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Documentation Fact-Checker (L3 Worker)

Specialized worker that extracts verifiable claims from documentation and validates each against the actual codebase.

Purpose & Scope

• Worker in ln-610 coordinator pipeline - invoked by ln-610-docs-auditor
• Extract all verifiable claims from ALL .md files in project
• Verify each claim against codebase (Grep/Glob/Read/Bash)
• Detect cross-document contradictions (same fact stated differently)
• Includes docs/reference/, docs/tasks/, tests/ in scope
• Single invocation (not per-document) — cross-doc checks require global view
• Does NOT check scope alignment or structural quality

Inputs (from Coordinator)

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.

Receives contextStore with: tech_stack, project_root, output_dir.

Workflow

Phase 1: Parse Context

Extract tech stack, project root, output_dir from contextStore.

Phase 2: Discover Documents

Glob ALL .md files in project. Exclude:

• node_modules/, .git/, dist/, build/
• docs/project/.audit/ (audit output, not project docs)
• CHANGELOG.md (historical by design)

Phase 3: Extract Claims (Layer 1)

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/two_layer_detection.md for detection methodology.

For each document, extract verifiable claims using Grep/regex patterns.

MANDATORY READ: Load references/claim_extraction_rules.md for detailed extraction patterns per claim type.

9 claim types:

| # | Claim Type | What to Extract | Extraction Pattern | |---|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| | 1 | File paths | Paths to source files, dirs, configs | Backtick paths, link targets matching src/, lib/, app/, docs/, config/, tests/ | | 2 | Versions | Package/tool/image versions | Semver patterns near dependency/package/image names | | 3 | Counts/Statistics | Numeric claims about codebase | \d+ (modules|formats|endpoints|services|tables|parsers|files|workers) | | 4 | API endpoints | HTTP method + path | (GET|POST|PUT|DELETE|PATCH) /[\w/{}:]+ | | 5 | Config keys/env vars | Environment variables, config keys | [A-Z][A-Z_]{2,} in config context, process.env., os.environ | | 6 | CLI commands | Shell commands | npm run, python, docker, make in backtick blocks | | 7 | Function/class names | Code entity references | CamelCase/snake_case in backticks or code context | | 8 | Line number refs | file:line patterns | [\w/.]+:\d+ patterns | | 9 | Docker/infra claims | Image tags, ports, service names | Image names with tags, port mappings in docker context |

Output per claim: {doc_path, line, claim_type, claim_value, raw_context}.

Phase 4: Verify Claims (Layer 2)

For each extracted claim, verify against codebase:

| Claim Type | Verification Method | Finding Type | |------------|-------------------|--------------| | File paths | Glob or ls for existence | PATH_NOT_FOUND | | Versions | Grep package files (package.json, requirements.txt, docker-compose.yml), compare | VERSION_MISMATCH | | Counts | Glob/Grep to count actual entities, compare with claimed number | COUNT_MISMATCH | | API endpoints | Grep route/controller definitions | ENDPOINT_NOT_FOUND | | Config keys | Grep in source for actual usage | CONFIG_NOT_FOUND | | CLI commands | Check package.json scripts, Makefile targets, binary existence | COMMAND_NOT_FOUND | | Function/class | Grep in source for definition | ENTITY_NOT_FOUND | | Line numbers | Read file at line, check content matches claimed context | LINE_MISMATCH | | Docker/infra | Grep docker-compose.yml for image tags, ports | INFRA_MISMATCH |

False positive filtering (Layer 2 reasoning):

• Template placeholders ({placeholder}, YOUR_*, <project>, xxx) — skip
• Example/hypothetical paths (preceded by "e.g.", "for example", "such as") — skip
• Future-tense claims ("will add", "planned", "TODO") — skip or LOW
• Conditional claims ("if using X, configure Y") — verify only if X detected in tech_stack
• External service paths (URLs, external repos) — skip
• Paths in SCOPE/comment HTML blocks describing other projects — skip
• .env.example values — skip (expected to differ from actual)

Phase 5: Cross-Document Consistency

Compare extracted claims across documents to find contradictions:

| Check | Method | Finding Type | |-------|--------|--------------| | Same path, different locations | Group file path claims, check if all point to same real path | CROSS_DOC_PATH_CONFLICT | | Same entity, different version | Group version claims by entity name, compare values | CROSS_DOC_VERSION_CONFLICT | | Same metric, different count | Group count claims by subject, compare values | CROSS_DOC_COUNT_CONFLICT | | Endpoint in spec but not in guide | Compare endpoint claims across api_spec.md vs guides/runbook | CROSS_DOC_ENDPOINT_GAP |

Algorithm:

claim_index = {}  # key: normalized(claim_type + entity), value: [{doc, line, value}]
FOR claim IN all_verified_claims WHERE claim.verified == true:
  key = normalize(claim.claim_type, claim.entity_name)
  claim_index[key].append({doc: claim.doc_path, line: claim.line, value: claim.claim_value})

FOR key, entries IN claim_index:
  unique_values = set(entry.value for entry in entries)
  IF len(unique_values) > 1:
    CREATE finding(type=CROSS_DOC_*_CONFLICT, severity=HIGH,
      location=entries[0].doc + ":" + entries[0].line,
      issue="'" + key + "' stated as '" + val1 + "' in " + doc1 + " but '" + val2 + "' in " + doc2)

Phase 6: Score & Report

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/references/audit_scoring.md.

Calculate score using penalty formula. Write report.

Audit Categories (for Checks table)

| ID | Check | What It Covers | |----|-------|---------------| | path_claims | File/Directory Paths | All path references verified against filesystem | | version_claims | Version Numbers | Package, tool, image versions against manifests | | count_claims | Counts & Statistics | Numeric assertions against actual counts | | endpoint_claims | API Endpoints | Route definitions against controllers/routers | | config_claims | Config & Env Vars | Environment variables, config keys against source | | command_claims | CLI Commands | Scripts, commands against package.json/Makefile | | entity_claims | Code Entity Names | Functions, classes against source definitions | | line_ref_claims | Line Number References | file:line against actual file content | | cross_doc | Cross-Document Consistency | Same facts across documents agree |

Severity Mapping

| Issue Type | Severity | Rationale | |------------|----------|-----------| | PATH_NOT_FOUND (critical file: CLAUDE.md, runbook, api_spec) | CRITICAL | Setup/onboarding fails | | PATH_NOT_FOUND (other docs) | HIGH | Misleading reference | | VERSION_MISMATCH (major version) | HIGH | Fundamentally wrong | | VERSION_MISMATCH (minor/patch) | MEDIUM | Cosmetic drift | | COUNT_MISMATCH | MEDIUM | Misleading metric | | ENDPOINT_NOT_FOUND | HIGH | API consumers affected | | CONFIG_NOT_FOUND | HIGH | Deployment breaks | | COMMAND_NOT_FOUND | HIGH | Setup/CI breaks | | ENTITY_NOT_FOUND | MEDIUM | Confusion | | LINE_MISMATCH | LOW | Minor inaccuracy | | INFRA_MISMATCH | HIGH | Docker/deployment affected | | CROSS_DOC_*_CONFLICT | HIGH | Trust erosion, contradictory docs |

Output Format

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md.

Write report to {output_dir}/614-fact-checker.md with category: "Fact Accuracy" and checks: path_claims, version_claims, count_claims, endpoint_claims, config_claims, command_claims, entity_claims, line_ref_claims, cross_doc.

Return summary to coordinator:

Report written: docs/project/.audit/ln-610/{YYYY-MM-DD}/614-fact-checker.md
Score: X.X/10 | Issues: N (C:N H:N M:N L:N)

Critical Rules

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.

• Do not auto-fix: Report violations only; coordinator aggregates for user
• Code is truth: When docs contradict code, document is wrong (unless code is a bug)
• Evidence required: Every finding includes verification command used and result
• No false positives: Better to miss an issue than report incorrectly. When uncertain, classify as LOW with note
• Location precision: Always include file:line for programmatic navigation
• Broad scope: Scan ALL .md files — do not skip docs/reference/, tests/, or task docs
• Cross-doc matters: Contradictions between documents erode trust more than single-doc errors
• Batch efficiently: Extract all claims first, then verify in batches by type (all paths together, all versions together)

Definition of Done

MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.

• contextStore parsed successfully (including output_dir)
• All .md files discovered (broad scope)
• Claims extracted across 9 types
• Each claim verified against codebase with evidence
• Cross-document consistency checked
• False positives filtered via Layer 2 reasoning
• Score calculated using penalty algorithm
• Report written to {output_dir}/614-fact-checker.md (atomic single Write call)
• Summary returned to coordinator

Reference Files

• Audit output schema: shared/references/audit_output_schema.md
• Detection methodology: shared/references/two_layer_detection.md
• Claim extraction rules: references/claim_extraction_rules.md

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Version: 1.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-03-06