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verdict: APPROVAL
card_id: nnj6gt
review_number: 1
commit: 762a8de
date: 2026-03-26
has_backlog_items: false
---

## Review: gate peon.ps1 status output behind --verbose flag

The diff cleanly ports the verbose gating pattern from `peon.sh` to the PowerShell status handler in `install.ps1`. The classification of essential vs. informational lines matches the reference implementation. Tests cover both modes with positive and negative assertions across all three Pester test blocks.

### Architecture and Implementation

The refactored status handler is well-structured: essential output (state, pack, volume, pack count, verbose hint) is unconditional, and all informational lines (desktop notifications, mobile notifications, notification templates, headphones_only, path rules) are gated behind `$isVerbose`. This matches the `peon.sh` classification exactly.

The pack count logic correctly validates packs by checking for `openpeon.json` or `manifest.json` manifests, which is the same validation approach used in `peon.sh`.

The addition of "mobile notifications not configured" as a fallback in verbose mode is a good parity improvement -- `peon.sh` already had this, and the old `peon.ps1` code silently omitted mobile notification status when unconfigured.

### Minor parity gaps (not blocking)

A few verbose-only lines present in `peon.sh` are absent from `peon.ps1`: `notification_style`, `notification_position`, `notification_dismiss_seconds`, `label_override`/`project_name_map`, headphones detection status, and debug logging status. These were not present in the pre-existing `peon.ps1` status handler either, so their absence is pre-existing scope -- this card correctly scopes itself to porting the verbose gating pattern, not backfilling every feature gap. The card's work summary explicitly acknowledges IDE detection is out of scope.

### TDD Compliance

Tests were updated in the same commit as the production code. The test structure is specification-oriented: three new test cases per block verify (1) path rules are hidden in default output, (2) the verbose hint message appears, and (3) pack count appears in default output. The existing path rules test was updated to pass `--verbose`. Negative assertions (`Should -Not -Match "path rules"`) confirm that verbose-only content is properly gated, which is the kind of boundary-condition testing TDD produces.

The tests are duplicated across three Pester `Describe` blocks. This is consistent with the existing test file structure where each adapter variant (install.ps1 direct, peon.cmd wrapper, and peon.ps1 direct) gets its own copy of the test suite. The duplication is structural to the test file, not introduced by this card.

### Checkbox Integrity

All checked boxes are truthful. The acceptance criteria match the delivered behavior. The "Code reviewed by at least 2 team members" box is correctly left unchecked.

### Close-out

No outstanding actions. The diff is clean, correctly scoped, and the tests verify the intended behavior.
