## REVIEWER GUIDANCE (read this BEFORE concluding)

Past blind-reviewer iterations on this same arc have produced false-positive findings of the form **"X is missing"** when X is actually **conditionally rendered on a non-zero count** (`{% if count %}` template branch). To avoid wasting fix cycles:

- If you observe an "absent" UI element (a filter button, a card section, a pill), GREP THE TEMPLATE for the rendering branch BEFORE declaring it a bug.
- Specifically: `web/templates/_approvals_content.html` and `web/templates/cockpit.html` both gate verdict-related elements on `{% if <something>_count %}`. Empty queues correctly hide them.
- "Section B: GO/NO-GO Decisions" not appearing on `/approvals` is correct empty-state UX when no inception is awaiting decision (current state: 0 — see `fw inception status`). The 9 captured-DEFER inceptions are intentionally parked (commit `aedfa7259`) and surface via `/inception?decision=defer`, NOT `/approvals`.
- "NO-GO filter button" not appearing is correct when `nogo_count == 0`. The button DOES render on `{% if nogo_count %}` (template line 224).

If you flag absence as a bug, your finding MUST cite the line number you grep'd that proves the missing render branch is unconditional.

---

# Blind Review of the Agent Recommendation Verdict Workflow

You are a fresh reviewer for the Agentic Engineering Framework at `/opt/999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework`. You have NO context from prior sessions. Your task is read-only investigation + structured writeup.

## Background (treat as authoritative)

Over the last few sessions the team shipped tasks T-1530 → T-1537 to surface the agent's GO/DEFER/NO-GO recommendation verdict on every review surface so a human can triage 23 partial-complete tasks + N inception decisions at a glance.

Surfaces that should now show verdicts:
1. **Handover markdown** — `.context/handovers/LATEST.md` Awaiting-Human-Review section, prefixed `[GO]` / `[DEFER]` / `[NO-GO]` / `[?]`
2. **Watchtower `/approvals` page** — coloured `verdict-badge` span on each Human AC card AND each inception card; GO/DEFER/NO-GO filter buttons (T-1532); inception cards carry `data-verdict="..."`
3. **Watchtower landing page (`/`)** — `verdict-pill` count tiles in the Action Required widget
4. **`fw review-queue` CLI** — terminal table mirroring `/approvals` Human AC queue with ANSI-coloured verdict column
5. **`/review/T-XXX`** — per-task review page that should expose the agent's `## Recommendation` block

## Your job

Walk these 4 surfaces (browser commands below — NO playwright / no curl-into-browser, plain `curl -sf` is fine), then write a structured report.

## Constraints (HARD rules)

- READ-ONLY. Do not edit any task file, do not run `fw inception decide`, do not run `fw task update --status work-completed`, do not commit. Use `--no-edit` reading workflow.
- The watchtower URL is per-project. Get it via `bin/fw watchtower url`. Do NOT hardcode `localhost:3000`.
- Run `bin/fw context focus T-1540` BEFORE any tool that triggers task-gate hooks (this is the task you are working under).
- Set focus first, then proceed.
- Keep token usage tight. Aim for ≤2K tokens of investigation output. The findings report itself is the deliverable.

## Steps

1. `bin/fw context focus T-1540` (claim the task to satisfy gate)
2. **Surface 1 — handover markdown:**
   - Read `.context/handovers/LATEST.md` (or whatever LATEST points at)
   - Find the "Awaiting Human Review" / "Awaiting Your Action" section
   - Count: how many tasks listed, how many `[GO]` / `[DEFER]` / `[NO-GO]` / `[?]` prefixes do you see
   - Note: are the URLs clickable / well-formed? Is it scannable?
3. **Surface 2 — Watchtower `/approvals`:**
   - `URL=$(bin/fw watchtower url); curl -sf "$URL/approvals" >/tmp/approvals.html`
   - Search the HTML for: `verdict-badge`, `data-verdict="..."`, `data-filter="go|defer|nogo"`, `approval-card go-decision` (inception cards), `human-ac-group` (Human AC cards)
   - Count: cards per verdict, presence of filter buttons, do inception cards have `data-verdict`
4. **Surface 3 — `fw review-queue` CLI:**
   - Run `bin/fw review-queue` and capture full output (strip ANSI for analysis: `bin/fw review-queue 2>&1 | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g'`)
   - Note: sort order, verdict colour mapping, summary line, footer link
5. **Surface 4 — `/review/T-XXX`:**
   - Pick one task from the awaiting-review queue (e.g. T-1531 — should have a substantive Recommendation block since it shipped during this arc)
   - `curl -sf "$URL/review/T-1531" >/tmp/review.html`
   - Search for: `## Recommendation`, agent verdict, presence of decision UI
6. **Write findings:** Use the Write tool to create `docs/reports/T-1540-iter3-walkthrough.md` with this structure:

```markdown
# T-1540 — Blind Reviewer Walkthrough

**Reviewer:** TermLink dispatch worker, no prior session context
**Date:** <ISO timestamp>
**Surfaces visited:** handover, /approvals, fw review-queue, /review/T-XXX

## What worked

- (concrete observation with evidence — task IDs, counts, exact strings seen)

## What didn't work

- (concrete friction — broken markup, missing verdicts, confusing UX, mis-sorted output)

## What was missing or surprising

- (gaps you expected to see and didn't, or things you saw that confused you)

## Counts (cross-checks)

| Surface | GO | DEFER | NO-GO | ? | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handover Awaiting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| /approvals badges | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| fw review-queue   | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

If counts disagree across surfaces, flag the discrepancy explicitly.

## One-line conclusion

(GO / CONCERN / NO-GO + 1 sentence)
```

7. After writing the report, exit cleanly. Print only: "REPORT_WRITTEN: docs/reports/T-1540-iter3-walkthrough.md"

That's it. No edits, no tasks, no commits. Just walk and report.
