---
docType: review
layer: project
reviewType: tasks
slice: utility-actions
project: squadron
verdict: CONCERNS
sourceDocument: project-documents/user/tasks/144-tasks.utility-actions.md
aiModel: minimax/minimax-m2.7
status: complete
dateCreated: 20260331
dateUpdated: 20260331
---

# Review: tasks — slice 144

**Verdict:** CONCERNS
**Model:** minimax/minimax-m2.7

## Findings

### [CONCERN] DevlogAction validation incomplete

**Slice design section "DevlogAction > Validation rules"** specifies: *"If `content` is absent and no `prior_outputs` exist in context, warn (but don't fail — the action can still write a minimal entry)"*. **Task T5** explicitly states: *"validate(config) — minimal validation; returns empty list (devlog is always valid)"*. The warning behavior specified in the design is not implemented. The task should either include the warning logic in `validate()` or explicitly note this as a deviation from the design.

### [CONCERN] DevlogAction test suite missing action_type test

**Task T6** test checklist does not include a test for the `action_type` property returning `"devlog"`. The other two action test tasks (T2 and T4) both explicitly test their respective `action_type` values. For consistency and to satisfy the functional criterion *"Each action's validate() method returns errors for missing required config"* (implicitly requiring protocol compliance), T6 should include: `[ ] Test action_type property returns "devlog"`.

### [PASS] All success criteria mapped to tasks

Cross-reference confirms:
- Functional criteria 1–6 map to T1–T6 (implementation and tests)
- Technical criteria 1–6 map to T1/T3/T5 (protocol compliance, auto-registration), T7 (registry checks), T8 (linting)
- Integration criteria 1–2 map to T7

### [PASS] Task sequencing is correct

- T1 → T2 (CfOpAction impl then tests)
- T3 → T4 (CommitAction impl then tests)
- T5 → T6 (DevlogAction impl then tests)
- T7 (integration) follows all individual action tests
- T8 (closeout) follows integration

### [PASS] No circular dependencies

Each action is independently implementable with no cross-action imports. T7 confirms coexistence via registry verification.

### [PASS] Commit distribution is adequate

Commits are distributed across the eight tasks: `feat: implement CfOpAction` (T1), `test: add CfOpAction unit tests` (T2), `feat: implement CommitAction` (T3), `test: add CommitAction unit tests` (T4), `feat: implement DevlogAction` (T5), `test: add DevlogAction unit tests` (T6), `test: add action registry integration tests` (T7), `docs: mark slice 144 utility actions complete` (T8). No batched-at-end commits.

### [PASS] No scope creep detected

All tasks trace directly to in-scope items from the slice design. Out-of-scope items (step types, executor integration, compact action) are correctly absent.

### [PASS] Task granularity is appropriate

Each task is completable by a junior AI with clear, checkable criteria. No task is oversized — the implementation tasks break down into discrete, verifiable sub-steps.
