Acceptance Criteria Verification

Overview

Systematically verify each acceptance criterion and post structured reports.

Core principle: Every criterion verified. Every verification documented.

Announce at start: "I'm using acceptance-criteria-verification to verify the implementation."

The Verification Process

Step 1: Extract Criteria

Read the issue and extract all acceptance criteria:

# Get issue body
gh issue view [ISSUE_NUMBER] --json body -q '.body'

Parse out criteria (look for - [ ] or - [x] patterns in acceptance criteria section).

Step 2: Plan Verification

For each criterion, determine:

Criterion	Test Type	How to Verify
[Criterion 1]	Unit test	Run specific test
[Criterion 2]	Integration	API call + response check
[Criterion 3]	E2E	Browser automation
[Criterion 4]	Manual	Visual inspection

Step 3: Execute Verification

For each criterion, run the appropriate verification:

Unit/Integration Tests

# Run specific tests
pnpm test --grep "[test pattern]"

# Or run test file
pnpm test path/to/specific.test.ts

E2E Tests

# If using Playwright
npx playwright test [test file]

# If using browser automation MCP
# Use mcp__playwright or mcp__puppeteer

Manual Verification

For criteria requiring visual or interactive verification:

1. Start the application
2. Navigate to relevant area
3. Perform the action
4. Capture screenshot if relevant
5. Document result

Step 4: Record Results

For each criterion, record:

Criterion: [Text from issue]
Status: PASS | FAIL | PARTIAL | SKIP
Evidence: [Test output, screenshot, observation]
Notes: [Any relevant details]

Step 5: Post Verification Report

Post a structured comment to the issue:

gh issue comment [ISSUE_NUMBER] --body "## Verification Report

**Run**: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
**By**: agent
**Commit**: $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
**Branch**: $(git branch --show-current)

### Results

| # | Criterion | Status | Notes |
|---|-----------|--------|-------|
| 1 | [Criterion text] | PASS | [Notes] |
| 2 | [Criterion text] | FAIL | [What failed] |
| 3 | [Criterion text] | PARTIAL | [What works, what doesn't] |

### Summary

| Status | Count |
|--------|-------|
| PASS | X |
| FAIL | X |
| PARTIAL | X |
| SKIP | X |
| **Total** | **X** |

### Test Output

<details>
<summary>Test Results</summary>

\`\`\`
[test output here]
\`\`\`

</details>

### Next Steps

- [ ] [Action items for failures/partials]
"

Step 6: Update Issue Checkboxes

For each passing criterion, check it off in the issue body:

# Get current body
BODY=$(gh issue view [ISSUE_NUMBER] --json body -q '.body')

# Update checkboxes for passing criteria
# (Implementation depends on body format)

# Update issue
gh issue edit [ISSUE_NUMBER] --body "$NEW_BODY"

Step 7: Update Project Fields

# Update project fields using project-status-sync skill

# Verification status
# - All PASS → Passing
# - Any FAIL → Failing
# - Mix of PASS/PARTIAL → Partial

# Criteria Met count
# - Count of PASS criteria

# Last Verified
# - Current date

# Verified By
# - "agent"

Status Definitions

Status	Meaning	Action
PASS	Criterion fully met, verified working	Check off in issue
FAIL	Criterion not met, requires fix	Document what failed, return to development
PARTIAL	Works with issues, needs improvement	Document issues, may need fix
SKIP	Could not verify (blocked, N/A, etc.)	Document reason

E2E Verification Best Practices

When using browser automation:

1. Start fresh - New browser session for each verification
2. Capture evidence - Screenshots at key points
3. Check visible state - Not just DOM, but visible rendering
4. Test error cases - Not just happy path
5. Clean up - Close sessions after verification

// Example verification flow (pseudo-code)
await page.goto(appUrl);
await page.click('[data-testid="new-chat"]');
await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="chat-input"]');
await page.screenshot({ path: 'new-chat-verification.png' });
// Verify expected state
const title = await page.title();
expect(title).toContain('New Chat');

Handling Failures

When criteria fail:

1. Document specifically what failed
2. Include reproduction steps if not obvious
3. Capture error messages or screenshots
4. Return to development to fix
5. Re-run verification after fix

Do NOT:

• Mark as PASS when it failed
• Skip verification because "it should work"
• Ignore intermittent failures

Verification Checklist

Before completing verification:

• All acceptance criteria evaluated
• Each criterion has clear PASS/FAIL/PARTIAL/SKIP status
• Evidence captured for each (test output, screenshots)
• Verification report posted to issue
• Issue checkboxes updated for passing criteria
• Project fields updated
• If any failures, next steps documented

After Verification

Based on results:

Overall Result	Next Action
All PASS	Proceed to code review
Any FAIL	Return to development, fix, re-verify
Partial only	Discuss with user - acceptable or needs fix?

Integration

This skill is called by:

• issue-driven-development - Step 8

This skill calls:

• project-status-sync - Update verification fields
• issue-lifecycle - Post comments