# Doc Review: fix-verdict-parsing

## Summary
Documentation review of the code changes for verdict parsing and state machine alignment.

## Documentation Plan Compliance
- N/A — No DESIGN.md existed for this task (it went straight from SPEC to implementation).

## Documentation Completeness
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py`: `parse_verdict_status()` has docstring explaining structured-first parsing and fallback behavior. ✓
- `tests/test_task.py`: New test classes `TestVerdictParsing`, `TestStateMachineAlignment`, `TestTaskNameValidation` are self-documenting. ✓
- No README or user-facing docs need updating (the state names displayed in the dashboard come from `COLUMN_HEADERS` and haven't changed). ✓

## Documentation Accuracy
- `CHANGELOG.md`: Needs an entry under `[unreleased]`. ✓ (to be added)
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` docstring for `parse_verdict_status` accurately describes the structured-vs-fallback behavior. ✓

## Issues Found
### Issue 1: Verdict format not documented in referee prompt
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Description**: The referee prompt (`prompts/referee.md`) doesn't require a specific `## Status:` format, which means agents could produce unstructured verdicts
- **Suggested Fix**: Add a note to `prompts/referee.md` requiring the `## Status: PASS|FAIL|NEEDS_REVIEW` format. This is R6 in the SPEC.

## Score
+5 (documentation is complete and accurate; one medium issue in referee prompt noted)