---
verdict: APPROVAL
card_id: od5a0c
review_number: 2
commit: cf03ffc
date: 2026-03-20
has_backlog_items: false
---

## Review

The diff is a single-line removal: the redundant `$peonDebug = $env:PEON_DEBUG -eq "1"` assignment at what was line 730 of `install.ps1` (hook mode section). This is correct.

**Verification of the fix:**

- Line 323 assigns `$peonDebug` unconditionally at the top of the `$hookScript` here-string, before the `if ($Command)` branch at line 340.
- The hook mode section begins at line 729 (after the CLI branch returns at line 726). By this point, `$peonDebug` is already set from line 323.
- The removed assignment was a no-op -- same expression, same scope, same result.
- All downstream `if ($peonDebug)` guards (lines 738, 754, 763, 966, 976, 1061, 1070, 1110, 1121) continue to work correctly since the variable is set before any of them execute.

**L1 (function dedup) disposition:** The executor's investigation in cycle 2 is genuine -- they read `scripts/install-utils.ps1` and the `$hookScript` here-string, confirmed the duplication is architecturally required (installed hook must be self-contained, cannot dot-source utility files at runtime), and documented the reasoning in work notes. This addresses the B2 blocker from review 1.

**TDD compliance:** This is a dead-code removal (removing a redundant assignment). No behavioral change, so no new tests are required. Existing Pester suites (adapters-windows: 336/336, peon-debug: 14/14) pass and cover `$peonDebug` behavior.

**Test execution evidence:** Executor logs show test runs with specific pass counts. The peon-debug test suite directly validates the debug flag behavior being touched here.

## BLOCKERS

None.

## BACKLOG

None.
