| name | controlflow-executability-verifier |
| description | Use when a saved plan should be tested for cold-start executability before coding, especially for large tasks, weak-confidence plans, or plans whose early phases may be too vague for a fresh executor to follow without hidden context. |
ControlFlow Executability Verifier
Overview
Simulate the plan as if a fresh agent had only the saved artifact and the repository. This skill adapts ControlFlow's ExecutabilityVerifier to Codex by identifying whether the first tasks are specific enough to execute without invisible assumptions.
Workflow
- Read the saved plan artifact first.
- Simulate only the first few phases or tasks that matter for cold-start execution.
- For each task, apply an 8-point checklist from references/executability-checklist.md:
- what_clear
- where_clear
- how_clear
- inputs_defined
- outputs_defined
- dependencies_met
- verify_command_complete
- test_specifics_concrete
- Walk through the task using the TDD walk-through from references/executability-checklist.md:
- open_file
- read_existing_code
- write_test_red
- run_test
- write_implementation_green
- run_test_again
- refactor
- Stop at the first real blocker for a task and record exactly why it blocks execution.
- Save the verdict to
plans/artifacts/<task-slug>/executability-verifier.md using ../../templates/executability-verifier-report-template.md.
- Return a structured verdict:
Output Shape
- Status
- Tasks Simulated
- Per-Task Checklist
- Walkthrough Summary
- Blocked Steps
- Recommendation
- Failure Classification when needed
Common Mistakes
- Simulating the plan with extra unstated context from memory.
- Continuing a task after a genuine blocker instead of stopping and recording it.
- Treating vague instructions as executable just because an experienced human could guess the intent.
References
references/executability-checklist.md../../templates/executability-verifier-report-template.md
