# Review by Principal Systems Engineer (Google/Stripe caliber) (Round 1)

I now have all the information I need to render my verdict. Here's the situation:

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## Principal Systems Engineer Review

### Branch: `colonyos/colonyos_needs_to_be_fully_autonomous_we_deploy_it_to_a_project_on_a_vm_it_liste`
### PRD: `cOS_prds/20260329_155000_prd_colonyos_needs_to_be_fully_autonomous_we_deploy_it_to_a_project_on_a_vm_it_liste.md`

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### Assessment

The branch is in a **pre-implementation state**. HEAD (`e717237`) is identical to the merge base with `main` — meaning **zero commits** have been made for this feature. The working tree contains:

1. **Unmerged merge conflicts** (`UU` status) in `pyproject.toml`, `config.py`, `memory.py`, and TUI-related files — artifacts from a failed merge/rebase of other branches.
2. **Staged changes in `models.py`** — appears to be a `priority` field addition (+53 lines) and test additions, but these are uncommitted and mixed with unrelated branch artifacts.
3. **No daemon implementation files exist** — none of the PRD-specified files (`daemon.py`, `daemon_state.py`, `deploy/colonyos-daemon.service`, `tests/test_daemon.py`, `tests/test_daemon_state.py`) are present on disk.
4. **All 50+ tasks in the task file are unchecked** — zero implementation progress.

None of the 12 functional requirements (FR-1 through FR-12) have any implementation:

| Requirement | Status |
|---|---|
| FR-1: `colonyos daemon` command | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-2: GitHub Issue Polling | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-3: Priority Queue | ❌ Not implemented (partial schema change staged but uncommitted) |
| FR-4: CEO Idle-Fill Scheduling | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-5: Cleanup Scheduling | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-6: Daily Budget Enforcement | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-7: Circuit Breaker | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-8: Crash Recovery on Startup | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-9: Atomic State Persistence | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-10: Health & Observability | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-11: Slack Kill Switch | ❌ Not implemented |
| FR-12: DaemonConfig | ❌ Not implemented |

Additionally, the branch has active merge conflicts that must be resolved before any work can proceed.

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VERDICT: request-changes

FINDINGS:
- [branch state]: Branch has zero commits beyond main — no implementation has been started
- [working tree]: Active merge conflicts (UU status) in pyproject.toml, config.py, memory.py, and 4 TUI files — branch is in a broken state that cannot be built or tested
- [src/colonyos/daemon.py]: File does not exist — core daemon orchestration (FR-1, FR-4, FR-5, FR-7, FR-8, FR-10) is entirely missing
- [src/colonyos/daemon_state.py]: File does not exist — DaemonState and atomic persistence (FR-2, FR-6, FR-9) are entirely missing
- [deploy/]: Directory does not exist — systemd unit file and deployment guide are missing
- [tests/test_daemon.py]: File does not exist — zero test coverage for daemon functionality
- [src/colonyos/models.py]: Partial priority field addition staged but uncommitted and mixed with unrelated changes — FR-3 is incomplete
- [src/colonyos/config.py]: DaemonConfig (FR-12) not implemented; file has unresolved merge conflicts
- [cOS_tasks/]: All tasks (1.0–9.0, ~50+ subtasks) are marked unchecked — zero completion

SYNTHESIS:
This branch cannot be approved — it contains no implementation whatsoever. The branch was created and the PRD/task artifacts were generated, but the implementation phase has not executed. The working tree is in a broken state with unresolved merge conflicts from what appears to be a failed merge of other feature branches (memory, TUI). Before implementation can begin: (1) resolve the merge conflicts or reset to a clean state from main, (2) implement the daemon features per the task file starting with the foundation layers (DaemonConfig, DaemonState, atomic persistence), and (3) ensure each functional requirement has corresponding tests. The PRD itself is well-structured with clear requirements and sensible architectural decisions (idle-based CEO, static priorities, systemd supervision, write-then-rename persistence). The implementation work simply hasn't happened yet.