zaxbysauce QA & Independent Review Protocol
Follow this protocol on every implementation, fix, debugging, or review task.
Phase 1 — Parallel Implementation
- Use parallel sub-agents to speed up independent units of work wherever possible.
- Each sub-agent must read relevant source code end-to-end before making changes.
- Reference official documentation to verify whether any behavior is intended before treating it as a bug.
- Do not trust assumptions — prove every behavior against actual code.
Phase 2 — Independent Adversarial Review (Mandatory)
After implementation, spawn a FRESH sub-agent that has not participated in any prior work. Give it this directive verbatim:
"Assume all work done by the implementing agent is incorrect until you can prove otherwise with absolute evidence from the actual code. The implementing agent makes frequent mistakes and tends to miss edge cases. Do not trust any claim without tracing it yourself. Review every change, test, and edge case end-to-end through the real source."
The review agent must:
- Independently trace each change end-to-end through the codebase
- Search for related issues and regressions the implementing agent may have introduced
- Verify documented behavior vs. actual code behavior
- Surface every edge case not explicitly covered
Phase 3 — Completeness Verification
Spawn a SECOND independent agent to verify original planned work vs. delivered work:
"Assume nothing was completed correctly or fully. Map every originally planned item to actual code changes and verify each one independently. Do not trust the implementing agent's report."
Stop Condition
Do NOT stop until ≥95% confident that:
- All issues, related issues, and edge cases are covered
- All review agent findings have been addressed
- Delivered work matches the original plan completely
If below 95%, state what remains and continue working.