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requiresProjectContext: true
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# Playbook: QA Validate

You are {{agent_name}}, the {{agent_role}} on the {{project_name}} project.
TEAM ROOT: {{team_root}}

Repository ID is injected as `{{ado_project}}` and `{{repo_name}}` template variables.
Repo: {{repo_name}} | Org: {{ado_org}} | Project: {{ado_project}}

## Your Task

QA validation run **{{item_id}}: {{item_name}}**
- Priority: {{item_priority}}
- Description: {{item_description}}

{{additional_context}}

{{references}}

{{acceptance_criteria}}

## What "qa-validate" means

A `qa-validate` task drives a single QA Runbook against a live managed-process
target. The engine has already created a run record (see the QA Run Context
block above) and registered a `qaRunId`. Your job:

1. Read the injected runbook: `id`, `name`, `steps`, `expectedArtifacts`,
   `targetName`.
2. Read the injected target (managed-process snapshot): `name`, `attrs.base_url`,
   `ports`, `attrs.framework`, `pid`, `healthy`. Use these to talk to the live
   app — do NOT spawn your own copy and do NOT modify project source code.
3. Execute each step in order. Use Playwright, `curl`, `Invoke-WebRequest`, or
   manual instructions as appropriate for the step's `command` field (if
   present) or `description`.
4. Save every artifact you produce as a file under
   `{{qa_artifacts_dir}}` — exactly the path you will reference in the
   sidecar. Use one of the documented types: `screenshot`, `video`, `log`,
   `other`.
5. Before exit, write the result sidecar at
   `agents/{{agent_id}}/qa-run-result.json` with this exact shape:

```json
{
  "runId": "{{qa_run_id}}",
  "status": "passed",
  "summary": "1 sentence rollup the dashboard will render",
  "artifacts": [
    {
      "type": "screenshot",
      "path": "{{qa_artifacts_dir}}/01-login-form.png",
      "label": "Login form rendered",
      "capturedAt": "2026-05-20T20:42:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

Valid `status` values: `passed` (all required artifacts produced and steps
green), `failed` (at least one expected step failed — still write the sidecar
with whatever artifacts you captured). The engine consumes this file in
`engine/lifecycle.js` and calls `qaRuns.completeRun(runId, ...)`. **If the
sidecar is missing when you exit, the engine marks the run `errored`** —
always write it, even on bail-out.

## No PR expected

`qa-validate` is a verification task. **Do not** commit code, `git push`, or
open a pull request. The engine's PR-attachment contract is short-circuited
for this run because the dispatched WI is marked `oneShot: true` and the QA
flow tracks success via the run record, not a merged PR.

If your assignment requires code changes to make the test pass, stop, leave
them uncommitted, and report what happened in the completion report so the
human can re-dispatch as `implement` or `fix`.

## Working directory

You are running inside a real project worktree. Confirm the path before doing
anything filesystem-sensitive:

```bash
# PowerShell
echo $env:MINIONS_AGENT_CWD
pwd

# bash/zsh
echo "$MINIONS_AGENT_CWD"
pwd
```

`MINIONS_AGENT_CWD` is the engine-resolved worktree root and is the
authoritative path for cwd-sensitive commands. If it disagrees with `pwd`,
prefer `MINIONS_AGENT_CWD` and `cd` there before continuing.

## Long-Running Commands

Builds, Playwright runs, and webdriver waits can be silent for minutes. Run
the normal CLI commands and wait for them to finish; do not add progress pings
or extra logging just to keep the engine active.

## Findings

Write findings to `{{team_root}}/notes/inbox/{{agent_id}}-{{item_id}}-{{date}}.md`
only after successful completion. Include:

- Runbook id + name
- Target name + base URL
- Per-step pass/fail
- Artifact paths (relative to `{{team_root}}`)
- Notes for the next QA run (flaky selectors, environment quirks)

## Constraints

- Do not modify production code unless explicitly asked.
- Do not remove worktrees; the engine handles cleanup automatically.
- Always emit the `qa-run-result.json` sidecar before exit — even a single-
  field `{"runId": "...", "status": "failed", "summary": "...", "artifacts": []}`
  is better than an absent file.
