# Validation Report: Story 2.2 Context

**Document:** docs-bmad/sprint-artifacts/stories/2-2-amqp-connection-establishment.context.xml
**Checklist:** .bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/story-context/checklist.md
**Date:** 2025-12-29_15:01:13

## Summary
- Overall: 7/10 passed (70%)
- Critical Issues: 3 (module paths, task references, constraint accuracy)

## Section Results

### Checklist Item 1: Story fields (asA/iWant/soThat) captured
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 13-15 - All three story fields correctly captured from draft story.
```xml
<asA>developer</asA>
<iWant>to establish AMQP 0-9-1 protocol connection to RabbitMQ</iWant>
<soThat>I can publish and consume messages for messaging operations</soThat>
```

### Checklist Item 2: Acceptance criteria list matches story draft exactly
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 29-38 - All 8 acceptance criteria match the story draft exactly with proper formatting.

### Checklist Item 3: Tasks/subtasks captured as task list
⚠ **PARTIAL**
Evidence: Lines 16-26 - Tasks are captured but inconsistent with story draft.
**Gap**: Story draft has Tasks 1-9, context.xml has Tasks 1-9 but with incorrect module paths in Task 1 subtasks (references `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/` instead of actual `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/`).

### Checklist Item 4: Relevant docs (5-15) included with path and snippets
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 41-89 - 8 documentation artifacts included with proper paths, titles, sections, and relevant snippets from tech-spec-epic-2.md, epic-2, architecture/security-architecture.md, and ADRs.

### Checklist Item 5: Relevant code references included with reason and line hints
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 92-161 - 10 code artifacts with proper paths, kinds, symbols, line hints, and detailed reasons explaining relevance to story.

### Checklist Item 6: Interfaces/API contracts extracted if applicable
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 198-255 - 8 interfaces documented including AMQPConnectionManager methods (connect, disconnect, is_connected, get_state, get_channel), Settings, ConnectionState enum, and aio_pika.connect_robust with signatures and descriptions.

### Checklist Item 7: Constraints include applicable dev rules and patterns
✗ **FAIL**
Evidence: Lines 176-196 - Constraints section has critical inaccuracy.
**Issue**: Line 179 states "Module location: src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/ (NOT src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/)" which is CORRECT, but this conflicts with the story draft Task 1 which says "Create module `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/amqp.py`" on line 25 of the story draft. The context is correct but the story draft is wrong.

### Checklist Item 8: Dependencies detected from manifests and frameworks
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 163-173 - All required Python packages listed with versions: aio-pika (>=9.5,<11), pika, pydantic, pydantic-settings, structlog, pytest-asyncio, testcontainers-python with descriptions of their purpose.

### Checklist Item 9: Testing standards and locations populated
✓ **PASS**
Evidence: Lines 257-279 - Testing standards clearly defined with pytest and pytest-asyncio, unit and integration test descriptions, coverage requirements (80% minimum), and 8 test location paths specified. Test ideas section provides 9 specific test scenarios mapped to ACs and tasks.

### Checklist Item 10: XML structure follows story-context template format
⚠ **PARTIAL**
Evidence: Overall structure follows template but has inconsistencies.
**Gaps**:
1. Story draft references wrong module path (rabbitmq_mcp_server vs rabbitmq_mcp_connection)
2. Context correctly identifies the actual module path in constraints (line 179) but this creates confusion
3. Code artifacts reference actual paths (src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/) but story tasks reference wrong paths

## Failed Items

### ✗ Constraints include applicable dev rules and patterns
**Impact**: CRITICAL - Story draft and context have conflicting module paths. The story draft instructs developers to create files in `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/` but the actual codebase structure and context.xml correctly identifies `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/`. This will cause confusion and implementation in the wrong location.

**Evidence of Conflict**:
- Story draft line 25: "Create module `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/amqp.py`"
- Context line 179: "Module location: src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/"
- Actual codebase: Files exist at `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/manager.py`, etc.

**Root Cause**: Story draft was generated with incorrect project structure assumptions.

## Partial Items

### ⚠ Tasks/subtasks captured as task list
**What's Missing**: Task 1 subtasks reference incorrect module paths that don't match actual project structure or context constraints section.

### ⚠ XML structure follows story-context template format
**What's Missing**: Consistency between story draft task instructions and context.xml constraints/code artifacts. The context is accurate but doesn't match the source story draft.

## Recommendations

### Must Fix (Critical - Blocking)
1. **Fix Story Draft Module Paths**: Update story draft Task 1, Task 2, Task 7 to reference correct module path `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/` instead of `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/`
2. **Update Context Tasks Section**: Align context.xml tasks (lines 16-26) with corrected story draft tasks to reference proper module paths
3. **Verify Dev Notes Section**: Update story draft Dev Notes (lines 186-199) to reflect correct module structure

### Should Improve (Important)
4. **Clarify Module Naming**: Add explicit note in story draft explaining why `rabbitmq_mcp_connection` package exists separately from `rabbitmq_mcp_server` (architectural decision for separation of concerns)
5. **Update Project Structure Section**: Story draft lines 186-199 show incorrect directory structure - should show `rabbitmq_mcp_connection/` not `rabbitmq_mcp_server/`

### Consider (Minor)
6. **Add Cross-Reference**: Add note in context.xml that story draft was corrected to match actual project structure
7. **Validation Note**: Document that module already exists with implementations (manager.py, exceptions.py, etc.) so story is more about validation/enhancement rather than greenfield creation

## Critical Path for Fixing

1. Fix story draft Task 1 (line 25): Change `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/amqp.py` to `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/manager.py` (or amqp.py if creating new file)
2. Fix story draft Task 2 (line 37): Change `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/tls.py` to `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/tls.py`
3. Fix story draft Task 7 (line 81): Change `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/connection/` to `src/rabbitmq_mcp_connection/connection/`
4. Fix story draft Project Structure section (lines 186-199): Update directory tree to show correct `rabbitmq_mcp_connection/` path
5. Fix story draft Task 9 (line 101): Keep `src/rabbitmq_mcp_server/__main__.py` as this is correct (server entry point imports from connection package)
6. Update context.xml tasks section to match corrected story draft
7. Add note about existing implementation files (manager.py, exceptions.py, etc.) in story draft Dev Notes
