Requirements Verification — Reverse Engineering Phase 3 Critic

Verify EARS requirements produced by re-extract-requirements against actual source code. Runs as an independent Critic in a separate agent context.

Gate rule: Phase 4 (re-generate-report) shall not proceed until verification produces a PASS or WARN verdict for all components.

Three Principles (Critic Perspective)

1. Code is Truth

• The source code is the sole authority. If a requirement claims behavior not present in code, the requirement is wrong.

2. Traceability to Line

• Every file:line reference in the requirements must resolve to actual code. Unresolvable references are hallucinations.

3. Behavior over Intent

• Verify what the requirement claims against what the code shows. Do not interpret or justify discrepancies.

Execution