Shower
Step out of the session and let a clean mind read the artifact. Does it stand on its own?
Method
- Pin the scope. The artifact in focus, or the set just produced. Privately note in one line what it is meant to be and who it is for; the reviewer never sees this.
- Launch a fresh sub-session with the artifact's contents inline, not a repo path. Tell it not to open the project's README, docs, or neighbors. See
../clean-and-true/references/idioms.mdfor the clean-room procedure. It diagnoses, it does not fix. - Have it cold-read blind and report: what it takes the artifact to be, what is unclear or assumed-but-unstated, what it had to guess to act.
- Compare its blind understanding against the intent you noted in step 1. Every mismatch is a defect in the artifact.
- Report the defects and concrete fixes, ordered by how badly each blocks a fresh reader. A single cold read is one draw; escalate to multiple independent reads when the stakes justify it.
Completion
The read came from a fresh sub-session blind to intent. The report carries a verdict (stands on its own, minor gaps, needs work) and ordered fixes.