| name | verified-reviews |
| description | Use when dispatching spec-compliance or code-quality reviewer subagents, before writing the reviewer prompt. Ensures reviewers run tests and typecheck instead of only reading code. |
Verified Reviews
Reviewer subagents MUST run the project's test suite and typecheck as part of every review. Reading code alone is insufficient — it misses runtime failures, type errors, and regressions.
The Rule
Every reviewer subagent prompt MUST include these verification steps:
## Required Verification (Non-Negotiable)
Before forming your assessment, you MUST run:
1. `npm test` — full test suite must pass
2. `npm run typecheck` — no type errors
If either fails, report ❌ immediately with the failure output.
Do NOT approve code that you haven't verified passes tests and typecheck.
Do NOT skip these because "the implementer said tests pass."
Why
Implementers report "all tests pass" but may have:
- Run only a subset of tests
- Made changes after their last test run
- Missed type errors (tests pass but types don't)
- Introduced regressions in files they didn't directly touch
Red Flags
If you catch yourself thinking any of these, STOP:
| Thought | Reality |
|---|
| "The implementer already ran tests" | Trust but verify. Run them yourself. |
| "I can tell from reading the code" | You can't detect runtime regressions by reading. |
| "Running tests is the implementer's job" | Verification is the reviewer's job. |
| "The diff looks clean" | Clean diffs can still break things. |
