Date: 2026-03-12 Author: Reviewer (AI) Verdict: ✅ APPROVE RF: RF TFW-9 TS: TS TFW-9
| # | Check | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DoD met? | ✅ | All 8 acceptance criteria verified |
| 2 | Code quality | N/A | Markdown/YAML only |
| 3 | Test coverage | ✅ | grep “Obtain upstream” = 0 results confirmed |
| 4 | Philosophy aligned | ✅ | Self-contained update process, OS-independent staging, configurable upstream |
| 5 | Tech debt | ✅ | 2 observations documented |
| 6 | Security | N/A | No secrets |
| 7 | Observability | N/A | No runtime |
| 8 | Breaking changes | ✅ | Additive — new config field, new steps. Existing workflow structure preserved |
| 9 | Style & standards | ✅ | Consistent with existing workflow format |
| # | Acceptance Criterion | Result | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROJECT_CONFIG.yaml has tfw.upstream |
✅ | L8: upstream: "https://github.com/saubakirov/trace-first-starter" |
| 2 | update.md Step 0 with Linux + Windows |
✅ | L18-37: Step 0 with bash + PowerShell |
| 3 | update.md references .tfw/.upstream/.tfw/ |
✅ | L15-16, L43, L50, L58-59, L63-64, L86-88 — all concrete paths |
| 4 | update.md Step 9 (cleanup) |
✅ | L130-144: both platforms |
| 5 | .gitignore has .tfw/.upstream/ |
✅ | L3 |
| 6 | init.md shows tfw.upstream |
✅ | L29 in config example |
| 7 | glossary.md tfw-update expanded |
✅ | L125: mentions tfw.upstream, .tfw/.upstream/ staging |
| 8 | grep “Obtain upstream” = 0 | ✅ | Count = 0 |
Both deviations documented and justified:
update.md instead of surgical edits — accepted, cleaner result✅ APPROVE
Clean execution. The core problem is solved: an agent or user following tfw-update now knows exactly where to get files (tfw.upstream config), how to fetch them (git clone --depth 1), where to stage them (.tfw/.upstream/), and how to clean up (Step 9).
| # | Source | Severity | File | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD-17 | RF obs. #1 | Low | .tfw/conventions.md L146 |
update.md workflow entry could add “fetch upstream” to match new Step 0 |
⬜ Backlog |
| TD-18 | RF obs. #2 | Low | .tfw/README.md |
May still have old description of update workflow | ⬜ Backlog |
tfw-docs: N/A (minor — refinement of TFW-6 update workflow, glossary already updated)
| *REVIEW — TFW-9: Update Source Mechanism | 2026-03-12* |