verifying-plan-execution

Verifying Plan Execution

Overview

Verify that implementation matches plan specification exactly. This is plan adherence verification, NOT code quality review.

Your only job: Did implementation match what the plan specified? Not your job: Is the code good? (that's code-review-agent)

Announce at start: "I'm using the verifying-plan-execution skill to check plan adherence."

When to Use

• After executing plan batches
• During /cipherpowers:verify execute
• When checking if implementation matches plan specification
• Before proceeding to next batch

Verification Workflow

Step 1: Read Plan Tasks

For the specified batch, extract:

1. Task number/identifier
2. Complete specification of what should be implemented
3. Verification criteria
4. Expected files/locations

Step 2: Read Implementation Changes

Review all code changes:

1. Use git diff or file reads
2. Identify modified/created files
3. Understand what was actually implemented

Step 3: Verify Each Task

For each task:

Task [N]: [specification from plan]

Verification:
- Required: [what plan specified]
- Found: [what implementation contains]
- Status: COMPLETE / INCOMPLETE / DEVIATED

COMPLETE = Task implemented exactly as specified
INCOMPLETE = Task partially done, missing requirements, or skipped
DEVIATED = Task done differently than plan specified

Step 4: Categorize Issues

• BLOCKING: Task INCOMPLETE or DEVIATED (must fix before next batch)
• NON-BLOCKING: Minor discrepancies that don't affect correctness

Step 5: Save Report

Save to: .work/{YYYY-MM-DD}-verify-execute-{HHmmss}.md

Report structure:

# Execute Completion Review - Batch [N]

## Metadata
- Review Date: {YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss}
- Batch: [number]
- Plan File: [path]
- Tasks Reviewed: [identifiers]

## Summary
- Tasks Complete: X/Y
- Tasks Incomplete: X/Y
- Tasks Deviated: X/Y
- BLOCKING Issues: X
- NON-BLOCKING Issues: X

## BLOCKING (Must Fix)
[issues with Task, Plan specified, Implementation, Status, Impact, Action]

## NON-BLOCKING
[same structure or "None"]

## Tasks Verified Complete
[verified tasks with confirmation]

## Overall Assessment
COMPLETE / INCOMPLETE / PARTIAL

Step 6: Report STATUS

End with: STATUS: OK (all complete) or STATUS: BLOCKED (issues found)

Remember

• Focus on plan adherence, not code quality
• COMPLETE means exact match to specification
• DEVIATED means different approach (even if working)
• Save report before completing
• Announce file path in final response