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requirements.md

Specification Quality Checklist: Decompose the merge.py God-Module

Purpose: Validate specification completeness and quality before proceeding to planning Created: 2026-06-24 Feature: spec.md

Content Quality

  • ✅ Implementation detail is scoped to a refactor target (this is a behavior-preserving structural refactor; module/seam names are the deliverable, not leaked implementation choices)
  • ✅ Focused on user/maintainer value (operator continuity + maintainability)
  • ✅ Written for the maintainer audience appropriate to a refactor mission
  • ✅ All mandatory sections completed

Requirement Completeness

  • ✅ No [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] markers remain
  • ✅ Requirements are testable and unambiguous
  • ✅ Success criteria are measurable (LOC, maxCC, coverage %, byte-identity, import churn)
  • ✅ Success criteria reference verifiable signals (radon, ruff, mypy, golden test)
  • ✅ All acceptance scenarios are defined
  • ✅ Edge cases are identified (resume/abort/unresolved-slug/review-gate/compat-flags/snapshot-restore)
  • ✅ Scope is clearly bounded (9 seams + shim; no functional change)
  • ✅ Dependencies and assumptions identified

Feature Readiness

  • ✅ All functional requirements have clear acceptance criteria
  • ✅ User scenarios cover primary flows (operator continuity, maintainer isolation, #1827 invariant)
  • ✅ Feature meets measurable outcomes defined in Success Criteria
  • ✅ No accidental scope creep beyond the resolved seam set

Notes

rule is interpreted as "no functional/behavioral change" — the target module topology IS the deliverable and is intentionally specified.

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  • All checklist items pass.
  • This is a strictly behavior-preserving refactor; the "no implementation details"
  • Verification is golden-test-first (C-005, WP01) and grounded in research.md /
  • Specification is ready for the planning phase.