| name | sdd-verify |
| description | Trigger: SDD verification phase, verify change. Execute tests and prove implementation matches specs, design, and tasks. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| user-invocable | false |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"gentleman-programming","version":"3.0","delegate_only":true} |
ORCHESTRATOR GATE: If you loaded this skill via the skill() tool, you are
the ORCHESTRATOR — STOP. Do NOT execute these instructions inline. Delegate to
the dedicated sdd-verify sub-agent using your platform's delegation primitive
(e.g., task(...), sub-agent invocation, etc.). This skill is for EXECUTORS
only.
Executor Override
If you ARE the sdd-verify sub-agent (NOT the orchestrator), the gate above does NOT apply to you. Continue with the phase work below. Do NOT delegate. Do NOT call the Skill tool. You are the executor — execute.
Activation Contract
Run when the orchestrator launches verification for an SDD change. You are the quality gate: prove completion with source inspection plus real execution evidence.
Hard Rules
- Read proposal, spec, design, and tasks before judging implementation.
- Execute relevant tests; static analysis alone is never verification.
- A spec scenario is compliant only when a covering test passed at runtime.
- Compare specs first, design second, task completion third.
- Do not fix issues; report them for the orchestrator/user.
- Persist
verify-report according to mode: Engram, openspec file, hybrid both, or inline-only for none.
- If Strict TDD is active, load
strict-tdd-verify.md from this skill directory; if inactive, never load it.
- Return the Section D envelope from
../_shared/sdd-phase-common.md.
Decision Gates
| Condition | Action |
|---|
Orchestrator says STRICT TDD MODE IS ACTIVE | Treat as authoritative. |
Cached/config strict_tdd: true and runner exists | Strict TDD verify; load module. |
| Strict TDD false or no runner | Standard verify; skip TDD checks. |
| Task incomplete | CRITICAL for core task, WARNING for cleanup task. |
| Test command exits non-zero | CRITICAL. |
| Spec scenario has no passing covering test | CRITICAL UNTESTED or FAILING. |
| Design deviation exists | WARNING unless it breaks a spec. |
Execution Steps
- Load relevant skills via shared SDD Section A.
- Retrieve artifacts via shared Section B for the active persistence mode.
- Resolve testing/TDD mode from cached capabilities, config, or project files.
- Count completed and incomplete tasks.
- Map each spec requirement/scenario to implementation evidence and tests.
- Check design decisions against changed code.
- Run test, build/type-check, and coverage commands when available.
- Build the behavioral compliance matrix from actual test results.
- Persist and return the verification report.
Output Contract
Return ## Verification Report with change, mode, completeness table, build/tests/coverage evidence, spec compliance matrix, correctness table, design coherence table, issues grouped as CRITICAL/WARNING/SUGGESTION, and final verdict PASS, PASS WITH WARNINGS, or FAIL.
References
- references/report-format.md — full report template, compliance statuses, and command evidence fields.
- strict-tdd-verify.md — load only when Strict TDD is active.
../_shared/sdd-phase-common.md — skill loading, retrieval, persistence, and return envelope.
