SPEC: Dashboard Task Review and Approval

Overview

The dashboard currently shows tasks grouped by phase but has no workflow for reviewing and approving tasks before they proceed to the next phase. A user should be able to review a task's artifacts (SPEC.md, DESIGN.md, IMPLEMENTATION.md, etc.) and approve or reject it directly from the dashboard.

Motivation

The framework has phases that require user sign-off (Research → SPEC.md review, Design → DESIGN.md review, etc.) but this sign-off happens via agent interaction, not through the dashboard. Adding review/approval to the dashboard provides:

Asynchronous review — approve or flag tasks without an active agent session
Audit trail — who approved what and when
Blocked task management — reject a task to move it to Blocked column
Self-service — approve multiple tasks at a glance

Requirements

1. Review State Per Task

Each task can have a review status:

Status	Meaning
`pending`	Awaiting review (default for new artifacts)
`approved`	Reviewer approved, task can proceed
`changes_requested`	Reviewer wants changes, task moves to Blocked
`not_needed`	No review needed (e.g., automated phases)

2. Review Data Storage

Store review state in the task directory:

REVIEW.md — review metadata (status, reviewer, timestamp, comments)
Or embed in existing artifact files if simpler

3. Dashboard UI

Each task card shows review status badge (🟡 pending, ✅ approved, ❌ changes requested)
Clicking a task opens a detail panel with:
- Artifact preview (SPEC.md, DESIGN.md, etc.)
- Approve / Request Changes buttons
- Comment box
Phase columns show a review filter toggle (show all / show pending only)
Stats view includes review metrics (pending approvals count)

4. Integration with Phase Flow

A task in "Research" phase with a new SPEC.md starts as pending review
When approved, the task proceeds to next phase
When "changes requested", the task moves to Blocked column with a note
Review status is checked by the Orchestrator before auto-executing next phase

5. API Endpoints

GET /api/tasks/{name}/review — get review status
POST /api/tasks/{name}/review — submit review (approve/changes_requested + comment)
GET /api/review-summary — aggregate review metrics for all tasks

Acceptance Criteria

Tasks have review state stored in REVIEW.md
Dashboard shows review status badge on task cards
Detail panel has Approve / Request Changes buttons
Filter for pending reviews only
Stats shows pending approval count
API serves review data and accepts review submissions
Orchestrator checks review status before auto-executing

Out of Scope

Multi-user review workflow (single user for now)
Email/notification system for pending reviews
Role-based permissions

Notes

This builds on the existing Blocked column (when changes_requested, task goes to Blocked)
Review state is simple — approve or changes_requested, no multi-level approval

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