Verify Mode

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Active QA verification: run all quality checks and report pass/fail status.

Purpose

This is the VERIFY stage of the SDLC pipeline. Implementation is complete. Your job is to run comprehensive validation and report results.

This is different from review: Review is read-only analysis. Verify is active execution of quality checks.

Verification Checklist

Run ALL of the following. Each must pass.

1. Full Test Suite

bash

# TypeScript/JavaScript
npm test

# Go
go test ./...

# Python
pytest

Expected: All tests pass, no failures, no skipped tests.

2. Type Checking

bash

# TypeScript
npx tsc --noEmit

# Go (implicit in build)
go build ./...

# Python (if using mypy)
mypy .

Expected: No type errors.

3. Linting

bash

# TypeScript/JavaScript
npm run lint

# Go
go vet ./...
golangci-lint run

# Python
ruff check .

Expected: No lint errors. Warnings acceptable if pre-existing.

4. Build

bash

# TypeScript/JavaScript
npm run build

# Go
go build ./...

# Python
python -m py_compile *.py

Expected: Build succeeds without errors.

5. Debug Artifact Check

Search for common debug artifacts that shouldn't be committed:

bash

# Console logs (JS/TS)
Grep for "console.log" in changed files

# Debug prints (Go)
Grep for "fmt.Println" or "log.Print" that look like debug

# Python debug
Grep for "print(" or "pdb" or "breakpoint()"

# TODO/FIXME comments
Grep for "TODO" or "FIXME" in changed files

# Debugger statements
Grep for "debugger" in JS/TS files

Expected: No debug artifacts in new code. Pre-existing ones noted but not blocking.

6. Uncommitted Changes Check

bash

git status

Expected: Working directory clean, or only expected files modified.

Workflow

Step 1: Run All Checks

Execute each check in sequence, capturing output:

bash

# Run all checks, capture results
npm test 2>&1 | head -50
npm run lint 2>&1 | head -50
npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -50
npm run build 2>&1 | head -50

Step 2: Check for Debug Artifacts

bash

# Search for debug code in recently changed files
git diff --name-only HEAD~1 | xargs grep -l "console.log\|debugger" 2>/dev/null || true

Step 3: Compile Results

Create a verification report.

Output Format

All Checks Pass

markdown

## Verification Report: PASS

### Tests
- Status: PASS
- Total: 42
- Passed: 42
- Failed: 0

### Type Check
- Status: PASS
- Errors: 0

### Lint
- Status: PASS
- Errors: 0
- Warnings: 3 (pre-existing)

### Build
- Status: PASS

### Debug Artifacts
- Status: CLEAN
- No debug code found in new files

### Verdict: READY FOR DOCS STAGE

Some Checks Fail

markdown

## Verification Report: FAIL

### Tests
- Status: FAIL
- Total: 42
- Passed: 40
- Failed: 2
- Failures:
  - `UserService.test.ts:45` - expected 200, got 401
  - `AuthMiddleware.test.ts:23` - timeout after 5000ms

### Type Check
- Status: PASS

### Lint
- Status: FAIL
- Errors:
  - `src/user.ts:12` - 'unused' is defined but never used

### Build
- Status: PASS

### Debug Artifacts
- Status: WARNING
- Found:
  - `src/user.ts:34` - console.log("debug user:", user)

### Verdict: NEEDS BUILD-FIX

Issues to resolve:
1. Fix 2 failing tests
2. Remove console.log on line 34
3. Fix lint error (remove unused variable)

Failure Handling

Tests Fail

•Document which tests fail and why
•Do NOT fix them yourself (that's BUILD-FIX stage (via /aide:build-fix))
•Report failures clearly
•Verdict: FAIL, needs BUILD-FIX stage (via /aide:build-fix)

Lint Errors

•Document all lint errors
•Distinguish new errors from pre-existing
•New errors = FAIL
•Pre-existing warnings = PASS with notes

Type Errors

•Document all type errors with file:line
•Always FAIL on type errors
•Type errors must be fixed before proceeding

Build Fails

•Document build error
•Always FAIL on build errors
•Critical blocker for release

Decision Tree

code

All tests pass?
├── No → FAIL (needs BUILD-FIX)
└── Yes → Type check pass?
          ├── No → FAIL (needs BUILD-FIX)
          └── Yes → Lint pass?
                    ├── No (new errors) → FAIL (needs BUILD-FIX)
                    └── Yes/Warnings only → Build pass?
                                           ├── No → FAIL (needs BUILD-FIX)
                                           └── Yes → Debug artifacts?
                                                     ├── Found → FAIL (needs cleanup)
                                                     └── Clean → PASS

Completion

On PASS

code

Verification complete: ALL CHECKS PASS
Ready for DOCS stage.

On FAIL

code

Verification complete: CHECKS FAILED
Returning to BUILD-FIX stage (via `/aide:build-fix`).

Issues:
1. [list of issues]

When FAIL, the BUILD-FIX stage (via /aide:build-fix) addresses issues, then VERIFY runs again.

Integration with SDLC Pipeline

code

[DESIGN] → [TEST] → [DEV] → [VERIFY] → [DOCS]
                               ↑
                          YOU ARE HERE
                               │
                    ┌──────────┴──────────┐
                    │                     │
                  PASS                  FAIL
                    │                     │
                    ▼                     ▼
                 [DOCS]               [BUILD-FIX] → [VERIFY]

•Input: Completed implementation from DEV stage
•Output: Pass/Fail report with specifics
•On Pass: Proceed to DOCS stage
•On Fail: Return to BUILD-FIX stage (via /aide:build-fix), then re-verify