style-qa

name	style-qa
type	agent-invocable
description	Standardized QA gate for style work. Verifies fidelity, SQI drift, formatting defects, and regression surface. Produces approve/reject verdict with numbered findings.
model	haiku

Style QA Gate

Authoritative shared process docs:

• docs/policies/STYLE_WORKFLOW_DECISION_RULES.md
• docs/guides/STYLE_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION.md

Gate Inputs

• Style path(s) changed.
• Portfolio tier: embedded-core or dependent (from citum style list --source embedded).
• Oracle JSON result(s).
• Optional SQI report from node scripts/report-core.js --style <name>.
• Optional baseline metrics for comparison.
• Optional docs/beans diff when task updates .md or .beans/*.

Required Checks

1. Fidelity summary.
2. SQI summary — tier-weighted (see Decision Rules).
3. Formatting audit.
4. Regression surface.
5. Docs/beans hygiene when docs or beans are touched.

Decision Rules

• Reject when fidelity regresses — applies to all tiers.
• Reject when SQI is not clean for embedded-core styles. SQI is a hard gate alongside fidelity for the embedded portfolio.
• For dependent styles, SQI drift is advisory only; do not reject on SQI alone.
• Reject when a registered divergence is reported as an unexplained defect.
• Reject when a residual is classified processor-defect (conversion) without the conversion-layer pre-flight evidence required by the Decision Rules.
• Reject when formatting defects are introduced.
• Approve when fidelity is preserved or improved, formatting is clean, and (for embedded-core) SQI is clean.

Standard Output

• Verdict: approve or reject
• Tier: embedded-core or dependent
• Metrics line: citations + bibliography + SQI score (and delta from baseline)
• Findings: short numbered list
• Next step: merge, iterate, or escalate to planner/processor