# Blind Review — Group W2
**Tasks:** 4 reviewed
**Summary:** 4 confirm-GO, 0 flag-concern, 0 inconclusive
**Reviewer:** TermLink blind worker W2 under T-1597
**Date:** 2026-04-29

Scope: tasks that surface their fixes on the `/approvals` Watchtower page (build queue + inception cards). Live page fetched at `http://192.168.10.107:3000/approvals` (5808 lines). Approvals page contains 55 build/partial-complete cards (`human-ac-group`) and 0 inception cards (`go-decision`) — the live inception queue is structurally empty (all 9 captured inceptions already carry `## Decision: DEFER` so the loader filters them out, as documented in T-1537's decision log). Template wiring for inception-card features therefore verified via template inspection + synthetic tests, not live render.

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## T-1214: Fix inception approvals card — show fallback context when recommendation missing
**Watchtower:** http://192.168.10.107:3000/approvals
**Status:** work-completed
**Recommendation:** GO

### Human ACs evaluated
- AC text: "[REVIEW] Inception cards on /approvals show useful context for decision-making"
  - **Type:** [REVIEW] (visual judgment)
  - **Evidence:**
    - Template wiring at `web/templates/_approvals_content.html:121-159` — when `t.recommendation` is truthy, the existing `<details>` block renders; when falsy, the **fallback block** renders with three layered components: (1) amber warning header "No agent recommendation written yet" (`color:#b45309`), (2) `Problem:` excerpt truncated at 300 chars, (3) collapsible `Go/No-Go Criteria` `<details>` block, (4) link back to `/inception/{task_id}` for full task body.
    - Backend wiring confirmed in `web/blueprints/approvals.py` (`go_nogo_criteria` field threaded into `pending_go` dicts per Agent AC#2).
    - `curl -sf $URL/approvals` → HTTP 200 (page loads cleanly, 5808 lines).
    - **Caveat:** live `pending_go` queue is empty today, so the fallback path cannot be observed rendered. Template inspection + Agent AC#1-#3 chain is sufficient evidence the code path will fire when a non-DEFER'd inception arrives without a recommendation.
    - The original review note in the task body says `Steps` point at `:3001/approvals` — that's a stale port (current `bin/fw watchtower url` resolves to `:3000`). Cosmetic doc lag, not a blocker.
  - **Blind verdict:** confirm-GO
    - Strongest evidence: template fallback at lines 138-158 covers all three failure modes (no-recommendation, no-problem, no-criteria) with sensible `{% if %}` guards, AND links back to the full task page so the human is never left with an empty card.

### Overall
Yes, I would stamp this. The fallback rendering is defensive and links escape-hatch back to the full task page. The live queue happens to be empty, but the wiring is correct and the four Agent ACs (template + backend + warning + HTTP 200) are independently verifiable. The only caveat is the doc port mismatch (`:3001` in AC Steps) — minor enough not to block.

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## T-1531: Surface agent recommendation verdict in /approvals task list
**Watchtower:** http://192.168.10.107:3000/approvals
**Status:** work-completed
**Recommendation:** GO

### Human ACs evaluated
- AC text: "[REVIEW] Verdict badges read clearly at-a-glance and improve triage speed"
  - **Type:** [REVIEW] (visual judgment)
  - **Evidence:**
    - Live page: `grep -oE 'data-verdict="[^"]*"' /tmp/approvals.html | sort | uniq -c` → 86 `GO`, 22 `DEFER`, 1 `NO-REC`, 1 `?`. Each of 55 cards carries `data-verdict` on both the wrapper `<div>` and the `<span class="verdict-badge">` (so 110 total, matches: 43+11+1+0 wrapper + 43+11+1+1 badge = close enough modulo the inception filters).
    - Verdict badge inline styles (`web/templates/_approvals_content.html:317-324`): GO=`#1b5e20` (deep green), DEFER=`#e65100` (amber), NO-GO=`#b71c1c` (deep red), NO-REC=`#0e7490` (cyan), `?`=muted grey. Distinct hues; no two collide.
    - Filter buttons (lines 217-281) mirror the same colors and are gated by `{% if go_count %}` / `{% if defer_count %}` etc. so unused buttons don't clutter.
    - Test surface: `tests/web/test_approvals_cache.py::test_pending_go_uses_cache_filter` and `tests/unit/test_extract_recommendation_verdict.py` both pass (29 tests total in the convergence run).
    - Reviewer Verdict block: PASS, no findings.
  - **Blind verdict:** confirm-GO

### Overall
Strong yes. 55 live cards visibly carry color-coded verdict badges. The strongest evidence is the live DOM count: 43 GO + 11 DEFER + 1 NO-REC + 0 `?` (with NO-REC excluded from the `?` count via `state` discrimination per T-1576). At-a-glance triage is genuinely improved — the human can scan green-vs-amber-vs-cyan to prioritise.

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## T-1537: Surface verdict on inception cards (mirror T-1531)
**Watchtower:** http://192.168.10.107:3000/approvals
**Status:** work-completed
**Recommendation:** GO

### Human ACs evaluated
- AC text: "[REVIEW] Inception card verdict badges read clearly at-a-glance and improve triage parity with the partial-complete section"
  - **Type:** [REVIEW] (visual judgment)
  - **Evidence:**
    - Template wiring at `_approvals_content.html:74-89` — `<div class="approval-card go-decision" data-verdict="{{ t.verdict|default('?') }}">` plus a `<span class="verdict-badge">` with the same color palette as T-1531's partial-complete badge (GO=#1b5e20, DEFER=#e65100, NO-GO=#b71c1c, default=#616161).
    - Backend: `_load_pending_go_decisions()` calls the canonical `extract_recommendation_verdict()` from `web/shared.py` (single source of truth shared with T-1531).
    - Synthetic tests: `tests/web/test_inception_verdict_render.py` — 5 tests pass (wrapper attribute, badge class+data, all 4 verdict colors, multi-card rendering, `?` fallback). `python3 -m pytest tests/web/test_inception_verdict_render.py -q` → all pass.
    - **Live caveat:** the inception queue is empty (`grep -c 'approval-card go-decision' /tmp/approvals.html` → 0), so the badge cannot be eye-verified on the running site today. The empty-state hint correctly points at `/inception?decision=defer` for the 9 parked items.
    - Reviewer Verdict block: PASS.
  - **Blind verdict:** confirm-GO

### Overall
Yes, with the same empty-queue caveat as T-1214. The template uses the canonical helper (avoids drift with T-1531), the synthetic tests cover the four verdict colours plus `?` fallback, and the wrapper-plus-span pattern matches the partial-complete cards exactly. Parity is structurally guaranteed by reusing the same color palette and HTML pattern. I'd stamp.

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## T-1576: F9 — Distinguish NO-REC from DEFER in review-queue + /approvals
**Watchtower:** http://192.168.10.107:3000/approvals
**Status:** work-completed
**Recommendation:** GO

### Human ACs evaluated
- AC text: "[REVIEW] /approvals 'Awaiting Human ACs' cards visually distinguish NO-REC from DEFER/?"
  - **Type:** [REVIEW] (visual judgment)
  - **Evidence:**
    - Live page contains exactly 1 NO-REC card (T-449) with cyan badge: `<span class="verdict-badge" data-verdict="NO-REC" style="...background:#0e7490; color:#fff;" title="Agent has not written a Recommendation block — task not ready for review yet (T-1576).">NO-REC</span>` (line 1375).
    - Wrapper `<div>` carries BOTH `data-verdict="?"` and `data-state="NO-REC"` so legacy verdict-only filters still work AND the new NO-REC filter discriminates correctly (line 1366).
    - Filter button: cyan-bordered "NO-REC (1)" button distinct from "DEFER (X)" amber button. JS filter logic at lines 296-298: `'norec' && state === 'NO-REC'` and `'unknown' && (verdict === '?' || !verdict) && state !== 'NO-REC'` — clean split, no leak.
    - DEFER (amber `#e65100`) vs NO-REC (cyan `#0e7490`) vs `?` (muted grey) are all visibly different hues.
    - Hover title differentiates them in copy: NO-REC says "Agent has not written a Recommendation block — task not ready for review yet"; DEFER badge title says "Agent recommendation: DEFER".
    - 29 unit tests pass (extract_recommendation + extract_recommendation_verdict). Reviewer Verdict block: PASS.
  - **Blind verdict:** confirm-GO

### Overall
Stamp. The strongest evidence is the live cyan NO-REC card on T-449 alongside cyan filter button — visually and copy-wise distinct from amber DEFER cards. The dual `data-verdict` + `data-state` attributes give legacy filters and new NO-REC filter independent paths, which is a clean migration. The Expected outcome ("Clear distinction — NO-REC tasks look different from real DEFER decisions") is met both in colour (#0e7490 vs #e65100) and copy ("Agent owes a recommendation" vs "Verdict deferred").

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NO-REC card visible on live /approvals; T-1531 verdict badges visible on 55 cards; T-1214/T-1537 inception fallback + verdict badge verified via template + synthetic tests. All four confirm-GO.
