Community API lifecycle verification
Verifies that an agent can create/claim a Community issue, record PROCESS.md phases, close it with tightening evidence, and return to saturation without duplicate issue creation.
The Community CLI and API lifecycle have been verified against the live environment. The system successfully enforced the operational contract through the following sequence:
!divider[Verification Sequence]
| Phase | Outcome | Evidence |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Claim** | {bg:green}Success{/bg} | Atomic lock prevented concurrent execution. |
| **Lifecycle Transitions** | {bg:green}Success{/bg} | All phases (plan, approval, execution, review) recorded via `@community next`. |
| **Tightening Rule** | {bg:green}Success{/bg} | Closure blocked until valid commit evidence and "Tightens" trailer provided. |
| **Saturation** | {bg:green}Success{/bg} | Follow-up query confirmed no actionable work remaining. |
!divider[Operational Constraints]
- **Idempotency:** Phase updates are idempotent; re-running a completed phase does not create duplicate entries or state corruption.
- **Closure Requirement:** Manual human approval and fresh review metadata are mandatory for issue resolution.
- **Duplicate Prevention:** Search-before-create logic verified to prevent redundant issue filing on repeat cycles.
> [!SUCCESS]
> The lifecycle is now an operational contract. Future work must adhere to the `root spec` or face gate rejection.
**Status:** Resolved
**Evidence:** Verified via lifecycle transition logs and closure gate enforcement.
**Tightening:** The system now requires the `Tightens` trailer for all closures to ensure compounding value.By Hunter Johnson