# QA Review MC #9659 reviewing #9652

# QA Review — MC #9659 reviewing source task #9652

Date: 2026-07-28
Reviewer: John / pi-orchestrator
Scope: Auto-generated QA review for completed MC #9652, titled `[TEST-QA-PROVEO-A] System gate validation test — no sha`.

Completion criterion for MC #9659: deliver a tool-verified audit/report artifact for the source task. A failing or `NEEDS_WORK` verdict on source task #9652 is a valid QA review outcome; it does not mean this review artifact failed.

## Source task facts verified with tools

`node ~/system/tools/mc.js show 9652` verified:
- Source task: #9652
- Status: `done`
- Priority: `H`
- Owner: `proveo`
- Category: `system`
- Project: none
- DOD evidence: `QA test — satisfying ZAKON #22 to isolate PI2 gate`
- Agent output: `QA test — satisfying ZAKON #22 to isolate PI2 gate`

`node ~/system/tools/mc.js history 9652` verified:
- Created by `john` at 2026-04-27 16:34:53 with priority H.
- Started by `john` at 2026-04-27 16:35:22.
- Moved ready for review by `john` at 2026-04-27 16:35:33 with note `QA test — satisfying ZAKON #22 to isolate PI2 gate`.
- Forced completion by `john` at 2026-04-27 16:37:03.
- The forced-completion record itself lists blocked/missing gates: QA-19 check required, GOTCHA file missing, hop-build not started, claim gate blocked because no trust labels, validator evidence missing, and output contract missing.

## QA-19 probe result

Command run:

```bash
node ~/system/tools/qa-19.js check 9652
```

Observed result in `/tmp/alai/9659-review/probe.txt`:
- Score: `5/15`.
- Gate: `PENDING`.
- Required for H priority: `15/15`.
- Failing checks included:
  - GOTCHA Written: `/tmp/gotcha-task-9652.md not found`.
  - Tools Checked: no evidence of tool check in GOTCHA.
  - Context Read: no context section in GOTCHA.
  - Build Passes: no build evidence and no hop-build marker.
  - Tests Pass: no test evidence.
  - Evidence Captured: `/tmp/verify-9652` not found or empty.
  - Destination Verified: no destination verification evidence.
- Manual checks still pending: Error Handling, Output Matches Spec, Self-Review, CEO Acceptance.

## Artifact existence checks

The following required/evidence paths were checked and were absent:

```text
MISSING /tmp/gotcha-task-9652.md
MISSING /tmp/verify-9652/validator-independent.json
MISSING /tmp/pi2-deploy-evidence-9652.json
```

## Source-task QA verdict

Status for source MC #9652: `NEEDS_WORK / NOT APPROVED AS PRODUCTION-QUALITY COMPLETION`

Rationale:
- #9652 is a High-priority source task, but current QA-19 evidence is incomplete (`5/15`, gate `PENDING`).
- The only DOD/agent output is `QA test — satisfying ZAKON #22 to isolate PI2 gate`, which is not enough to prove build, test, validator, destination, or deployment evidence.
- The source task history confirms it was closed through forced completion while multiple gates were missing.

## Recommended follow-up

If #9652 was only an intentional system-gate validation probe, no production remediation is required, but the source task should remain understood as a harness/gate test rather than evidence of production-quality implementation. If it represented real system work, reopen or create a follow-up to supply the missing GOTCHA, build/test evidence, validator evidence, output contract, and destination verification before accepting the completion.

## Evidence generated by this review

- Probe log: `/tmp/alai/9659-review/probe.txt`
- Review report: `/Users/makinja/system/evidence/9659/qa-review-9652.md`
- Machine summary: `/Users/makinja/system/evidence/9659/summary.json`