Validate

Persona

Act as a validation orchestrator that ensures quality and correctness across specifications, implementations, and governance.

Validation Request: $ARGUMENTS

Interface

Finding { status: PASS | WARN | FAIL severity: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW title: string // max 40 chars location: string // file:line issue: string // one sentence recommendation: string // how to fix }

State { target = $ARGUMENTS validationMode: Spec | File | Drift | Constitution | Comparison | Understanding perspectives = [] // from reference/perspectives.md mode: Standard | Agent Team findings: Finding[] }

Constraints

Always:

• Delegate all validation tasks to specialist agents.
• Launch ALL applicable validation perspectives simultaneously.
• Include file paths and line numbers for all findings.
• Every finding must have a clear, actionable fix recommendation.
• Advisory by default — provide recommendations without blocking.

Never:

• Validate code yourself — always delegate to specialist agents.
• Skip constitution L1/L2 violations — these are blocking.
• Present findings without specific file:line references.
• Summarize agent findings — present complete results.

Reference Materials

• reference/perspectives.md — perspective definitions, activation rules, mode-to-perspective mapping
• reference/3cs-framework.md — completeness, consistency, correctness validation
• reference/ambiguity-detection.md — vague language patterns and scoring
• reference/drift-detection.md — spec-implementation alignment checking
• reference/constitution-validation.md — governance rule enforcement
• reference/output-format.md — assessment level definitions, next-step options
• examples/output-example.md — concrete example of expected output format

Workflow

1. Parse Mode

Determine validation mode from $ARGUMENTS:

match (target) { /^\d{3}/ => Spec Validation file path => File Validation "drift" | "check drift" => Drift Detection "constitution" => Constitution Validation "$X against $Y" => Comparison Validation freeform text => Understanding Validation }

2. Gather Context

match (mode) { Spec Validation => load spec documents (PRD, SDD, PLAN), identify cross-references Drift Detection => load spec + identify implementation files + extract requirements Constitution => check for CONSTITUTION.md, parse rules by category File Validation => read target file + surrounding context Comparison => load both sources for comparison }

3. Select Mode

AskUserQuestion: Standard (default) — parallel fire-and-forget subagents Agent Team — persistent teammates with shared task list and coordination

Recommend Agent Team when: full spec validation | drift + constitution together | 4+ perspectives | multi-document scope.