happier-release-validation-review

name	happier-release-validation-review
description	Review a completed Happier release-validation worktree before any preview promotion. Audits validation fixes, diffs, evidence, lane completion, unresolved risks, and dry-run output. Read-only by default and never releases.
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Happier Release Validation Review

Use this skill after happier-release-validation finishes and before any release or preview promotion.

Mission

Act as a skeptical release-candidate reviewer. Verify that the validation branch changes are correct, necessary, root-cause-oriented, well-tested, and supported by evidence. Do not promote or release.

Inputs

• Validation worktree path
• Live workspace under .project/reviews/<date>-v<version>-release-validation/
• TRACKING.md, PLAN.md, LEDGER.md, lane docs, evidence directory
• git diff for the validation branch
• final custom checks result
• local release dry-run output

Process

1. Re-read AGENTS.md.
2. Read references/review-rubric.md.
3. In the validation worktree, read TRACKING.md, PLAN.md, and LEDGER.md.
4. Verify every completed lane has evidence for its claim.
5. Review every code change made during validation with normal code-review severity.
6. Confirm tests follow TDD expectations where behavior changed.
7. Confirm no workaround fixes, hidden skips, destructive cleanup, or release side effects happened.
8. Review TRACKING.md#Process Feedback and classify each item as back-port now, back-port later, or ignore.
9. Produce a concise sign-off packet.

Verdicts

• APPROVE_FOR_PREVIEW_PROMOTION: evidence and diffs support promotion.
• NEEDS_FIXES: specific issues must be fixed before promotion.
• NEEDS_MORE_EVIDENCE: claims may be true but evidence is insufficient.
• BLOCKED: cannot review because required inputs are missing.

This skill is read-only by default. If fixes are required, ask before editing or direct the user back to happier-release-validation for another fix/validation loop.