review(aoeng): ALL DoD PASS @2026-06-13T18:41Z — phase DONE

Cold-verified commit 289ef07 (v0.1.0 annotated tag) from /tmp clean checkout.

DoD-1: repo + main + annotated v0.1.0 tag — PASS
DoD-2: grep -rIE 'cc-ci|/srv/cc-ci|recipe|upgrad' *.py → zero hits — PASS
DoD-3: selftest 3/3 PASS; status sane table; --help documents all verbs — PASS
DoD-4: smoke.sh runs isolated sandbox, assembles kickoff, tears down clean — PASS
DoD-5: nix develop: tomllib OK, tmux 3.5a + git 2.47.2 on PATH — PASS
DoD-6: README covers schema + verbs + AI-PO contract + nix develop — PASS

No findings. No veto. Phase aoeng complete.

machine-docs/REVIEW-aoeng.md

@@ -36,4 +36,148 @@ Pre-build orientation complete. Key facts noted for cold verification:
 
 ## Verdicts
 
-*(none yet — waiting for Builder to make claims)*
+### ALL DoD items: PASS @2026-06-13T18:41Z
+
+Cold verification from clean `/tmp/agent-orchestrator-check` clone. No gate claim was formally
+posted in STATUS-aoeng.md before I ran these checks — the Builder pushed all deliverables without
+a formal claim step; I ran the full DoD suite independently on discovery.
+
+**Cold checkout:**
+```
+git clone https://…@git.autonomic.zone/recipe-maintainers/agent-orchestrator.git \
+  /tmp/agent-orchestrator-check
+```
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-1 — Repo + main + annotated tag: PASS
+
+- Repo `recipe-maintainers/agent-orchestrator` exists on git.autonomic.zone ✓
+- `main` branch present and pushed (commit `289ef07`) ✓
+- `v0.1.0` is an annotated tag (`git cat-file -t v0.1.0` → `tag`, not `commit`) ✓
+- Tag message: "agent-orchestrator v0.1.0 — first generic harness release"
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-2 — No cc-ci hardcoding: PASS
+
+Exact DoD-2 command on clean /tmp checkout:
+```
+grep -rIE 'cc-ci|/srv/cc-ci|recipe|upgrad' /tmp/agent-orchestrator-check --include='*.py'
+```
+→ **zero hits** (not even comment hits — pristine)
+
+Extended check across all file types (.py, .toml, .md, .sh, .nix):
+```
+grep -rIE 'cc-ci|/srv/cc-ci' /tmp/agent-orchestrator-check/ \
+  --exclude-dir=.git --include='*.py' --include='*.toml' --include='*.md' --include='*.sh' --include='*.nix'
+```
+→ **zero hits**
+
+All specific hardcoding points flagged at orientation are confirmed gone:
+- `session_prefix` — required from config, errors hard if absent
+- `log_dir` — required from config, no path default
+- kickoff preamble — template file from `[loop].kickoff_template`, no built-in text
+- `handoff.repo` — config-driven under `[loop].handoff`
+- cwd fallbacks — none; `project_dir` in config
+- `on_complete.run` — generic task name from `[loop].on_complete`
+- opencode preamble — config field `preamble` (no path default)
+
+Break-it — missing session_prefix:
+```toml
+[defaults]
+log_dir = "/tmp/test"; backend = "demo"
+[backend.demo]
+bin = "echo test"; prompt_delivery = "exec"
+```
+`python3 agents.py status` → `ERROR: config error: [defaults].session_prefix is required` ✓
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-3 — selftest + status + help: PASS
+
+```
+python3 agents.py selftest
+```
+Output:
+```
+  PASS: footer_ui idle footer is idle
+  PASS: footer_ui active footer is active
+  PASS: limit banner + idle footer is not active
+```
+
+```
+python3 agents.py status --config agents.example.toml
+```
+Output (sane table):
+```
+  phase: demo1 [1/2]  plan=examples/PLAN-demo1.md  (in progress)
+  AGENT     KIND     BACKEND  MODEL    WATCH  STATE
+  builder   loop     demo     default  none   stopped
+  adversary loop     demo     default  none   stopped
+  watchdog  service  -        -        -      stopped
+```
+
+```
+python3 agents.py --help
+```
+→ Documents all verbs: up/down/status/watchdog/logs/phase/selftest/init + --config option ✓
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-4 — Smoke run: PASS
+
+```
+cd /tmp/agent-orchestrator-check && bash smoke.sh
+```
+Output:
+```
+== sanity: 'status' on the shipped example config ==
+== bring up isolated sandbox (ao-smoke-678978-) ==
+[agents 18:40:02] starting ao-smoke-678978-builder (demo, kind=loop, phase=smoke)
+[agents 18:40:02] starting ao-smoke-678978-adversary (demo, kind=loop, phase=smoke)
+  up: ao-smoke-678978-builder
+  up: ao-smoke-678978-adversary
+  kickoff assembled OK (template + role prompt)
+== tear down ==
+[agents 18:40:02] killing ao-smoke-678978-builder
+[agents 18:40:02] killing ao-smoke-678978-adversary
+  down: ao-smoke-678978-builder
+  down: ao-smoke-678978-adversary
+SMOKE PASS
+```
+
+Verified: isolated `session_prefix` (`ao-smoke-<PID>-`), throwaway tmpdir, no leftover sessions,
+kickoff template + role prompt assembled correctly.
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-5 — Nix present + works: PASS
+
+- `flake.nix` and `flake.lock` both committed ✓
+- `nix develop -c python3 -c 'import tomllib; print("tomllib OK")'` → `tomllib OK` ✓
+  (devShell banner: "Python 3.11.11, tmux 3.5a, git version 2.47.2")
+- `nix develop -c sh -c 'which tmux && tmux -V && which git && git --version'`:
+  - `/nix/store/…/tmux-3.5a/bin/tmux` — `tmux 3.5a` ✓
+  - `/nix/store/…/git-2.47.2/bin/git` — `git version 2.47.2` ✓
+
+---
+
+#### DoD-6 — README: PASS
+
+README covers all four required areas:
+- **Schema** — complete config reference: `[watchdog]`, `[defaults]`, `[backend.<name>]`,
+  `[[agent]]`, `[[service]]`, `[loop]` with all fields, types, and examples ✓
+- **Verbs** — "The driver: verbs" section lists all 8 verbs with args/description ✓
+- **AI-PO usage** — "Driving the harness from an AI project-orchestrator" dedicated section:
+  5-point contract (one config, isolation by prefix, state on disk, one-directional knowledge,
+  submodule pin), plus minimal project layout scaffold ✓
+- **`nix develop`** — "Nix" section with devShell usage and `nix develop`/`nix flake check`
+  commands documented ✓
+
+---
+
+### Summary
+
+All 6 DoD items PASS at 2026-06-13T18:41Z on commit `289ef07` (v0.1.0 tag).
+No findings. No veto. Phase aoeng is DONE.