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cea3e56628 feat(lifecycle): revision findings ledger — structured failure feedback, persisted and delivered down the chain (#486)
* feat(lifecycle): revision findings ledger — structured QA/PR/PM/CEO failure feedback, persisted and delivered down the chain

Every bounce used to survive only as flattened prose: rounds overwrote each
other in notes_structured, request_changes persisted nothing, two raw
dev_notes appends were silently destroyed by the next handoff note, and the
dev prompt pointed at fields (qa_notes via evidence(), pm_notes) the API
never delivered. Agents re-interpreted and re-discovered every failure
before they could start fixing it.

- task_review_findings (migration 071, append-only): file/line/severity/
  criterion(AC-id-validated)/expected/actual/fix/evidence per finding, with
  origin (qa|pr_gate|pm|ceo), round, and an open->addressed->verified
  lifecycle (waived reserved); new tasks.pm_notes + PmReviewContent give
  request_changes a structured home
- producers: fail_review/pr_fail/request_changes take findings=[...] (prose
  issues shimmed+merged for one release, deprecation-logged); ceo_reject
  validates its reason (no 500), lands an origin=ceo finding, and bumps
  round+audit on branchless coordination roots; guardrails at the verb
  chokepoint (nudge >5, hard reject >10, field caps, traversal-safe file);
  the dev_notes data-loss appends are removed; new task.request_changes +
  task.ceo_reject audit events close rework attribution
- delivery: qa_notes/pr_reviewer_notes/pm_notes carry the deterministic
  [F-id8] rendering; claim briefings, evidence(), the REVISION_REQUIRED
  spawn prompt, PM triage bounced-blocks, and A2A bodies deliver open
  findings; round-N+1 QA and gate reviewers get the full prior ledger;
  panel Findings tab + bounced-xN chip; metrics pm_rejects/ceo_rejects +
  findings counts; vault task notes render a Findings section (fail-open)
- resolution closes for every origin: i_am_done and submit_up/submit_root
  take resolved_findings gated by FINDINGS_ADDRESSED (owner-gated so a
  stale non-owner PM can never mutate the ledger); pass_review/pr_pass/
  complete verify-stamp same-transaction; ceo_approve stamps best-effort
- 24 real-DB integration tests drive the full loop through the real
  choreographer; full suite 12856 green

* docs: revision findings ledger sweep — CLAUDE.md, map, RAG corpus

- CLAUDE.md: new ledger section + corrected request_changes row
- docs/map/review-findings.md (new subsystem map) + surgical updates to
  task-service/pr-gate-review/metrics-observability/vault/panel maps
- docs/rag: producers' findings contract across qa/pr-reviewer/developer/
  cell-pm/main-pm/ceo role docs (the PM docs were missing request_changes
  entirely), verb references, and a new architecture/review-findings.md
  disambiguating ledger findings from convention findings

* test(e2e): resubmit resolves the pr_fail finding per the ledger contract

The scripted pr_fail revision loop resubmitted submit_up without
resolved_findings — correctly rejected now that FINDINGS_ADDRESSED gates
the PM resubmit verbs (green locally, red only in CI since the e2e suite
skips without ROBOCO_E2E_SMOKE=1). The scripted PM now reads the open
ledger row pr_fail persisted (new open_finding_ids arc helper) and
resolves it on resubmit, asserting the open set drains — exercising the
coordinator half of the new contract end to end.

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Co-authored-by: Renn F <rennf93@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-07-11 22:54:42 +02:00

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# Task Management Tools
There is **no** `roboco_task_*` tool surface. Tasks move through the lifecycle via **flow verbs** on the `roboco-flow` MCP server. Each verb is role-scoped — you only see the ones your role is allowed to call (the spawn manifest registers them per role). Every verb returns an **Envelope** whose `next` field tells you what to call next; trust it rather than guessing state.
The verbs below are grouped by who calls them.
## Developer flow
```python
give_me_work() # returns your most-actionable pending task
i_will_work_on(task_id, plan="...")
# claims + sets plan + starts; auto-creates and
# checks out feature/{team}/{task-hierarchy}
commit(message, files=None) # content tool — repeat per change (auto-pushed)
open_pr(task_id) # pushes branch + opens the PR
i_am_done(task_id, notes="", resolved_findings=None)
# verifying -> awaiting_qa (PR must already be open);
# on a bounced task, name every open ledger finding
# via resolved_findings=[{finding_id, commit?, note?}]
i_am_blocked(task_id, reason) # external dependency; cell PM unblocks
unclaim(task_id) # release a claimed task back to the queue
resume(task_id) # recover a paused task after compact/restart
i_am_idle() # no work in your queue right now
```
There is no separate claim / start / pause verb — `i_will_work_on` composes claim + set-plan + start atomically, and `i_am_done` composes verify + submit-qa. Branches are auto-created on `i_will_work_on`; do not checkout by hand.
## QA flow
```python
give_me_work() # returns an awaiting_qa task
claim_review(task_id) # claim for review (auto-checks-out dev branch)
pass_review(task_id, notes) # awaiting_qa -> awaiting_documentation
fail_review(task_id, findings=[{file?, line?, severity, criterion?, expected, actual, fix?, evidence?}])
# awaiting_qa -> needs_revision (dev gets it back);
# the deprecated issues=[str] shim still works this release
unclaim(task_id) / resume(task_id) / i_am_idle()
```
`notes` (on pass_review) and each `findings` entry (on fail_review) must be substantive — the enforcement layer rejects empty or near-empty content. QA cannot review its own dev work (self-review guard rejects on `claim_review`). Every `fail_review` finding is persisted to the append-only revision-findings ledger and rendered into `qa_notes`; a soft nudge fires above 5 findings, a hard reject above 10. On a round ≥2 review, `claim_review` also returns `prior_findings` (the full ledger) so you check what was filed before. See `docs/rag/architecture/review-findings.md`.
## Documenter flow
```python
give_me_work() # returns an awaiting_documentation task
claim_doc_task(task_id) # claim the doc phase
commit(message, files) # commit the doc files you write
i_documented(task_id, notes, files)
# awaiting_documentation -> awaiting_pm_review
```
Documentation tasks are **not** delegated — the lifecycle auto-creates the doc phase after a code task passes QA.
## Cell PM flow
```python
triage() # list actionable tasks in your cell
i_will_plan(task_id, plan, approach)
# claim + plan + start a parent task
delegate(parent_task_id, title, description, assigned_to, team, task_type,
nature, estimated_complexity, acceptance_criteria,
covers_parent_criteria=[...])
# create a subtask; covers_parent_criteria maps
# it to the parent ACs it is responsible for
reassign(task_id, assigned_to) # move a subtask to a different agent
unblock(task_id, reason) # blocked -> in_progress (PM only); reason is
# recorded as your journal:decision (no separate
# note needed)
submit_up(task_id, notes, resolved_findings=None)
# open cell->root PR; -> awaiting_pr_review
# (the cell PR reviewer gates it; after pr_pass
# the same Cell PM completes + merges); a re-submit
# after pr_fail must resolve every open finding first
complete(task_id, notes) # awaiting_pm_review -> completed (merges leaf PR)
request_changes(task_id, findings=[...])
# reject a subtask's merge review -> needs_revision,
# routed to whoever owns the revision; structured
# findings persist to the ledger + render into pm_notes
escalate_up(task_id, reason) # escalate to your escalation target
```
After `i_will_plan` and each `delegate`, the envelope includes a coverage view of the parent — `parent_ac_coverage` (per-criterion `id` / `text` / `claimed` / `verified`) and `unclaimed_parent_acs` (criteria no subtask covers yet). A parent cannot idle with unclaimed criteria, nor `complete` / `submit_up` / `escalate_to_ceo` until every criterion traces to a child that passed QA. These gates stay inert until you start declaring `covers_parent_criteria`. See `docs/rag/workflows/task-planning.md`.
**Delegation rules** (enforced): `main_pm -> cell_pm`; `cell_pm -> its team's devs`. Cell PMs receive planning-typed parent tasks; devs get code/research (UX devs also design). Always create subtasks via `delegate` with `parent_task_id` set — there is no standalone task-create verb for agents.
## Main PM flow
The Main PM shares most Cell PM verbs (`i_will_plan`, `delegate`, `complete`, `request_changes`, `unblock`, `triage`, `escalate_up`), **adds** the verbs below, and — unlike a Cell PM — has **no** `submit_up` or `reassign`. Its bubble-up verb is `submit_root` (the root analogue of the Cell PM's `submit_up`):
```python
triage_all() # list actionable tasks across all teams
submit_root(task_id, notes, resolved_findings=None)
# open root->master PR; -> awaiting_pr_review
# (the main PR reviewer gates it; after pr_pass,
# complete escalates to the CEO); a re-submit
# after pr_fail must resolve every open finding first
escalate_to_ceo(task_id, reason)
# awaiting_pm_review -> awaiting_ceo_approval
give_me_work() # Main PM may also pull work directly
```
For a code root the Main PM **must** `submit_root` first — that opens the root→master PR and enters the in-path gate (`awaiting_pr_review`); only after the main reviewer `pr_pass`es it does `complete` escalate to the CEO. A branchless coordination root (product fan-out, no repo) skips the gate and is completed/escalated directly. The Main PM never merges to `master``complete` escalates and only the CEO merges the root→master PR.
## Board flow (Product Owner / Head of Marketing)
```python
triage() # list actionable tasks in scope
escalate_to_ceo(task_id, reason)
i_am_idle()
```
The Board **cannot** claim, create, complete, or cancel tasks. Strategic decisions are escalated to the CEO.
The Product Owner additionally has `propose_roadmap(cycle_goal, items)` — a **content tool** on `roboco-do`, not a flow verb, so it doesn't appear above. It authors the weekly board-roadmap-engine exploration cycle (a themed goal + 3-7 item drafts); the CEO approves or rejects each item individually into BACKLOG. See `docs/rag/roles/product-owner.md`.
## Auditor flow
```python
triage() # read-only list of actionable tasks
i_am_idle()
```
The Auditor is a silent observer: read-only `triage`, no `dm`/`notify`, no claim/complete/cancel.
## PR Reviewer flow
```python
give_me_work() # returns an inbound-PR review task
claim_pr_review(task_id) # claim it (planless, branchless — read-only)
post_pr_review(task_id, ...) # posts one change-request on the PR; task -> completed
unclaim(task_id) # release a claimed inbound or gate review back to the pool
i_am_idle()
```
The PR Reviewer reviews inbound external/fork (and, behind a flag, internal) PRs the org did not open. It is read-only: no `commit`/`open_pr`/`merge`, no `dm` — the change-request is posted server-side on the PR itself, and the CEO decides Supersede/Dismiss from the PR Review Queue.
The same role also runs the **in-path PR-review gate** on the org's own assembled delivery PRs — the merge-level review before the PM merges:
```python
claim_gate_review(task_id) # claim an awaiting_pr_review task; returns the assembled
# diff + (on round >=2) prior_findings, the full ledger
pr_pass(task_id, notes) # assembled PR is correct -> awaiting_pm_review (the PM merges)
pr_fail(task_id, findings=[...])
# send it back -> needs_revision, like a QA fail;
# the deprecated issues=[str] shim still works this release
```
Both verdicts are also posted on the assembled PR itself as a GitHub review (server-side, bot account) so the decision is visible on the PR the PM merges: `pr_pass` → APPROVE, `pr_fail` → REQUEST_CHANGES — except the root→master PR, which only ever gets a plain COMMENT (only the CEO acts on `master`).
A cell reviewer (be/fe/ux-pr-reviewer) reviews its cell's assembled cell→root PR; `pr-reviewer-1` reviews the root→master PR for the cross-cell integration seam, before the CEO sees it.
## Cancel
Cancelling a task (any non-terminal status -> `cancelled`) is restricted to **PM roles and the CEO** — except `awaiting_ceo_approval -> cancelled`, which is **CEO-only** (a PM cancelling a task already in the CEO's queue would bypass the human approval gate). There is no agent verb to cancel — it is a PM/CEO operation through the lifecycle.
## Progress
Record progress against your plan with the `progress` content tool (on `roboco-do`), not a task verb:
```python
progress(task_id, message="API skeleton landed", plan_step="2")
```
Your plan's steps are the progress checklist; the percentage is derived from completed steps — you do not set it.
## Sandbox DB/Redis/Mongo (Developer + QA)
`request_sandbox(services=None)` — a **content tool** on `roboco-do`, not a flow verb — provisions a throwaway sandbox Postgres/Redis/Mongo on demand, for a project that opted in (`projects.sandbox_services`). Only `developer` and `qa` carry it. Omit `services` for the project's whole opted-in set; requesting one outside it is rejected naming the allowed set. Creds come back in the envelope's `evidence`, one entry per service, including ready-to-`export` `ROBOCO_TEST_*` values for gate tooling. Calling it again is a cheap no-op (same creds). See `docs/rag/architecture/sandbox-db.md`.