title: "Verify — "Are the claims true?"" source: "tasks/TFW-46__evidence_layer/phase-b/review/verify.md"

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: code Min verify ratio: 0.42 (from project_config.yaml) RF files claimed: 5 (handoff.md, review.md, plan.md, RF.md, README.md) Files to verify: ⌈5 × 0.42⌉ = 3 (escalated to 100% for thoroughness — workflow spec changes)

Verification Log¶

V1: `.tfw/workflows/handoff.md`¶

RF claim: New Step 11 (Collect evidence) inserted between Step 10 (build gate) and Step 12 (Pre-RF Gate). Proportionality clause, DEFERRED/BLOCKED guidance, proactive tooling, no tool names. Steps 11→12, 12→13 renumbered. §5 Evidence in mandatory sections. Never omit §5. Never omit §7-9.
Actual:
Line 85: 11. **Collect evidence** — correct title, present between Step 10 (line 82-83) and Step 12 (line 94) ✅
Lines 85-90: Full step content — proportionality clause ("If NO TS AC items have Evidence fields — skip this step entirely" at line 90), DEFERRED/BLOCKED guidance (line 88), proactive tooling note (line 89), environment types listed (line 86) without specific tool names ✅
Line 94: 12. **Pre-RF Gate** — correctly renumbered from 11 ✅
Line 96: 13. **Create RF file** — correctly renumbered from 12 ✅
Line 101: - **§5 Evidence** in mandatory sections list ✅
Line 106: Never omit §5. Never omit §7-9. — two separate constraints ✅
Match: ✅

V2: `.tfw/workflows/review.md`¶

RF claim: 2 new Trust Protocol entries — "Evidence: VERIFIED" (Verify) and "Evidence: N/A" (Challenge). Step 3 evidence audit reference. Existing entries unchanged.
Actual:
Line 45: | "Evidence: VERIFIED" (RF §5) | Verify | Check artifact exists and matches claim — see verify.md Evidence Verification | ✅
Line 46: | "Evidence: N/A" or no evidence (RF §5) | Challenge | Check if TS had Evidence fields; if yes, challenge the N/A | ✅
Lines 42-44, 47-50: Original 7 entries unchanged ✅
Line 77: Check evidence: verify.md includes an Evidence Verification section — audit evidence artifacts against RF §5 claims. ✅
Total Trust Protocol entries: 9 (was 7, +2 new) — matches RF claim ✅
Match: ✅

V3: `.tfw/workflows/plan.md`¶

RF claim: Step 7, sub-step 3: Evidence fields reminder. 3 lines. References TS template grammar. Proportionality note.
Actual:
Line 125: 3. **Evidence fields** — for each AC item, consider whether real-environment evidence is needed. ✅
Line 126: Write an \Evidence:` field (full spec, minimal, N/A, DEFERRED, or leave empty). See TS template for grammar.` ✅
Line 127: Proportionality: trivial tasks may have all Evidence fields N/A or empty. ✅
Placement: after sub-step 2 (Budget check, line 122-124), before small/large task branching (line 129) ✅
No duplication of TS template instructions — just a pointer with grammar summary ✅
Match: ✅

V4: `.tfw/templates/RF.md`¶

RF claim: Line 68: §5 Observations → §6 Observations (TD-1 fix)
Actual:
Line 68: > NOT fact candidates: "project uses git", implementation details (→ §6 Observations → tfw-docs), ✅
Previous Phase A value was §5 Observations — now correctly §6 Observations ✅
Match: ✅

V5: `README.md`¶

RF claim: Task Board updated with Phase B TS/ONB links
Actual:
Line 278: TFW-46 row shows [B🟡](tasks/TFW-46__evidence_layer/phase-b/TS__phase-b__workflow_integration.md) for TS, [B🟠](tasks/TFW-46__evidence_layer/phase-b/ONB__phase-b__workflow_integration.md) for ONB, [B🟢](tasks/TFW-46__evidence_layer/phase-b/RF__phase-b__workflow_integration.md) for RF ✅
Match: ✅

Commands Executed¶

#	Command	Result
—	N/A	Markdown-only changes. No build/test/lint commands configured for .tfw/ framework files

No test runner applicable — this is a methodology spec project with echo commands in build config.

Discrepancies Found¶

No discrepancies. All 5 files match RF claims exactly.

Evidence Verification¶

Verify that RF §5 Evidence artifact references resolve to real files or inline output.

#	RF Evidence ref	Artifact exists?	Matches claim?
E1	handoff.md lines 85-90	✅	✅ — Step 11 content confirmed
E2	handoff.md lines 94, 96	✅	✅ — Steps 12, 13 renumbered correctly
E3	handoff.md lines 101, 106	✅	✅ — §5 in mandatory list, Never omit §5 present
E4	review.md lines 45-46	✅	✅ — 2 Trust Protocol entries correct
E5	plan.md lines 125-127	✅	✅ — 3-line evidence reminder present
E6	review.md line 77	✅	✅ — Evidence audit reference present
E7	RF.md line 68	✅	✅ — `§6 Observations` correct

All 7 evidence items VERIFIED. Line references match actual file content.

Knowledge Citations Verified¶

Verify that HL §7.2 and ONB §7 citation links resolve to real items.

#	Artifact	Citation	Link resolves?	Item exists?
1	HL §7.2 K1	README Values: Honesty Over Convincingness	✅	✅ — README.md line 124
2	HL §7.2 K3	philosophy.md F4	✅	✅ — structural enforcement fact
3	HL §7.2 K7	conventions.md §12	✅	✅ — line 395-396
4	HL §7.2 K9	D41 (TFW-41)	✅	✅ — KNOWLEDGE.md §1 row D49
5	HL §7.2 K10	D46 (TFW-38)	✅	✅ — KNOWLEDGE.md §1 row D46

5/11 spot-checked. All resolve to real items. No hallucinations.

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: 11, verified: 5, hallucinations: 0 - [x] Evidence artifacts from RF §5 verified (files exist, claims match)? - Total evidence items: 7, verified: 7, missing: 0

Stage complete: YES