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# finding-verifier
A **graph** agent that independently verifies code-review findings against the working
tree. It exists because false positives kill hands-off trust faster than missed bugs do —
and because an orchestrator verifying its own workers' findings inline can skip, fudge,
or confirmation-bias the check. A graph can't: the structure IS the discipline.
## How it works
```
parse (llm) ──▶ verify_each (map, max_concurrency 4) ──▶ done (end)
└─▶ verify_one (llm + fs_read/fs_cat/fs_grep), one branch PER finding
```
1. **parse** — extracts every 🔴/🟡 finding from the spawn prompt into a structured list
(id, severity verbatim, path, lines, self-contained claim). Extraction only — no judging.
2. **verify_each** — a `map` node fans out one `verify_one` branch per finding. Skipping a
finding is structurally impossible; results collect in input order.
3. **verify_one** — reads the cited code (greps for moved code before concluding anything)
and answers ONE narrow question: does the cited code exist, and does it behave as the
claim says? Verdicts:
- `VERIFIED` — with the decisive line(s) quoted verbatim (`path:line`).
- `FALSE` — the code doesn't exist anywhere or provably doesn't do what the claim says.
Requires PROOF, not disagreement — doubt never lands here.
- `UNVERIFIABLE` — couldn't establish either way (runtime behavior, external systems).
Kept, marked unverified.
4. **done** — a deterministic `end` node emits the raw verdict list plus the caller
contract (VERIFIED = keep + paste evidence; FALSE = drop + tally; UNVERIFIABLE = keep,
marked). No final LLM step that could editorialize.
## What it is NOT
- **Not a second opinion.** It never re-judges severity, style, or whether a finding
"matters" — that authority stays with the reviewers and the orchestrator's rigor rules.
- **Not a reviewer.** It reads only what findings cite (plus greps to locate moved code).
## Caller
Spawned by [`code-reviewer`](../code-reviewer/README.md) during its Finding Verifier
pass, ONCE per review, with the full 🔴/🟡 list and `project_dir`. If this agent isn't
installed, code-reviewer runs the same contract inline as a fallback.
## Files
- `graph.yaml` — the agent (no tools.sh; the graph grants `fs_read`/`fs_cat`/`fs_grep`
per node).