---
phase: 07-verification-and-closure
verified: 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z
status: passed
score: 5/5 must-haves verified
re_verification: false
---

# Phase 7: Verification and Closure Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Verification and formal closure — create tech debt inventory, run all human verification checks, produce verification report
**Verified:** 2026-02-27
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #  | Truth                                                                      | Status     | Evidence                                                                                              |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | TECH-DEBT.md at repo root catalogs accepted design decisions with citations | VERIFIED  | `TECH-DEBT.md` exists, 123 lines, 7 decisions each with `Origin:` citing phase + decision ID          |
| 2  | TECH-DEBT.md lists all v0.2 deferred items with requirement IDs            | VERIFIED  | 6-row table: QUERY-V2-01, QUERY-V2-02, QUERY-V2-03, DIST-V2-01, DIST-V2-02, sidecar replacement      |
| 3  | TECH-DEBT.md documents known architectural limitations with mitigation notes| VERIFIED  | 4 limitations documented: FFI fuzz gap, version pinning, VARCHAR output, unqualified column names     |
| 4  | TECH-DEBT.md documents test coverage gaps with justifications              | VERIFIED  | 3 gaps documented: Python Iceberg test, FFI fuzz-untestable, sandbox portability (resolved in Phase 6)|
| 5  | 07-VERIFICATION-REPORT.md exists with pass/fail/blocked status for all items | VERIFIED | 12 items: 7 PASS, 5 BLOCKED, 0 FAIL, 1 DEFERRED — human-reviewed and approved                       |

**Score:** 5/5 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                                                                         | Expected                                            | Status     | Details                                                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `TECH-DEBT.md`                                                                   | Complete tech debt and deferred items inventory     | VERIFIED   | 123 lines, 4 sections, 10 `Origin:` citations, 6-row deferred table, no TODOs                       |
| `.planning/phases/07-verification-and-closure/07-VERIFICATION-REPORT.md`        | Verification evidence table with pass/fail status   | VERIFIED   | 12 rows, MAINTAINER.md review section, summary line present, human-approved                          |

### Key Link Verification

| From                    | To                              | Via                                      | Status   | Details                                                                                   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `TECH-DEBT.md`          | `.planning/v1.0-MILESTONE-AUDIT.md` | Every item traces back via `Origin:` | VERIFIED | 10 `Origin:` citations found in TECH-DEBT.md, each referencing a phase + decision ID     |
| `07-VERIFICATION-REPORT.md` | `.planning/v1.0-MILESTONE-AUDIT.md` | Each row maps to an audit item   | VERIFIED | Report covers all 8 human-verification items from audit (CI, tests, fuzz, MAINTAINER.md) |

### Requirements Coverage

The PLAN frontmatter declares VERIFY-SC1 through VERIFY-SC7 as requirement IDs. These are phase-specific success criteria identifiers, not entries in `.planning/REQUIREMENTS.md` (which contains v0.1 functional requirements only). Cross-referencing confirms:

- No VERIFY-SC* IDs exist in REQUIREMENTS.md — these IDs were minted in the phase plan to track phase-internal success criteria
- All formal v0.1 requirements (INFRA, DDL, MODEL, EXPAND, QUERY, TEST, DOCS series) were satisfied in Phases 1–6 and are not re-verified here
- QUERY-V2-01, QUERY-V2-02, QUERY-V2-03, DIST-V2-01, DIST-V2-02 are v0.2 requirements from REQUIREMENTS.md and are correctly listed as "Deferred to v0.2" in TECH-DEBT.md

| Requirement  | Source Plan | Description                             | Status       | Evidence                                                         |
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| VERIFY-SC1   | 07-02-PLAN  | CI workflows confirmed passing          | BLOCKED/OK   | 4 CI items BLOCKED (code not yet pushed to GitHub); workflow files present and syntactically valid |
| VERIFY-SC2   | 07-02-PLAN  | Full SQLLogicTest suite passes locally  | PASS         | All 3 `.test` files pass individually; directory-mode hang documented as known issue with workaround |
| VERIFY-SC3   | 07-02-PLAN  | DuckLake/Iceberg integration test passes| PASS         | 4/4 after commits 19fc344 + e0ac038 fixed dot-qualified table names |
| VERIFY-SC4   | 07-02-PLAN  | DuckDB Version Monitor completes        | BLOCKED/OK   | Cannot trigger without pushed code; workflow file confirmed present |
| VERIFY-SC5   | 07-02-PLAN  | All 3 fuzz targets run without crashes  | PASS         | 664,097 total runs across 3 targets, 0 crashes                  |
| VERIFY-SC6   | 07-02-PLAN  | MAINTAINER.md reviewed for readability  | DEFERRED/OK  | Requires external reviewer; 690-line doc well-structured; deferred to pre-release |
| VERIFY-SC7   | 07-01-PLAN  | TECH-DEBT.md complete tech inventory    | PASS         | TECH-DEBT.md at repo root, all 4 sections populated, 0 TODOs    |

### Anti-Patterns Found

Scanned TECH-DEBT.md and 07-VERIFICATION-REPORT.md for anti-patterns.

| File                        | Line | Pattern   | Severity | Impact    |
|-----------------------------|------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| No anti-patterns detected   | —    | —         | —        | —         |

No TODO/FIXME comments, placeholder text, empty implementations, or stub patterns found in either artifact. BLOCKED items in the verification report are substantive (documented with reasons and evidence), not stub entries.

### Human Verification Required

The following items from the verification report remain BLOCKED or DEFERRED pending external action. These are documented and accepted for milestone closure.

**1. CI Workflow Verification**

**Test:** Push code to GitHub and confirm CodeQuality, MainDistributionPipeline, and PullRequestCI all pass on the GitHub Actions tab.
**Expected:** Green checkmarks on all three workflows.
**Why human:** Cannot be verified until code is pushed to the remote repository. Sandbox TLS errors prevent `gh` CLI access.

**2. DuckDB Version Monitor**

**Test:** Push code to GitHub, then run `gh workflow run DuckDBVersionMonitor.yml` and confirm completion without error.
**Expected:** Workflow completes; either no new version found, or PR opened with `@copilot` mention.
**Why human:** Requires live GitHub Actions environment.

**3. SQLLogicTest Directory Mode**

**Test:** Run `just test-sql` (directory mode) after cleaning `.db`/`.wal` artifacts from `test/sql/`.
**Expected:** All 3 test files pass without hanging.
**Why human:** The hang is caused by `restart_test.db` artifacts in the test directory — needs cleanup or test reorganization before directory mode works reliably.

**4. MAINTAINER.md Readability**

**Test:** Ask someone unfamiliar with Rust to follow the Quick Start in MAINTAINER.md from scratch.
**Expected:** They can build and load the extension without consulting other project files.
**Why human:** Self-review cannot assess readability for a Rust-unfamiliar audience.

### Gaps Summary

No gaps. All must-haves are verified. The BLOCKED and DEFERRED items in the verification report are documented with justifications and accepted for milestone closure per the human-review checkpoint in Plan 07-02.

The phase goal — "create tech debt inventory, run all human verification checks, produce verification report" — is achieved:
- TECH-DEBT.md is substantive and complete (123 lines, 4 sections, 10 origin citations)
- All 12 verification items have recorded status with evidence
- Human reviewed and approved the report
- No FAIL items exist

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_Verified: 2026-02-27_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
