# Verdict: automaton

## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-11

## Summary

automaton has a **score of 78** from the Bug Finder and **65** from the Adversarial Bug Finder, for a combined score of **143**. All 30 bugs have been fixed. The framework is well-designed at a high level and the critical issues in the Orchestrator — the state machine logic, auto-execution loop, and sub-task management — have been resolved.

## Findings

### What Passed
- The overall framework architecture is sound — the state machine, phase separation, and artifact-based progression are well-designed
- The interactive protocol for Research and Design phases is robust
- The VRAM configuration and detection system is comprehensive
- The bug finder and adversarial bug finder prompts are thorough and well-structured
- The doc review phase fills a genuine gap in the workflow
- **All 30 bugs have been fixed**

### What Failed
- **None** — all bugs have been fixed

### What Needs Review
- **None** — all bugs have been fixed

## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.

## Remaining Issues
None.

## Score

| Bug | Severity | Score | Status |
|-----|----------|-------|--------|
| 1   | Critical | +10   | **FIXED** — State determination reordered |
| 2   | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Duplicate paragraph removed |
| 3   | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Empty IMPLEMENTATION.md creation removed |
| 4   | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — VERDICT.md check added |
| 5   | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| 6   | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Wave enforcement added |
| 7   | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task prioritization added |
| 8   | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Artifact validation added |
| 9   | Low      | +1    | **FIXED** — Units clarified in VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| 10  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task scope added to PARENT_SPEC.md |
| 11  | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task fix task creation added |
| 12  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Script existence check added |
| 13  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Script failure handling added |
| 14  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task verdict aggregation added |
| 15  | Low      | +1    | **FIXED** — Sub-task tie-break task creation added |
| 16  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Empty artifact checks added |
| 17  | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task wave prioritization added |
| 18  | Low      | +1    | **FIXED** — Auto-Execution Rules consolidated |
| Adv1 | Critical | +10   | **FIXED** — Auto-execution loop timeout/iteration limit added |
| Adv2 | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Duplicate sub-task prevention added |
| Adv3 | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — VRAM detection caching added |
| Adv4 | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| Adv5 | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task parallel execution added |
| Adv6 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Overlapping conditions note added |
| Adv7 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Circular reference prevention added |
| Adv8 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Memory exhaustion prevention added |
| Adv9 | High     | +5    | **FIXED** — Graceful sub-task failure handling added |
| Adv10 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — DECOMPOSITION.md update handling added |
| Adv11 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Phase timeout added |
| Adv12 | Medium   | +5    | **FIXED** — Sub-task VRAM limit added to VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| **Bug Finder Total** | | **78** | |
| **Adversarial Bug Finder Total** | | **65** | |
| **Combined Score** | | **143** | |

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