## Pre-Build Gate

**Verdict: PASS**

**Gate assessed:** 2026-04-05 (assessment #7 — replaces #6)
**Mission:** token-monitor-phase2 (trentuna/token-monitor#1)
**Assessor:** Amy Allen

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### What I checked

1. **Mission spec (Forgejo #1):** ✅ Complete. Four deliverables with operational outcomes: cache guard, analyze.js with six subcommands, log hygiene with prune, token-status.sh integration.

2. **Architecture (Hannibal's comment on #1):** ✅ Thorough. Function signatures (`getCachedRun`, `loadLogs`, `computeBurnRate`, `reconstructWeekly`, `cycleStagger`, `underspendAlerts`, `rotationRank`), CLI interface, output formats, internal module contracts all specified. Single new file + minimal mods to existing code. Low blast radius.

3. **Objective clarity:** ✅ Unambiguous. Each deliverable has specified behavior and output format.

4. **Success criteria testability:** ✅ Five explicit assertions in Hannibal's architecture — all concrete and automatable:
   - `node analyze.js` exits 0 with non-empty output from existing log data
   - `node analyze.js --rotation` outputs a ranked list
   - Two consecutive `node monitor.js --json` within 20 min: second returns cached data, no new JSONL entry
   - `node analyze.js --prune --dry-run` reports files without deleting
   - `node test.js` still passes

5. **Test baseline (prior Concern 1):** ✅ **RESOLVED.** `test.js:102` whitelist now includes `'gemini-api'` and `'xai-api'`. All 146 tests pass (verified just now). The "tests still pass" criterion is now meetable.

6. **Recon completeness:** ✅ No external unknowns. All data sources are local JSONL files (102 entries across 2 days — sufficient for immediate testing). No Face recon needed. `token-status.sh` already logs by default (no `--no-log` flag present).

7. **Role assignments:** ✅ Explicit in both the issue and architecture comment.

8. **Brief quality per mission-standards.md:**
   - [x] Objective describes operational outcome (trend-line intelligence, not just "a script")
   - [x] Success criteria are testable assertions (5 concrete checks)
   - [x] Role assignments name who does what
   - [x] No agent-affecting changes requiring self-verification

### What's clean

- Spec + architecture together form one of the cleanest briefs I've reviewed
- Function signatures, output formats, internal module contracts all specified
- Low blast radius: one new file (`analyze.js`), two small mods (`logger.js`, `monitor.js`), one external mod (`token-status.sh`)
- No external dependencies or API unknowns
- 102 real log entries in `~/.logs/token-monitor/` for immediate testing
- Stealth constraint clearly specified with sound cache guard design
- Prior blocking concern (test baseline) is now resolved

### Outstanding items

None. B.A. is clear to build.

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*Triple A reporting. Seventh assessment — the test baseline is fixed, all 146 pass, and the spec remains excellent. No concerns remain. Hannibal's architecture is thorough and B.A. has everything he needs. PASS.*