os-sdlc: second red round after behavior-verifier fail cannot converge when the programmer already implemented the outstanding criteria #724

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opened 2026-09-25 16:15:31 +00:00 by jared · 2 comments

jared commented

2026-09-25 16:15:31 +00:00

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Problem

In the poodr-ticket-implementation map, a behavior-verifier fail routes back to test-writer for a red round.
But by then the programmer's green rounds have already changed production (here: Worktree::Git, AfterMerge, Invocation wiring all existed).
New tests for grep-shaped acceptance criteria (no ENV in lib, only git.rb spawns git) are green on arrival, and test-reviewer must reject tests with no red evidence.
Result: 5 consecutive test-writer/test-reviewer fail cycles (dispatches 453-471) with no possible exit; the progress bound (#511) never escalated.
VERDICT: CREATE (user-directed: workflow defects surfaced during /os-sdlc:implement are the only acceptable terminal reason and must be captured)

Observed

Reviewer's stated objection round 9: "four test methods are unexpectedly green; none is named in any red_tests entry" for finish_command_collaborators_test.rb and lib_collaborator_boundary_test.rb.

Reproduce

n/a: needs a ticket whose criteria are partly satisfied by an earlier green round; see implementation 43 dispatch history.

Origin

Trigger: /os-sdlc:implement 717, implementation 43, session 89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802
Improvised this session: hand-finished after the loop (same as #718 impl 38)
Chain: unbounded red/review loop ← test-reviewer requires red evidence ← production already green from prior programmer round ← map has no "already satisfied, skip to suite-check" route
Root candidate: this ticket
Where: plugins/os-sdlc/maps/poodr-ticket-implementation.yaml, the behavior-verifier → test-writer edge and the test-reviewer red-evidence rule.
Session: 89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802
Transcript: /home/jared/.claude/projects/-home-jared-dev-cc-os/89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802.jsonl

## Problem In the poodr-ticket-implementation map, a behavior-verifier fail routes back to test-writer for a red round. But by then the programmer's green rounds have already changed production (here: Worktree::Git, AfterMerge, Invocation wiring all existed). New tests for grep-shaped acceptance criteria (no ENV in lib, only git.rb spawns git) are green on arrival, and test-reviewer must reject tests with no red evidence. Result: 5 consecutive test-writer/test-reviewer fail cycles (dispatches 453-471) with no possible exit; the progress bound (#511) never escalated. VERDICT: CREATE (user-directed: workflow defects surfaced during /os-sdlc:implement are the only acceptable terminal reason and must be captured) ## Observed Reviewer's stated objection round 9: "four test methods are unexpectedly green; none is named in any red_tests entry" for finish_command_collaborators_test.rb and lib_collaborator_boundary_test.rb. ## Reproduce n/a: needs a ticket whose criteria are partly satisfied by an earlier green round; see implementation 43 dispatch history. ## Origin Trigger: /os-sdlc:implement 717, implementation 43, session 89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802 Improvised this session: hand-finished after the loop (same as #718 impl 38) Chain: unbounded red/review loop ← test-reviewer requires red evidence ← production already green from prior programmer round ← map has no "already satisfied, skip to suite-check" route Root candidate: this ticket Where: plugins/os-sdlc/maps/poodr-ticket-implementation.yaml, the behavior-verifier → test-writer edge and the test-reviewer red-evidence rule. Session: 89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802 Transcript: /home/jared/.claude/projects/-home-jared-dev-cc-os/89876543-c418-46b0-b994-dd6dc6887802.jsonl

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2026-09-25 16:23:02 +00:00

os: FinishCommand takes git: and after_merge: collaborators; Invocation from bin/worktree; remove env: and thread-local #717

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2026-09-25 16:25:10 +00:00

os: memoize base_branch so finish runs git symbolic-ref once #719

jared commented

2026-09-25 20:18:23 +00:00

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Second occurrence 2026-09-25: procman #1, implementation 6. After behavior-verifier failed one criterion (README example runnable), test-reviewer rejected dispatches 42, 44, 46 partly because tests for criteria the programmer had already implemented were green; the Runner escalated on bound_exhausted:test-reviewer/fail after 7 writer/reviewer rounds. Inlining a loop-back framing in the reviewer prompt did not stop it. Session 8dde24ae-74d3-4884-810d-e4c873a6c2ab.

jared commented

2026-09-28 16:02:48 +00:00

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Resolution

Done: behavior-verifier fail edge no longer resets its own bound; third fail escalates

Evidence: commit 1c41b2e7 merged 9f272c2f; red test loop_ledger_test#test_ticket_map_behavior_verifier_fail_exhausts_its_bound_across_test_reviewer_fails; os-sdlc suite 1318 runs 0 failures

Follow-ups: none

## Resolution **Done:** behavior-verifier fail edge no longer resets its own bound; third fail escalates **Evidence:** commit 1c41b2e7 merged 9f272c2f; red test loop_ledger_test#test_ticket_map_behavior_verifier_fail_exhausts_its_bound_across_test_reviewer_fails; os-sdlc suite 1318 runs 0 failures **Follow-ups:** none

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2026-09-28 16:02:48 +00:00

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2026-09-28 19:36:44 +00:00

fix(os-sdlc): behavior-verifier fail edge keeps the bound; the reset pair no longer cycles (#724)

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2026-09-28 19:36:44 +00:00

docs: History rows and worktree exit 5 for #724 #789