---
phase: 12-doc-search-integration
verified: 2026-03-20T00:00:00Z
status: passed
score: 3/3 must-haves verified
re_verification: false
---

# Phase 12: Doc Search Integration Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Agents and users can query the documentation corpus directly from the CLI or through MCP without leaving their tool
**Verified:** 2026-03-20
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #  | Truth                                                                                          | Status     | Evidence                                                                                                         |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | `ztlctl docs <query>` returns ranked results from the docs corpus with relevant excerpts       | VERIFIED   | `commands/docs.py` wired to `_docs_search_impl`; Rich table with Title/Score/Excerpt; `--json` flag produces JSON |
| 2  | An MCP client can query `ztlctl://docs/search` with a query string and receive relevant docs   | VERIFIED   | `ztlctl://docs/search` in `_RESOURCE_CATALOG`; `docs_search_resource_impl` returns guidance dict with `"tool": "docs_search"`; `docs_search` ActionDefinition in registry with `custom_presentation=True` so MCP tool is auto-generated |
| 3  | Both CLI and MCP search use the same underlying `_impl` function following the established pattern | VERIFIED   | `commands/docs.py` and `controllers/docs.py` both lazy-import `_docs_search_impl` from `services/docs.py`; `resources.py` lazy-imports `_docs_index_impl` from same module |

**Score:** 3/3 truths verified

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### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                                   | Provides                                                               | Exists | Substantive | Wired | Status     |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|-------|------------|
| `src/ztlctl/services/docs.py`              | `_resolve_docs_path`, `_docs_search_impl`, `_docs_index_impl`          | YES    | YES (216 lines, full impl) | YES (imported by controllers, commands, resources) | VERIFIED   |
| `tests/services/test_docs.py`              | Unit tests for all three public functions                              | YES    | YES (23 tests: AND logic, scoring, env override, path resolution, index) | YES (directly imports from services/docs) | VERIFIED   |
| `src/ztlctl/controllers/docs.py`           | `DocsController.search()` wrapping `_docs_search_impl`                 | YES    | YES (43 lines, no vault access) | YES (imported in `_register_core.py`) | VERIFIED   |
| `src/ztlctl/commands/docs.py`              | Click group `docs_group` with `search` subcommand                      | YES    | YES (60 lines, Rich table + JSON output, --limit flag) | YES (added via `cli.add_command(docs_group)` in `commands/__init__.py`) | VERIFIED   |
| `src/ztlctl/actions/_register_core.py`     | `docs_search` ActionDefinition registered                              | YES    | YES (`custom_presentation=True`, `query`+`limit` params, `mcp_when_to_use`/`mcp_avoid_when`) | YES (DocsController imported lazily inside `_register_core_actions()`) | VERIFIED   |
| `src/ztlctl/commands/__init__.py`          | `docs_group` added to CLI root                                         | YES    | YES (lines 111-113: lazy import + `cli.add_command`) | YES (wired into `register_commands()`) | VERIFIED   |
| `src/ztlctl/mcp/resources.py`              | `docs_index_impl`, `docs_search_resource_impl`, two `@server.resource` decorators, two catalog entries | YES    | YES (both impls substantive; catalog has both URIs; register_resources() wires both) | YES (lazy-imports `_docs_search_impl`/`_docs_index_impl` from services/docs) | VERIFIED   |
| `tests/controllers/test_docs_controller.py`| Controller tests (vault isolation, limit, AND logic)                   | YES    | YES (9 tests) | YES (imports DocsController directly) | VERIFIED   |
| `tests/mcp/test_resources.py`              | Tests for `docs_index_impl`, `docs_search_resource_impl`, catalog presence | YES    | YES (new test class with 5 assertions + catalog URI assertions) | YES (imports impls from ztlctl.mcp.resources) | VERIFIED   |

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### Key Link Verification

| From                                    | To                            | Via                                                       | Status  | Details                                                                           |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `commands/docs.py`                      | `services/docs.py`            | lazy import of `_docs_search_impl` inside command handler | WIRED   | Line 29: `from ztlctl.services.docs import _docs_search_impl`                     |
| `controllers/docs.py`                   | `services/docs.py`            | lazy import of `_docs_search_impl` inside `search()`      | WIRED   | Line 39: `from ztlctl.services.docs import _docs_search_impl`                     |
| `actions/_register_core.py`             | `controllers/docs.py`         | lazy import inside `_register_core_actions()` body         | WIRED   | Line 24: `from ztlctl.controllers.docs import DocsController`                     |
| `commands/__init__.py`                  | `commands/docs.py`            | `cli.add_command(docs_group)`                              | WIRED   | Lines 111-113: lazy import + add_command                                          |
| `mcp/resources.py`                      | `services/docs.py`            | lazy import inside `docs_index_impl` body                  | WIRED   | Line 624: `from ztlctl.services.docs import _docs_index_impl`                     |
| `mcp/resources.py` `register_resources()` | `docs_index_impl`, `docs_search_resource_impl` | `@server.resource` decorators               | WIRED   | Lines 753-763: `@server.resource("ztlctl://docs/index")` and `"ztlctl://docs/search"` |

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### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Source Plan     | Description                                                                          | Status    | Evidence                                                                                                             |
|-------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AGNT-03     | 12-01, 12-02   | `ztlctl docs <query>` CLI command for local documentation search with ranked results | SATISFIED | `commands/docs.py` implements `docs search <query>` with Rich table, `--json`, `--limit`; 23 service tests + 9 controller tests pass |
| AGNT-04     | 12-01, 12-03   | `ztlctl://docs/search` MCP resource for agent-queryable documentation following `_impl` pattern | SATISFIED | `_RESOURCE_CATALOG` contains both `ztlctl://docs/index` and `ztlctl://docs/search`; `docs_search` ActionDefinition (auto-generates MCP tool) registered with `custom_presentation=True`; `docs_index_impl()` returns actual llms.txt content verified at runtime |

No orphaned requirements: both AGNT-03 and AGNT-04 are claimed by plans and satisfied by implementation.

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### Anti-Patterns Found

None. No TODO/FIXME/placeholder comments found in any phase 12 source files. No stub implementations (return null / return {}). No empty handlers.

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### Human Verification Required

None required. All behaviors verified programmatically:
- `_docs_search_impl` AND logic, scoring weights, path resolution, limit: covered by 23 unit tests (all pass).
- `DocsController.search()` vault isolation: covered by 9 controller tests (all pass).
- `docs_index_impl()` returns real llms.txt content: confirmed at runtime — first 80 chars begin `# ztlctl\n\n> A local knowledge operating system...`.
- `docs_search_resource_impl()` returns guidance dict with `"tool": "docs_search"`: confirmed at runtime.
- Both `ztlctl://docs/index` and `ztlctl://docs/search` in resource_catalog(): confirmed at runtime.
- Full test suite: 1821 passed, 2 skipped, 0 failures.

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## Summary

Phase 12 goal is fully achieved. All three success criteria are met:

1. **CLI search** — `ztlctl docs search <query>` is wired end-to-end: `commands/docs.py` calls `_docs_search_impl` from `services/docs.py`, renders a Rich table with Title/Score/Excerpt columns, supports `--json` and `--limit` flags, and is registered in `commands/__init__.py`.

2. **MCP surface** — `ztlctl://docs/index` serves the llms.txt navigation map; `ztlctl://docs/search` serves a guidance dict directing agents to use the auto-generated `docs_search` MCP tool (the ActionDefinition is in the registry with `custom_presentation=True`). Both are wired in `register_resources()` with `@server.resource` decorators.

3. **Shared `_impl` pattern** — Both CLI and MCP paths call the same `_docs_search_impl` and `_docs_index_impl` functions from `services/docs.py`. No MCP or CLI coupling in the service layer.

Requirements AGNT-03 and AGNT-04 are both satisfied. No anti-patterns found. 1821 tests pass with no regressions.

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_Verified: 2026-03-20_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
