# Review by Andrej Karpathy (Round 2)

Here's my review as Andrej Karpathy:

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## Review Summary

**All 21 functional requirements are implemented and verified.** 504 tests pass. `should_process_message()` remains untouched (FR-2). The security posture is strong with defense-in-depth validation at every layer.

### Key Findings

1. **Verify phase model mismatch** (`orchestrator.py:1812`): Uses `Phase.IMPLEMENT` model instead of `Phase.VERIFY` — silently ignores any Verify-specific model config.

2. **Fragile prompt composition** (`orchestrator.py:1840-1844`): The Deliver phase gets a "Do NOT create a new PR" instruction via string concatenation to the system prompt. This is prompt engineering by monkey-patching — should be a dedicated template.

3. **Missing push boundary in thread_fix.md**: The instruction template tells the agent to "Commit all fixes" but doesn't explicitly say "do NOT push" — the Deliver phase handles pushing, so the Implement agent might race ahead.

4. **Double sanitization** (`cli.py:2017`): `sanitize_slack_content()` is called before `format_slack_as_prompt()`, which internally calls it again. Harmless but reveals a fuzzy data-cleanliness contract.

5. **Cost reporting uses parent only** (`cli.py:1994`): The max-rounds message shows `parent_item.cost_usd` rather than cumulative cost across all fix rounds — minor spec deviation from FR-17's "total" language.

6. **O(n) parent lookup** (`slack.py:185-188`): Linear scan of all queue items per Slack message event — will degrade over time.

7. **Stale head_sha** (`models.py:249`): Fix items inherit `head_sha` from parent at enqueue time, but in multi-round scenarios an intervening fix changes HEAD, making the SHA stale.

### Verdict

VERDICT: **approve**

The implementation is thorough, well-tested, and architecturally sound. The prompt design correctly scopes context to "latest message + original prompt" and maintains proper role-anchoring for untrusted input. Findings are non-blocking but should be addressed in a follow-up, particularly the prompt composition and sanitization boundary issues.

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