# Verdict: fix-verdict-parsing

## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-14

## Summary
Fixed the critical verdict parsing bug and aligned the state machine with the orchestrator specification. All 90 tests pass. The false-BLOCKED issue where PASS verdicts mentioning "FAIL" or "NEEDS_REVIEW" were misclassified is resolved. The state machine now correctly maps IMPLEMENTATION.md alone to Bug Find and ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT alone to Bug Find (matching the orchestrator spec).

## Findings
- All 29 task state tests pass (16 new + 13 existing, 1 updated)
- Full suite: 90/90 passed
- `py_compile` clean, `bash -n` clean
- Structured verdict parsing with substring fallback works correctly for all edge cases tested
- Filesystem task name validation added (skips directories with invalid characters)

## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
- None

## Remaining Issues
- `prompts/referee.md` should document the required `## Status:` format (noted in DOC_REVIEW, to be addressed in fix-prompt-consistency task)

## Score
+10