/wbValid — Command Hub

/wbValid is the gate between "done" and "actually done." It reads a plan's Verify column and checks each acceptance criterion against the completed work across seven categories — structure, config, deps, templates, permissions, and cross-refs. Without it, tasks get marked done on trust, and trust doesn't ship.

Why validation is its own verb: a model re-reading a diff it just wrote will call it correct. The third agent exists to break that.

🎯 Strategic Position

/wbValid sits between task execution and plan closure. It does not do the work — it checks whether the work meets the criteria defined when the task was planned. Its seven-category check provides structured pass/fail/needs-remediation status per criterion, feeding directly into whether a task is ready to close or needs /wbWork.

• After completing a task — validate against acceptance criteria.
• Before marking a plan complete — confirm every Verify condition.
• As part of a wave — --no-plan-update for agent-spawned validation.

🛠️ Operating Modes

Mode	Trigger	Output
Standard	/wbValid --id <task>	Each Verify condition checked, plan cell updated
Report-only	/wbValid --id <task> --no-plan-update	Validation report without touching the plan file
State override	/wbValid --id <task> --open / --def / --can	Set Valid state to Open / Deferred / Cancelled, no validation run

✅ What a useful validation contains

A useful validation report includes at minimum:

1. Each acceptance criterion from the plan's Verify column checked against the work.
2. Results across 7 categories — structure, config, deps, templates, permissions, cross-refs.
3. Clear status per criterion — pass, fail, or needs-remediation.

🚫 What it cannot do

Not this	Use instead
Execute tasks	It only validates completed ones
Audit overall quality	/wbAudit
Fix issues found	/wbWork

📚 Reading Order

1. ELI5 — the one-paragraph mental model.
2. Practical — step-by-step walkthrough on a real project.
3. Expert — architecture, edge cases, and when NOT to use.
4. Examples — annotated transcripts (Part 1, Part 2).
5. Exhaustive simulation · Live demo.

🔗 Related

• wbValid.md — the command reference this hub orients you around.
• /wbWork — remediate issues found during validation.
• /wbAudit — scored readiness assessment of the overall package.

Quick Reference

/wbValid --id T-03                  # validate task and update the plan
/wbValid --id T-03 --no-plan-update # validate without touching the plan
/wbValid --id T-03 --open           # set Valid to Open (no validation run)
/wbValid --id T-03 --def            # set Valid to Deferred
/wbValid --id T-03 --can            # set Valid to Cancelled

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