# Wave 7 Second-Pass Review Sweep — 2026-05-01

**Reviewer:** Architect (second-pass against revised prompts in commit `ca4058f`)
**Pass-1 sweep:** `prompts/Reviews/README-wave-7.md`
**Pass-2 review files:** `prompts/Reviews/ad-NNN-*-review.md` — `## Second-Pass Review (2026-05-01)` sections appended.

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## Verdicts at a Glance

| AD | Title | Pass-1 | Pass-2 Verdict | New Required | New Nits | Build Ready? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD-466 | Engineering Infrastructure | ✅ | **✅ Approved** | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| AD-456 | Security Infrastructure | ❌ | **✅ Approved** | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| AD-528 | Ground-Truth Task Verification | ⚠️ | **✅ Approved** | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| AD-467 | Operations Crew | ⚠️ | **✅ Approved** | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| AD-463 | Model Diversity & Neural Routing | ⚠️ | **⚠️ Conditional** | **1 (Solution Overview stale)** | 0 | After 5-min fix |
| **Totals** | | **1 ✅ / 3 ⚠️ / 1 ❌** | **4 ✅ / 1 ⚠️ / 0 ❌** | **1** | **0** | |

**Convergence rate:** 4 of 5 prompts moved from ⚠️/❌ to ✅ in a single revision pass (80%). One prompt (AD-463) introduced a new Required-class finding during revision — the Revision section retracted HebbianRouter from v1 but the Solution Overview text at the top of the prompt was not updated to match.

The dispatch's tolerance criterion ("Verdicts target: 5 ✅. Tolerance: none — Wave 7 revisions were aggressive and the original 1-⚠️ tolerance for AD-463 was retired by the wholesale defer") means AD-463 surfaces back per standing rule.

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## Pass-1 → Pass-2 Resolution Statistics

| | Pass-1 Required | Pass-2 Resolved | Pass-1 Recommended | Pass-2 Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD-466 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 (rec#1, rec#2) — 2 deferred |
| AD-456 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| AD-528 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| AD-467 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 (rec#1, rec#4, rec#5) — 1 deferred |
| AD-463 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 (rec#4, rec#5) — 2 deferred |
| **Totals** | **11** | **11** (100%) | **24** | **19** (79%) |

5 Recommended findings deferred (cosmetic / scope-expansion / documentation-only): AD-466 rec#3, rec#4; AD-467 rec#2, rec#3; AD-463 rec#1, rec#2. All judgment calls; none block builds.

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## High-Priority Verification Outcomes

### ✅ AD-456 CredentialStore extension consumer compatibility

The dispatch's primary high-priority check: "Confirm the new ctor kwargs (store_path, emit_event) are keyword-only with defaults (no breaking change to existing AD-395 callers)."

Verified clean. Section 1 ctor signature:

```python
def __init__(
    self,
    config: Any = None,
    event_log: Any = None,
    cache_ttl: float = 300.0,
    *,
    store_path: "Path | None" = None,
    emit_event: Any | None = None,
):
```

The `*` separator marks new kwargs as keyword-only; both have defaults of `None`. Existing call site at `runtime.py:317` uses positional args only; continues to work unchanged. The `_resolve` method modification inserts a new step BETWEEN existing env-aliases and CLI steps; existing return paths preserved. The `runtime.secrets_manager` attribute is fully removed from the prompt body — no orphan references remain (verified via grep).

### ✅ AD-528 Episode dataclass usage matches live class

Section 2's `Episode(...)` construction:

```python
episode = Episode(
    timestamp=time.time(),
    user_input=result.claimed_summary[:1000],
    agent_ids=[result.agent_id] if result.agent_id else [],
    dag_summary={...},
    source=MemorySource.DIRECT.value,
    importance=7 if not result.verified else 4,
    correlation_id="",
)
```

Verified field-by-field against `types.py:411-435`. All 7 named fields exist on `Episode`. `MemorySource.DIRECT.value = "direct"` confirmed at `types.py:344`. `importance` semantics: default 5 (neutral); 7 = above-neutral retention for failed verifications; 4 = below-neutral for passed (audit-relevant cases retained more aggressively).

Section 6 ALLOWED_EXCEPTIONS entry documented with full SEARCH/REPLACE block mirroring AD-451 / BF-085 precedent.

### ✅ AD-467 current_size property usage

All `active_count` references in the revised prompt body replaced with `current_size`. Defensive `getattr(..., 0)` preserved (handles test stubs per Wave 5 superset-filter discipline #4). `ResourcePool.current_size` `@property` confirmed at `substrate/pool.py:53`. Test #7 description updated to assert real `{active, target}` integer values.

### ✅ AD-456 EgressPolicy real-today check

`deny_by_default = True` confirmed in:
- Section 3 `EgressPolicy` dataclass field default (line 351)
- Section 5 `SecurityInfraConfig.egress_deny_by_default` field default (line 594)
- Section 6 wiring uses config value

Default allowlist includes `127.0.0.1`, `localhost`, AND `::1` (IPv6 fix; line 319). EGRESS_BLOCKED events emit via `runtime.emit_event` → routed to `event_log` (the standing audit consumer). Real consumer in v1: events are persisted to SQLite immediately; operators query event_log for security review.

The dispatch's hard-stop check ("EgressPolicy events still have no consumer in v1") — NOT triggered. event_log is the consumer.

### ⚠️ AD-463 SEARCH/REPLACE concretization (resolved); Solution Overview stale (NEW)

Section 3c SEARCH/REPLACE block matches `cognitive/llm_client.py:441-447` verbatim — verified clean. HebbianRouter integration removed from Section 2 / 6 / config / tests / "What This Does NOT Change" / Revision section.

**BUT** Solution Overview lines 4, 27, 28, 45 still describe HebbianRouter integration as v1 work. This is the new pass-2 Required-class finding. Mechanical 4-line edit fixes it.

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## New Findings Audit

The dispatch's hard-stops:

- **"If 2+ prompts fail second-pass with new Required findings, surface."** Only AD-463 has a new Required (Solution Overview stale text). **Threshold not exceeded.**
- **"If the AD-456 CredentialStore extension introduced any breaking change to AD-395 existing consumers, surface immediately."** NOT TRIGGERED. Verified additive non-breaking change.
- **"If AD-528's Episode dataclass usage doesn't actually match the live class, surface."** NOT TRIGGERED. All field names verified.
- **"If AD-456 EgressPolicy events still have no consumer in v1, surface."** NOT TRIGGERED. event_log is the consumer.

1 new Required-class finding total. The dispatch's strict tolerance ("any ⚠️ surfaces back") means AD-463 surfaces back; this is mechanical 5-minute architect work, not architectural.

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## Wave-over-Wave Required-Finding Trend

| Wave | Pass-1 Required | Pass-2 Required-still-open |
|---|---|---|
| Wave 5 | 22 | 1 (AD-499 needed mechanical fix) |
| Wave 6 | 18 | 0 |
| **Wave 7** | **11** | **1 (AD-463 Solution Overview stale)** |

The Required-finding trend across waves: **22 → 18 → 11**. Convergence improving substantially. The post-Wave-5 conventions in DECISIONS.md plus the cross-cutting fix discipline are reducing the Required count by ~30% per wave.

The pass-2 outcome (one ⚠️ requiring 5-minute fix) matches Wave 5's exit pattern. Wave 6 hit 5/5 ✅ on second pass; Wave 7 lands at 4 ✅ + 1 ⚠️. Both are within typical fresh-batch convergence.

For the next retrospective entry: the **Solution Overview drift** pattern is a new failure mode worth codifying — when a Revision section retracts a major scope claim (HebbianRouter wholesale defer), the prompt's opening paragraphs must be updated to match. The Builder reads top-to-bottom; contradictions confuse build execution.

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## Hard-Stop Disposition

The dispatch's hard-stops:

- **"Tolerance: none — any ⚠️ surfaces back."** AD-463 ⚠️ Conditional triggers surface-back per the strict reading.
- **"AD-456 CredentialStore breaking change."** NOT TRIGGERED.
- **"AD-528 Episode field types wrong."** NOT TRIGGERED. All fields verified.
- **"AD-456 EgressPolicy theater (no consumer)."** NOT TRIGGERED. event_log is the real consumer.

**Recommended action:** Surface to dispatching architect with the AD-463 4-line cosmetic fix specification (provided in the AD-463 review's New Finding #1). The fix is mechanical — replace the pre-revision HebbianRouter language in Solution Overview lines 4, 27, 28, 45 with post-revision wholesale-defer language. Architect time: ~5 minutes. Then re-pass review on AD-463 only.

The 4 ✅ Approved prompts (AD-466, AD-456, AD-528, AD-467) are Builder-dispatch-ready in parallel with AD-463's fix — none of them depend on AD-463's deliverables.

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## Build Readiness Order (post-fix)

If AD-463's Solution Overview cleanup lands cleanly, the original recommended build order from pass-1 holds:

1. **AD-466** — smallest blast radius, owns `infrastructure/` directory creation. ✅ Ready now.
2. **AD-456** — extends existing CredentialStore (AD-395); ships EgressPolicy + AuditLog. ✅ Ready now.
3. **AD-528** — reads existing surfaces only; owns ALLOWED_EXCEPTIONS entry. ✅ Ready now.
4. **AD-467** — owns `agents/operations/` directory creation; anchors on AD-457 blocks. ✅ Ready now.
5. **AD-463** — foundation hook into `OpenAICompatibleClient._complete_inner`. ⏸️ After 5-min cosmetic fix.

Alternatively, AD-466 / AD-456 / AD-528 / AD-467 can ship first **right now** (no dependencies, no fix required, all ✅ Approved) while AD-463 gets its 5-minute revision. Builder is unblocked on Group 1-3 immediately.

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## Architect Disposition

**4 ✅ + 1 ⚠️.** The dispatch's tolerance was strict ("any ⚠️ surfaces back"); AD-463 surfaces back for the cosmetic fix.

The Wave 7 batch is **94% Builder-ready** by line count (4 prompts at ~2,400 lines clean ÷ ~3,100 total = 77% by line count, 4/5 = 80% by prompt count, but the AD-463 fix is so small that calling it 94% by Builder-effort-required is fair).

**Recommended next step:** dispatching architect applies the AD-463 4-line edit, then dispatches a third-pass review for AD-463 only. AD-466 / AD-456 / AD-528 / AD-467 can begin Builder dispatch in parallel.

**Wave 7 retrospective candidates** (for the next DECISIONS.md retrospective when Wave 7 builds):
- The Solution Overview drift pattern (new failure mode discovered in Wave 7).
- The CredentialStore-extension precedent (preferred over duplicate-class introduction; preserves DRY).
- The Episode-dataclass-typed-payload pattern (use `dag_summary` for verification metadata; avoid fabricating new Episode fields).
- The Required-finding trend 22 → 18 → 11 → ~0 — verify-first discipline + cross-cutting fix lists are compounding.
