Line 90: Create \research/iterations.yaml` in task's `research/` folder` ✅
• Line 95: agent (free-text), sources (list) as optional fields ✅
• Line 97: For multi-agent research, see conventions.md §4 (Agent selection guidance). ✅
• Line 103: Read all \research/iterN/RES.md` files and `research/iterations.yaml`` ✅
• Line 104: Update \research/iterations.yaml`` ✅
• Line 110: Add next entry to \research/iterations.yaml`` ✅
• Line 137: phase-a/ ✅
• Line 138-139: HL__phase-a__{title}.md, TS__phase-a__{title}.md ✅
• Line 140-142: phase-b/, HL__phase-b__{title}.md, TS__phase-b__{title}.md ✅
• Line 136: ← master HL, research/ here (no stale RES,) ✅
• PowerShell grep: PhaseA → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: researchN/ → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: RES__ → 0 matches ✅
• PowerShell grep: Antigravity|Claude Code|Codex → 0 matches ✅
• Match: ✅

Commands Executed

#	Command	Result
1	Select-String "researchN/" in base.md	0 matches ✅
2	Select-String "research2/" in base.md	0 matches ✅
3	Select-String "RES__iter" in base.md	0 matches ✅
4	Select-String "briefing.md" in base.md	3 matches, all with 1_ prefix ✅
5	Select-String "PhaseA" in plan.md	0 matches ✅
6	Select-String "researchN/" in plan.md	0 matches ✅
7	Select-String "Antigravity\|Claude Code\|Codex" in plan.md	0 matches ✅
8	Select-String "RES__" in plan.md	0 matches ✅
9	Select-String "research/iterations.yaml" in plan.md	4 matches (lines 90, 103, 104, 110) ✅
10	Select-String "research/iterN/RES.md" in plan.md	1 match (line 103) ✅
11	Select-String "phase-a" in plan.md	3 matches (lines 137, 138, 139) ✅
12	Select-String "Agent selection guidance" in plan.md	1 match (line 97) ✅
13	Select-String "iterN" in base.md	7 matches (lines 19, 21, 24, 42, 46, 53, 88) ✅
14	Select-String "1_briefing" in base.md	3 matches (lines 44, 53, 87) ✅
15	Select-String "2_gather" in base.md	3 matches (lines 44, 64, 87) ✅

No lint/test commands applicable — documentation-only changes.

Discrepancies Found

No discrepancies.

Knowledge Citations Verified

HL §7.2 has 7 citations. ONB §7 confirms all 7 as read+applied.

#	Artifact	Citation	Link resolves?	Item exists?
1	HL §7.2 KC1	knowledge/philosophy.md F4	✅	✅
2	HL §7.2 KC2	knowledge/philosophy.md F24	✅	✅
3	HL §7.2 KC3	knowledge/convention.md F19	✅	✅
4	HL §7.2 KC4	KNOWLEDGE.md D48	✅	✅
5	HL §7.2 KC5	KNOWLEDGE.md D38	✅	✅
6	HL §7.2 KC6	knowledge/process.md F14	✅	✅
7	HL §7.2 KC7	knowledge/convention.md F15	✅	✅

Checkpoint

Self-check: - [x] Opened ≥ ⌈N × ratio⌉ files and recorded findings? - [x] Ran at least 1 build/test command (or documented why not)? - [x] Each RF §3 (AC) checkmark verified against actual file? - [x] KNOWLEDGE.md checked — contradictions with changes documented? - [x] Knowledge Citations from HL §7.2 and ONB §7 verified (links resolve, items exist)? - Total citations: 7, verified: 7, hallucinations: 0

Stage complete: YES