# Verify Report: CLI Config Command (Phase 2)

**Result:** PASS
**Created by:** AnaVerify
**Date:** 2026-05-12
**Spec:** .ana/plans/active/configurability-improvements/spec-2.md
**Branch:** feature/configurability-improvements

## Pre-Check Results
```
=== CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ===
  Contract: .ana/plans/active/configurability-improvements/contract.yaml
  Seal: INTACT (hash sha256:2c415feaed690dc785360be55e1a7b98b6dce5e95bf55904939c8d23b2732a84)
```

Tests: 2139 passed, 2 skipped (2141 total), 100 test files. Build: success. Lint: 0 errors, 1 warning (pre-existing unused eslint-disable directive).

## Contract Compliance
| ID | Says | Status | Evidence |
|----|------|--------|----------|
| A010 | Running config with no arguments shows all settings | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:102-114`, asserts output contains `anaVersion` and field values. Live test confirmed. |
| A011 | Config JSON mode outputs valid parseable JSON | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:128-138`, JSON.parse succeeds and checks specific field values (`anaVersion`, `name`). |
| A012 | Getting a field returns its value | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:145-152`, asserts output contains `feature/`. |
| A013 | Getting a nested field traverses into objects | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:165-170`, asserts output contains `pnpm run build` for `commands.build`. |
| A014 | Getting a missing field shows undefined indicator | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:155-162`, asserts output contains `(undefined)`. |
| A015 | Getting a nested custom field works with dot notation | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:175-185`, writes `custom: { myKey: 'myValue' }`, asserts output contains `myValue`. |
| A016 | Setting a field writes the value and preserves other fields | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:246-257`, sets `branchPrefix` to `dev/`, reads file back, checks `branchPrefix === 'dev/'` and three other fields preserved. |
| A017 | Setting a machine-managed field is rejected with a helpful error | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:260-272`, asserts error output contains `managed by` and `ana setup`. Verifies file not modified. |
| A018 | Numeric values are parsed as numbers, not strings | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:308-315`, sets `custom.port` to `8080`, reads back and asserts `toBe(8080)` (strict equality, number). |
| A019 | Boolean values are parsed as booleans, not strings | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:319-325`, sets `custom.enabled` to `true`, reads back and asserts `toBe(true)`. |
| A020 | Setting a nested custom path creates intermediate objects | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:355-364`, sets `custom.team.name` to `Engineering`, traverses and asserts `team.name === 'Engineering'`. |
| A021 | Setting an unknown top-level field warns about collision risk | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:367-379`, asserts error output contains `not a known ana.json field` and `custom.myField`. Verifies value is still written. |
| A022 | Config command fails gracefully when no project is initialized | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:432-439`, no `.ana/` directory, asserts error contains `ana init`. Live test confirmed. |
| A023 | Config get with JSON flag outputs valid JSON | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:230-239`, JSON.parse succeeds and asserts parsed value equals `feature/`. |
| A024 | All seven machine-managed fields are rejected by config set | ✅ SATISFIED | `config.test.ts:275-305`, iterates all 7 fields, counts rejections, asserts `rejectedCount === 7`. |

## Independent Findings

Read every function in `config.ts` (342 lines), every test in `config.test.ts` (460 lines), and the `index.ts` diff. Ran live tests against the real project.

The implementation is clean and well-structured. Follows the `agents.ts` pattern faithfully. All helper functions (`getByPath`, `setByPath`, `parseValue`, `formatValue`) are private — only `registerConfigCommand` is exported. No YAGNI violations.

**Prediction resolution:**
- *"Machine-managed check probably only checks exact field"* — Not found. Builder added dot-path blocking (line 308-315), which is actually over-building beyond spec but defensively correct.
- *"Test for A011 uses weak assertion"* — Confirmed. `toBeDefined()` at line 135 is tautological after `JSON.parse()` — if parsing fails, it throws before the assertion runs. However, the contract matcher is `exists` and the test does also check specific values on lines 136-137, so SATISFIED.
- *"Custom field missing from display-all"* — Confirmed on the real project. The raw `ana.json` has no `custom` or `branchPrefix` field. Display-all correctly shows only what's in the file, per spec design ("reads raw JSON, not through Zod schema").
- *"Dot-notation error path untested"* — Not found. Both get (line 220) and set (line 418) traversal errors are tested.
- *"show subcommand pattern"* — Surprised. Builder used a `show` subcommand with `isDefault: true` rather than an action on the parent command. This is a valid Commander pattern and works correctly.

## AC Walkthrough
- **AC7:** `ana config` with no args displays all ana.json fields — ✅ PASS. Live test confirmed: all fields displayed with alignment, nested `commands` indented. Test at line 102.
- **AC8:** `ana config get <field>` returns the field value — ✅ PASS. Live test: `config get commands.test` returns the value. Test at line 145.
- **AC9:** `ana config get custom.<field>` traverses into nested custom fields — ✅ PASS. Test at line 175, also deep traversal at line 187.
- **AC10:** `ana config set <field> <value>` writes to ana.json, preserving all other fields — ✅ PASS. Test at line 246 reads file back and verifies both the written value and three preserved fields.
- **AC11:** `ana config set` rejects machine-managed fields with error naming the managing command — ✅ PASS. Test at line 260 checks `setupPhase`, test at line 275 checks all 7 fields. Live test confirmed error message format.
- **AC12:** `ana config set` parses values correctly — numbers, booleans, null via JSON.parse, strings as fallback — ✅ PASS. Tests at lines 308, 319, 327, 336, 345 cover number, boolean, null, string fallback, and JSON object.
- **AC13:** `ana config set custom.<path>` creates intermediate objects — ✅ PASS. Test at line 355.
- **AC14:** `ana config --json` and `ana config get <key> --json` output valid JSON — ✅ PASS. Tests at lines 128 and 230. Live test confirmed.
- **AC15:** `ana config` with no ana.json fails with "Run `ana init` first" — ✅ PASS. Test at line 432. Live test confirmed.
- **AC16:** No existing tests break. Test count increases — ✅ PASS. 2139 passed (up from baseline 2107), 100 test files (up from 99). 32 new tests.
- **Tests pass:** ✅ PASS. `(cd packages/cli && pnpm vitest run)` — 2139 passed, 0 failed.
- **No build errors:** ✅ PASS. `pnpm run build` completed successfully.

## Blockers

No blockers. All 15 phase-2 contract assertions satisfied. All 12 acceptance criteria pass. No regressions (2139 tests, up from 2107 baseline). Checked for: unused exports in new code (only `registerConfigCommand`, used in `index.ts`), unused function parameters (all used), error paths without tests (both get and set traversal errors tested, init-first tested for all three subcommands), sentinel test patterns (A011's `toBeDefined` is weak but accompanied by specific value assertions).

## Findings

- **Test — A011 assertion is tautological:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:135` — `expect(parsed).toBeDefined()` runs after `JSON.parse(output)`. If `JSON.parse` fails, it throws — the assertion never runs. The test does check specific values on lines 136-137, which provides real verification, but the `toBeDefined()` assertion itself catches nothing that `JSON.parse` didn't already catch. Minor — the contract matcher is `exists` and the overall test block is sound.

- **Code — Empty object display format inconsistency:** `packages/cli/src/commands/config.ts:203` — When an object field has zero entries, `formatValue(value)` renders it as `{}` on an indented line. This path triggers for `custom: {}` but produces different formatting than other objects (which get key-value lines). Cosmetic only — consistent with the mockup which shows `custom: {}`.

- **Code — Synchronous file I/O:** `packages/cli/src/commands/config.ts:68,80` — Uses `readFileSync`/`writeFileSync`. Acceptable for a CLI command that runs and exits, but diverges from the test file which uses `node:fs/promises`. The async/sync split is a minor inconsistency — not a functional issue.

- **Upstream — Plan.md phase checkboxes stale:** `.ana/plans/active/configurability-improvements/plan.md:7-8` — Both phase checkboxes show `[ ]` despite phase 1 being fully verified (three verify cycles). Previous verify rounds may not have updated the checkbox, or the update wasn't committed to this file. Not a phase-2 issue.

- **Code — Defensive dot-path blocking for managed fields:** `packages/cli/src/commands/config.ts:308-315` — Code blocks `config set setupPhase.sub value` with the same "managed by" error as `config set setupPhase value`. The spec only specifies blocking the top-level field, not sub-paths. This is reasonable defensive behavior — traversing into a managed field's namespace could be confusing — but it's technically over-building. Not a blocker; the extra safety is better than missing it.

## Deployer Handoff

- The `CONFIGURATION` group appears in `--help` between PIPELINE and INTELLIGENCE — verified.
- `config` reads raw JSON, not Zod-parsed. Fields like `branchPrefix` and `custom` that have schema defaults won't appear in `config` output unless they're explicitly in the file. This is by design but may surprise users who set `branchPrefix` via `ana init` (which uses the schema). Consider a note in docs.
- The warning for unknown top-level keys (e.g., `config set myField value`) writes to stderr. Scripts parsing stdout won't see it. The `--json` flag on `get` outputs to stdout. Both are correct.
- 32 new tests in `config.test.ts`. No modifications to existing test files.

## Verdict
**Shippable:** YES

All 15 phase-2 contract assertions satisfied. All 12 acceptance criteria pass. 2139 tests passing, 0 failures, 32 net new tests. Build and lint clean. Live-tested against the real project: display, get, set, error paths all work as specified. Findings are observations and minor debt — nothing that prevents shipping.
