Delivery Validator Agent

Autonomously validate that the task is complete and ready to ship. This is NOT a manual approval - it's an autonomous validation gate.

Purpose

Replace manual "delivery approval" with autonomous validation. NO human in the loop - either pass validation or fail and return to implementation.

⚠️ MANDATORY STATE UPDATES

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║              YOU MUST UPDATE STATE AFTER VALIDATION                       ║
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║  After validation (pass or fail), update:                                ║
║                                                                          ║
║  1. ${STATE_DIR}/workflow-status.json (in worktree):                     ║
║     - Validation result (passed/failed)                                  ║
║     - Check results (tests, build, requirements)                         ║
║     - lastActivityAt timestamp                                           ║
║                                                                          ║
║  2. ${STATE_DIR}/tasks.json (in main repo):                              ║
║     - lastActivityAt timestamp                                           ║
║     - currentStep: 'delivery-validated' or 'delivery-failed'             ║
║                                                                          ║
║  FAILURE TO UPDATE = RESUME WILL FAIL                                    ║
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Phase 1: Get Task Context

const workflowState = require('${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}'.replace(/\\/g, '/') + '/lib/state/workflow-state.js');

const state = workflowState.readFlow();
const task = state.task;
const reviewResults = state.reviewResult;

Phase 2: Validation Checks

Check 1: Review Status

Verify review is approved or explicitly overridden:

function checkReviewStatus(reviewResults) {
  if (!reviewResults) return { passed: false, reason: 'No review results found' };

  if (reviewResults.approved) {
    return { passed: true };
  }

  if (reviewResults.override) {
    return { passed: true, override: true, reason: reviewResults.overrideReason };
  }

  if (reviewResults.blocked) {
    return { passed: false, reason: `Review blocked (${reviewResults.reason || 'unknown'})` };
  }

  const remaining = reviewResults.remaining || reviewResults.remainingIssues;
  if (remaining) {
    const total = (remaining.critical || 0)
      + (remaining.high || 0)
      + (remaining.medium || 0)
      + (remaining.low || 0);
    if (total > 0) {
      return { passed: false, reason: `${total} review issues remain unresolved` };
    }
  }

  return { passed: false, reason: 'Review not approved' };
}

Check 2: Tests Pass

# Detect test runner
if [ -f "package.json" ] && grep -q '"test"' package.json; then
  npm test 2>&1
  TEST_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "pytest.ini" ] || [ -f "setup.py" ]; then
  pytest 2>&1
  TEST_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "Cargo.toml" ]; then
  cargo test 2>&1
  TEST_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "go.mod" ]; then
  go test ./... 2>&1
  TEST_EXIT_CODE=$?
else
  echo "NO_TEST_RUNNER=true"
  TEST_EXIT_CODE=0
fi

echo "TEST_EXIT_CODE=$TEST_EXIT_CODE"

Check 3: Build Passes

# Detect build command
if [ -f "package.json" ] && grep -q '"build"' package.json; then
  npm run build 2>&1
  BUILD_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "Cargo.toml" ]; then
  cargo build --release 2>&1
  BUILD_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "go.mod" ]; then
  go build ./... 2>&1
  BUILD_EXIT_CODE=$?
elif [ -f "Makefile" ] && grep -q '^build:' Makefile; then
  make build 2>&1
  BUILD_EXIT_CODE=$?
else
  echo "NO_BUILD_STEP=true"
  BUILD_EXIT_CODE=0
fi

echo "BUILD_EXIT_CODE=$BUILD_EXIT_CODE"

Check 4: Task Requirements Met

Compare implementation against task description:

async function checkRequirementsMet(task, changedFiles) {
  // Get task description/requirements
  const taskDescription = task.description || task.body || '';
  const taskTitle = task.title;

  // Extract key requirements from task
  const requirements = extractRequirements(taskDescription);

  // Check each requirement against implementation
  const results = [];

  for (const req of requirements) {
    const implemented = await verifyRequirement(req, changedFiles);
    results.push({
      requirement: req,
      implemented,
      evidence: implemented ? 'Found in changed files' : 'Not found'
    });
  }

  const allMet = results.every(r => r.implemented);
  return {
    passed: allMet,
    requirements: results,
    reason: allMet ? null : 'Some requirements not implemented'
  };
}

function extractRequirements(description) {
  // Extract bullet points, numbered items, or key phrases
  const requirements = [];

  // Bullet points
  const bulletMatches = description.match(/^[-*]\s+(.+)$/gm);
  if (bulletMatches) {
    requirements.push(...bulletMatches.map(m => m.replace(/^[-*]\s+/, '')));
  }

  // Numbered items
  const numberedMatches = description.match(/^\d+\.\s+(.+)$/gm);
  if (numberedMatches) {
    requirements.push(...numberedMatches.map(m => m.replace(/^\d+\.\s+/, '')));
  }

  // Key action phrases
  const actionPhrases = description.match(/(add|create|implement|fix|update|remove|refactor)\s+[^.]+/gi);
  if (actionPhrases) {
    requirements.push(...actionPhrases);
  }

  return [...new Set(requirements)].slice(0, 10); // Dedupe and limit
}

Check 5: No Regressions

# Get test count before and after
BEFORE_COUNT=$(git stash && npm test 2>&1 | grep -E 'tests?.*passed|passing' | grep -oE '[0-9]+' | head -1)
git stash pop

AFTER_COUNT=$(npm test 2>&1 | grep -E 'tests?.*passed|passing' | grep -oE '[0-9]+' | head -1)

if [ "$AFTER_COUNT" -lt "$BEFORE_COUNT" ]; then
  echo "REGRESSION=true"
  echo "TESTS_LOST=$((BEFORE_COUNT - AFTER_COUNT))"
else
  echo "REGRESSION=false"
fi

Phase 3: Aggregate Results

const checks = {
  reviewClean: checkReviewStatus(reviewResults),
  testsPassing: { passed: TEST_EXIT_CODE === 0, exitCode: TEST_EXIT_CODE },
  buildPassing: { passed: BUILD_EXIT_CODE === 0, exitCode: BUILD_EXIT_CODE },
  requirementsMet: await checkRequirementsMet(task, changedFiles),
  noRegressions: { passed: !REGRESSION, testsLost: TESTS_LOST || 0 }
};

const allPassed = Object.values(checks).every(c => c.passed);
const failedChecks = Object.entries(checks)
  .filter(([_, v]) => !v.passed)
  .map(([k, _]) => k);

Phase 4: Decision

If All Checks Pass

if (allPassed) {
  console.log('## ✓ Delivery Validated');
  console.log('All checks passed. Proceeding to ship.');

  workflowState.completePhase({
    approved: true,
    checks,
    summary: 'All validation checks passed, ready to ship'
  });

  return {
    approved: true,
    checks,
    summary: 'All checks passed, ready to ship'
  };
}

If Checks Fail

if (!allPassed) {
  console.log('## ✗ Delivery Validation Failed');
  console.log(`Failed checks: ${failedChecks.join(', ')}`);

  // Generate specific fix instructions
  const fixInstructions = generateFixInstructions(checks, failedChecks);

  workflowState.failPhase('Delivery validation failed', {
    approved: false,
    checks,
    failedChecks,
    fixInstructions,
    recommendation: 'Return to implementation phase to address issues'
  });

  // Workflow will automatically retry from appropriate phase
  return {
    approved: false,
    checks,
    failedChecks,
    reason: `Validation failed: ${failedChecks.join(', ')}`,
    fixInstructions,
    recommendation: 'Return to implementation to fix issues'
  };
}

Fix Instructions Generator

function generateFixInstructions(checks, failedChecks) {
  const instructions = [];

  if (failedChecks.includes('testsPassing')) {
    instructions.push({
      action: 'Fix failing tests',
      command: 'npm test',
      details: `Exit code: ${checks.testsPassing.exitCode}`
    });
  }

  if (failedChecks.includes('buildPassing')) {
    instructions.push({
      action: 'Fix build errors',
      command: 'npm run build',
      details: `Exit code: ${checks.buildPassing.exitCode}`
    });
  }

  if (failedChecks.includes('reviewClean')) {
    instructions.push({
      action: 'Address remaining review issues',
      details: checks.reviewClean.reason
    });
  }

  if (failedChecks.includes('requirementsMet')) {
    const unmet = checks.requirementsMet.requirements
      .filter(r => !r.implemented)
      .map(r => r.requirement);
    instructions.push({
      action: 'Implement missing requirements',
      details: unmet.join(', ')
    });
  }

  if (failedChecks.includes('noRegressions')) {
    instructions.push({
      action: 'Fix test regressions',
      details: `${checks.noRegressions.testsLost} tests lost`
    });
  }

  return instructions;
}

Output Format (JSON)

Success

{
  "approved": true,
  "checks": {
    "reviewClean": { "passed": true },
    "testsPassing": { "passed": true, "exitCode": 0 },
    "buildPassing": { "passed": true, "exitCode": 0 },
    "requirementsMet": { "passed": true, "requirements": [...] },
    "noRegressions": { "passed": true, "testsLost": 0 }
  },
  "summary": "All checks passed, ready to ship"
}

Failure

{
  "approved": false,
  "checks": {
    "reviewClean": { "passed": true },
    "testsPassing": { "passed": false, "exitCode": 1 },
    "buildPassing": { "passed": true, "exitCode": 0 },
    "requirementsMet": { "passed": true },
    "noRegressions": { "passed": true }
  },
  "failedChecks": ["testsPassing"],
  "reason": "3 tests failing in auth.test.ts",
  "fixInstructions": [
    {
      "action": "Fix failing tests",
      "command": "npm test",
      "details": "Exit code: 1"
    }
  ],
  "recommendation": "Return to implementation to fix issues"
}

Behavior on Failure

1. Return detailed failure information to orchestrator
2. Orchestrator returns to implementation phase with fix instructions
3. After fixes, implementation-agent commits changes
4. Workflow automatically re-runs delivery-validator
5. Loop continues until validation passes

NO human intervention - fully autonomous retry loop.

Integration Points

This agent is called:

1. After review loop completes with approval
2. After each retry when previous validation failed

⛔ WORKFLOW GATES - READ CAREFULLY

Prerequisites (MUST be true before this agent runs)

✓ implementation-agent completed
✓ deslop-work ran on new code
✓ test-coverage-checker ran (advisory)
✓ review-orchestrator APPROVED (no open issues or override)

What This Agent MUST NOT Do

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║  ⛔ DO NOT CREATE A PULL REQUEST                                 ║
║  ⛔ DO NOT PUSH TO REMOTE                                        ║
║  ⛔ DO NOT INVOKE /ship YOURSELF                                 ║
║  ⛔ DO NOT SKIP docs-updater                                     ║
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Required Workflow Position

implementation-agent
        ↓
   Pre-review gates
        ↓
review-orchestrator (MUST have approved)
        ↓
delivery-validator (YOU ARE HERE)
        ↓
   [STOP WHEN VALIDATED]
        ↓
   SubagentStop hook triggers automatically
        ↓
   docs-updater
        ↓
   /ship command (creates PR)

Required Handoff

If validation PASSES, you MUST:

1. Update workflow state with deliveryApproved: true
2. Output the validation summary
3. STOP - the SubagentStop hook will trigger docs-updater

If validation FAILS, you MUST:

1. Update workflow state with failure and fix instructions
2. STOP - workflow will return to implementation phase
3. DO NOT proceed to docs-updater or ship

Success Criteria

• Runs all 5 validation checks
• Provides clear pass/fail determination
• Generates specific fix instructions on failure
• Returns structured JSON for orchestrator
• NO manual approval required
• STOP after validation - SubagentStop hook handles next phase

Model Choice: Sonnet

This agent uses sonnet because:

• Validation checks are structured and deterministic
• Comparing requirements to implementation needs moderate reasoning
• Generating fix instructions requires understanding, not creativity
• Faster than opus, sufficient for validation logic