From lavra
Verifies that a bead's implementation meets its success criteria at three levels: existence, substance, and system wiring. Catches stubs, dead code, and unconnected components.
How this agent operates — its isolation, permissions, and tool access model
Agent reference
lavra:agents/review/goal-verifiersonnetThe summary Claude sees when deciding whether to delegate to this agent
<examples> <example>Context: A bead requires an auth middleware that protects API routes. user: "Verify goal completion for BD-001" assistant: "I'll check whether the auth middleware exists, is substantive (not a stub), and is wired into the route definitions." <commentary>Goal verification goes beyond code review -- it checks whether the declared success criteria are actually met end-to-end.</...
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## Validation section (acceptance criteria)## What section (implementation requirements)For each criterion in the Validation and What sections, check three levels:
Does the code artifact exist? File created, function defined, endpoint registered, migration written.
Check: Glob/Grep for expected file paths, function names, route definitions, model definitions.
Is the implementation real or a stub? A function that returns nil, a component that renders <div>TODO</div>, or an endpoint that returns 200 with no body all fail this check.
Check: Read the implementation. Look for:
"TODO", "FIXME", "placeholder", "lorem")NotImplementedError or equivalentIs the implementation connected to the rest of the system? A service class that exists but is never imported, a route that is defined but never mounted, a migration that is written but not referenced in the schema -- all fail this check.
Check: For each artifact found in Level 1:
Additionally, scan all changed files for:
TODO / FIXME / HACK comments in production code## Goal Verification: {BEAD_ID}
### Criteria Checklist
| # | Criterion | Exists | Substantive | Wired | Notes |
|---|-----------|--------|-------------|-------|-------|
| 1 | {criterion from Validation} | PASS/FAIL | PASS/FAIL/N/A | PASS/FAIL/N/A | {details} |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
### Anti-Pattern Scan
| File | Line | Issue | Severity |
|------|------|-------|----------|
| {path} | {line} | {description} | WARNING/CRITICAL |
### Summary
- **Criteria met:** {X}/{Y}
- **Exists failures:** {count} (CRITICAL -- code not written)
- **Substantive failures:** {count} (CRITICAL -- stub/placeholder code)
- **Wired failures:** {count} (WARNING -- code exists but not connected)
- **Anti-patterns:** {count}
- **Verdict:** PASS / FAIL ({reason})
Any CRITICAL failure means the bead is NOT ready to ship.
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npx claudepluginhub roberto-mello/lavra --plugin lavraGoal-backward verification agent that ensures phase goals are achieved by checking deliverables exist, are substantive (no stubs), wired into the system, and functional. Read-only access.
Verifies Plan-Build-Run phase goals by inspecting codebase for existence, substantiveness, and wiring of deliverables. Restricted tools: Read, Bash, Glob, Grep, Write.
Verifies code implementation matches spec and plan at three tiers: EXISTS (files present), SUBSTANTIVE (real non-stub code), WIRED (system integration). Delegate for phase completion checks, audits, or validating prior work.