# Verify Report: Proof System Near-Term — Learn Infrastructure Foundation

**Result:** PASS
**Created by:** AnaVerify
**Date:** 2026-05-05
**Spec:** .ana/plans/active/proof-system-near-term/spec.md
**Branch:** feature/proof-system-near-term

## Pre-Check Results
```
=== CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ===
  Contract: /Users/rsmith/Projects/anatomia_project/anatomia/.ana/plans/active/proof-system-near-term/contract.yaml
  Seal: INTACT (hash sha256:94a2f43a41e4cfeee2406ba78bbffd2936dad5f69dcf819f69eaf35709f1253a)
```

Seal status: **INTACT**

Tests: 1883 passed, 0 failed, 2 skipped (94 test files). Build: success. Lint: 0 errors, 15 warnings (all pre-existing `any` warnings in unrelated files).

## Contract Compliance
| ID | Says | Status | Evidence |
|----|------|--------|----------|
| A001 | Push failure triggers a pull-then-retry before giving up | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4178–4235 tests retry mechanism (exit 0 after competing remote push); message at proof.ts:166,170,177 |
| A002 | Commit failure clearly tells the user changes were not saved | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4239–4251, asserts `stderr.toContain('NOT saved')` on exit 1 |
| A003 | Lesson command retries push the same way close does | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.ts:1144 calls `commitAndPushProofChanges` (same helper as close at 879); no tagged test but shared helper verified |
| A004 | Promote command retries push the same way close does | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.ts:1450 calls `commitAndPushProofChanges`; same helper as close |
| A005 | Strengthen command retries push the same way close does | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.ts:1739 calls `commitAndPushProofChanges`; same helper as close |
| A006 | Commits touching only proof chain files skip the full build check | ✅ SATISFIED | .husky/pre-commit:13–18, staged-file check exits 0 when all paths match `^\.ana/` or `^\.claude/`; no vitest test — shell script behavior |
| A007 | Commits touching source code still run the full build check | ✅ SATISFIED | .husky/pre-commit:15, `grep -v` passes non-.ana non-.claude files through; lines 22-25 run build/typecheck/lint |
| A008 | Health severity counts exclude closed and promoted findings | ✅ SATISFIED | proofSummary.test.ts:2162–2184, chain with 1 active-risk + 1 closed-debt + 1 lesson-observation → `by_severity.debt` = 0, `by_severity.observation` = 0 |
| A009 | Health action counts exclude closed and promoted findings | ✅ SATISFIED | proofSummary.test.ts:2162–2184, `by_action.accept` = 0, `by_action.monitor` = 0 for closed/lesson findings |
| A010 | Health and audit now agree on severity counts | ✅ SATISFIED | proofSummary.test.ts:2204–2231, explicit test with mixed statuses verifies `by_severity` matches active-only counts |
| A011 | Finding lookup returns both the finding and its parent entry | ✅ SATISFIED | proofSummary.test.ts:1969–1985, asserts `result.finding.id === 'F001'` and `result.entry.slug === 'fix-auth'` |
| A012 | Finding lookup returns null when the ID does not exist | ✅ SATISFIED | proofSummary.test.ts:1987–1999, asserts `result === null` for 'F999' |
| A013 | No inline finding-search loops remain in proof commands | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4391–4398, reads proof.ts source and asserts `finding.id === id` pattern not found; also verified via grep |
| A014 | Audit severity filter returns only findings matching requested severities | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4298–4311, `--severity risk,debt --json` → `by_severity.observation` = 0, `by_severity.unclassified` = 0, `total_active` = 3 |
| A015 | Audit entry filter returns only findings from the requested pipeline run | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4314–4325, `--entry multi-sev --json` → all `entry_slug` values are 'multi-sev', no 'other-entry' |
| A016 | Audit filters work with JSON output | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4328–4338, `--severity risk --json` → `json.command === 'proof audit'`, `total_active` = 1 |
| A017 | Audit filters work with full output | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4341–4349, `--severity risk,debt --json --full` → `overflow_files` = 0 |
| A018 | Audit severity filter handles unclassified findings | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4354–4362, `--severity unclassified --json` → `total_active > 0` |
| A019 | Audit with nonexistent entry returns zero findings | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4365–4374, `--entry nonexistent --json` → `total_active` = 0 |
| A020 | Both audit filters can be combined for intersection | ✅ SATISFIED | proof.test.ts:4377–4387, `--severity risk --entry multi-sev --json` → `total_active` = 1 (only F001 matches both) |
| A021 | Learn template documents the lesson command | ✅ SATISFIED | templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:498 contains `ana proof lesson` |
| A022 | Learn template documents the context command | ✅ SATISFIED | templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:495 contains `ana proof context` |
| A023 | Learn template documents audit severity and entry filters | ✅ SATISFIED | templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:493 contains `--severity risk,debt` |
| A024 | Learn template includes a guide on when to use each command | ✅ SATISFIED | templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:504 contains `When to use which` |
| A025 | Learn template positions stale findings as candidates, not conclusions | ✅ SATISFIED | Grep for "findings with staleness signals from subsequent pipeline runs" returns no matches; template:496 says "A stale signal means the file was touched — not that the finding is resolved" |
| A026 | Dogfood copy matches the template's Reference section | ✅ SATISFIED | .claude/agents/ana-learn.md:489–510 is byte-identical to templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:489–510 |
| A027 | All existing tests continue to pass | ✅ SATISFIED | 1883 passed > 1865 threshold, 0 failed, 2 skipped |

## Independent Findings

### Prediction Resolution

1. **"rebase --abort missing in pullBeforeRead" → Confirmed.** `pullBeforeRead` (proof.ts:117) calls `process.exit(1)` on rebase conflict without first running `git rebase --abort`. The helper `commitAndPushProofChanges` correctly aborts at line 165, but `pullBeforeRead` doesn't. This leaves a dirty rebase state if the pre-read pull conflicts. Not a blocker for this build (the function existed before with the same pattern), but a latent risk.

2. **"Pre-commit filter doesn't handle .claude/" → Not found (prediction wrong).** The pre-commit script at line 15 already handles both `.ana/` and `.claude/` paths. The builder went beyond the spec here — the spec only mentions `.ana/`, but `.claude/` is pragmatic since strengthen commits touch `.claude/skills/`.

3. **"A018 uses weak assertion" → Confirmed.** proof.test.ts:4361 uses `toBeGreaterThan(0)` when the fixture has exactly 1 unclassified finding. Should be `toBe(1)` — the current test passes even if the filter returns too many results.

4. **"Inline loops remain for edge cases" → Not found.** All inline finding-search loops were replaced. Verified by grep and by the test at proof.test.ts:4391–4398.

5. **"Dogfood copy has drift" → Not found.** Lines 489–510 are byte-identical between template and dogfood copy.

**Surprised finding:** The audit severity filter uses a reverse-index `splice` loop (proof.ts:1886) instead of `Array.filter()`. Functionally correct but O(n²) on the array size. Not a concern at current finding counts (~60 active) but would become noticeable at scale (~1000+). The entry filter at line 1896 uses the same pattern.

### Proof Context Cross-Reference

- **"Lesson command catch block at proof.ts:1141 loses error detail"** (from Proof Intelligence Hardening) — **Upstream — Stale.** This build replaces that catch block with `commitAndPushProofChanges`, which includes stderr in the error output. The finding is likely resolved.
- **"Lesson command duplicates close's finding-search loop pattern"** (from Proof Intelligence Hardening) — **Resolved.** This build extracts the shared `findFindingById` helper and `commitAndPushProofChanges`, eliminating all duplication.
- **"proofSummary.ts ~1550 lines"** — This build adds ~20 lines (findFindingById). Not materially worse, as the spec acknowledged.

## AC Walkthrough

- **AC1** (Push retry in close): ✅ PASS — proof.test.ts:4178 creates competing remote, close exits 0 after retry. `commitAndPushProofChanges` at proof.ts:155–178 implements pull-rebase-retry. Error messages at lines 150 ("NOT saved") and 166/170/177 ("Push failed after retry") are distinct.
- **AC2** (Same retry for lesson/promote/strengthen): ✅ PASS — proof.ts:1144 (lesson), 1450 (promote), 1739 (strengthen) all call `commitAndPushProofChanges`. Same helper = same behavior.
- **AC3** (Pre-commit skips for .ana/-only): ✅ PASS — .husky/pre-commit:13–18 checks staged files, exits 0 if all match `.ana/` or `.claude/`. Verified by reading the shell script.
- **AC4** (Pre-commit runs full checks for mixed commits): ✅ PASS — .husky/pre-commit:15, `grep -v` lets non-.ana/.claude files through, execution continues to build/typecheck/lint at lines 22–25.
- **AC5** (computeChainHealth by_severity/by_action active-only): ✅ PASS — proofSummary.ts:1262, `const isActive = !f.status || f.status === 'active'`. Tests at proofSummary.test.ts:2162–2184 verify closed/lesson findings excluded.
- **AC6** (Health matches audit counts): ✅ PASS — proofSummary.test.ts:2204–2231 explicitly verifies with mixed-status chain.
- **AC7** (findFindingById exists and is used): ✅ PASS — proofSummary.ts:1207, exported with JSDoc. Used by close (773), lesson (1020), promote (1308), strengthen (1660) in proof.ts.
- **AC8** (Zero inline finding-search loops): ✅ PASS — `grep 'finding.id === id' proof.ts` returns 0 matches. Test at proof.test.ts:4391–4398 confirms.
- **AC9** (Audit --severity filters correctly): ✅ PASS — proof.test.ts:4298–4311, `--severity risk,debt` returns only risk and debt. proof.ts:1877–1891 implements post-collection filter.
- **AC10** (Audit --entry filters correctly): ✅ PASS — proof.test.ts:4314–4325, `--entry multi-sev` returns only that entry's findings. proof.ts:1893–1901.
- **AC11** (Both filters work with --json and --full): ✅ PASS — proof.test.ts:4328–4349 tests both `--json` and `--json --full` with severity filter.
- **AC12** (Template includes `ana proof lesson`): ✅ PASS — templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:498.
- **AC13** (Template includes `ana proof context`): ✅ PASS — templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:495.
- **AC14** (Template includes audit filter usage): ✅ PASS — templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:493 (`--severity risk,debt`), line 494 (`--entry {slug}`).
- **AC15** (Template includes "when to use which" guide): ✅ PASS — templates/.claude/agents/ana-learn.md:504–510.
- **AC16** (Template positions stale as candidates): ✅ PASS — Line 496 says "A stale signal means the file was touched — not that the finding is resolved." Line 510: "findings that COULD be resolved — always verify."
- **AC17** (All existing tests pass): ✅ PASS — 1883 passed, 0 failed, 2 skipped.

## Blockers

No blockers. All 27 contract assertions satisfied, all 17 acceptance criteria pass, 1883 tests pass with 0 failures, build succeeds, lint clean (0 errors). Checked for: unused exports in new code (only `findFindingById`, imported by proof.ts), unused parameters in new functions (all used), error paths that swallow silently (commitAndPushProofChanges includes stderr), dead code (none found), spec gaps requiring unspecified decisions (pre-commit .claude/ addition — pragmatic over-build).

## Findings

- **Code — pullBeforeRead conflict exits without rebase abort:** `packages/cli/src/commands/proof.ts:117` — calls `process.exit(1)` on rebase conflict without first running `git rebase --abort`. Leaves dirty rebase state. `commitAndPushProofChanges` at line 165 correctly aborts. Not introduced by this build (pre-existing pattern), but the extraction makes it more visible.

- **Test — A018 uses weak assertion (toBeGreaterThan(0)):** `packages/cli/tests/commands/proof.test.ts:4361` — fixture has exactly 1 unclassified finding; should assert `toBe(1)`. Current assertion passes even if the filter returns all 4 findings.

- **Code — Audit filter uses O(n²) splice loop:** `packages/cli/src/commands/proof.ts:1886` — reverse-index splice is O(n²) on the activeFindings array. `Array.filter()` would be O(n) and more readable. Same pattern at line 1896 for entry filter. Not a concern at current scale (~60 findings) but fragile at growth.

- **Code — Pre-commit filter includes .claude/ beyond spec:** `.husky/pre-commit:15` — spec says filter `.ana/` commits; implementation also filters `.claude/` commits. Pragmatic (strengthen touches `.claude/skills/`) but unspecified. Over-build, not a defect.

- **Test — No integration test for lesson/promote/strengthen push retry:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/proof.test.ts` — only close has a push retry integration test. The shared helper means the logic is identical, but there's no wiring test proving lesson/promote/strengthen actually call the helper correctly. Source inspection confirms they do (lines 1144, 1450, 1739).

- **Test — No vitest coverage for pre-commit bypass:** The pre-commit hook is a shell script not exercised by the vitest suite. A006/A007 verified by source inspection only. Standard for git hooks — not a gap in this build specifically.

- **Test — A001 test verifies success path, not error message path:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/proof.test.ts:4231` — contract A001 specifies `stdout contains "Push failed after retry"` but the test creates a non-conflicting remote change, so retry succeeds (exit 0). The error message is never emitted. Test proves the mechanism works; the specific error message is verified by source inspection only.

- **Upstream — Stale finding: "Lesson command catch block loses error detail"** — This build replaces that catch block with `commitAndPushProofChanges` which includes stderr in error output. The finding from Proof Intelligence Hardening is likely resolved by this build.

## Deployer Handoff

This is a pure infrastructure improvement — no user-facing behavior changes, no new commands, no new dependencies. The pre-commit filter saves ~30s on proof chain commits. Audit filters (`--severity`, `--entry`) are new options on the existing `ana proof audit` command. The Learn template gains documentation for commands that already exist.

Merge safely. The branch has 1883 passing tests on a baseline of 1866 (17 new tests). The pre-commit `.claude/` addition is pragmatic — without it, strengthen commits (which touch `.claude/skills/`) would run the full 30s build check unnecessarily.

After merge: `ana work complete proof-system-near-term`.

## Verdict
**Shippable:** YES

All 27 contract assertions satisfied. All 17 acceptance criteria pass. 1883 tests pass, 0 fail. Build and lint clean. Findings are observations and debt items — no blockers. The code is cleaner than before (4 copy-pasted blocks → 2 shared helpers, 10+ inline loops → 1 function). I'd stake my name on this shipping.
