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VERDICT: add-loop-templates-onboarding

Task

Implement prompt-file token substitution in the loop runner, create three loop role prompts (loop-implement.md, loop-verifier.md, loop-orchestrate.md), fill in both loop templates, create the self-improvement template, and add onboarding documentation.

Deliverables Review

Requirement Status Evidence
R1: _resolve_prompt with token substitution DONE scripts/loop-runner.py:248-303, 4 tests in TestResolvePrompt
R2: prompts/loop-implement.md DONE File created, 2 tests in TestPromptFiles
R3: prompts/loop-verifier.md DONE File created, 3 tests in TestPromptFiles
R4: prompts/loop-orchestrate.md DONE File created, 2 tests in TestPromptFiles
R5: ci-triage template roles filled DONE templates/loops/ci-triage/loop.json, 1 test in TestCiTriageTemplate
R6: self-improvement template created DONE templates/loops/self-improvement/loop.json, 5 tests in TestSelfImprovementTemplate
R7: README onboarding section DONE README.md "Loop Engineering" section with Quick Start, Tick Cycle, Configuration, Monitoring, Halt/Resume
R8: tests/test_loop_templates.py DONE 18 tests (target was 12-16; exceeded)
R9: CHANGELOG and technical.md DONE CHANGELOG.md task 6 entry, design/loops/technical.md section 8 updated

Quality Assessment

  • Test coverage: 18 new tests, all passing. Full suite 393 passed (was 369). No regressions.
  • Backward compatibility: _invoke_harness new params are optional. Existing tests updated to use non-existent prompt refs so _resolve_prompt fallback path is exercised. No breaking changes.
  • Code quality: _resolve_prompt is clean, well-structured, handles all edge cases (missing file, missing artifact, empty prompt_ref, missing outputs dir). Follows existing code conventions.
  • Documentation: README onboarding section is comprehensive. technical.md section 8 documents the prompt resolution flow. CHANGELOG is detailed.
  • Security: Adversarial review found no exploitable vulnerabilities. Path traversal is mitigated by trusted input. Token injection is not possible (single-pass substitution). Large artifact DoS is mitigated by context floor gate.

Pipeline Artifacts

  • SPEC.md -- written and approved
  • IMPLEMENTATION.md -- written
  • CODE_REVIEW.md -- written, approved
  • BUG_REPORT.md -- written (CLEAN, 2 LOW + 1 INFO)
  • ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md -- written (CLEAN, no exploitable vulnerabilities)
  • DOC_REVIEW.md -- written (APPROVED)

Verdict

APPROVED -- ready for complete.

All 9 requirements (R1-R9) are fully implemented, tested, and documented. The task delivers the critical missing piece of loop engineering v1: prompt-file token substitution that closes the feedback loop between ticks. The three loop role prompts provide the LLM instructions for the Implement/Verify/Orchestrate cycle. The self-improvement template enables the framework to improve itself via audit-driven loops.