[capability]
name = "output::verdict"
category = "output"
version = "1.0"
description = "Require the agent's return to contain a structured PASS/FAIL/INCONCLUSIVE verdict with findings, suitable for automated pipeline routing."
rationale = "Auditor-style roles emit a categorical verdict the merger consumes. Free-text 'looks good' returns force the orchestrator to re-parse intent. A typed verdict makes the pipeline's next step (merge, defer, reject) mechanical."

[restricts]
tool-patterns = []
tools-denied = []

[parameterized]
accepts = []

[text]
path = "text.md"

[verify]
rust-module = "verifies::output_verdict"
run-mode = "worktree"
when = "on-return"

[taxonomy]
kingdom = "capability"
mechanism = "verify"
domain = "output"
layer = "agent-substrate"
stage = "runtime"
stability = "stable"
language = "rust"

[lineage]
parents = []
creator = "ag-orchestrator-human"
created = "2026-04-23"
