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# Validation Report

**Session ID**: `phase28-session04-topic-noise-gate-and-visibility-bands` **Validated**: 2026-06-14 **Result**: PASS

***

## Validation Summary

| Check                     | Status | Notes                                                      |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Tasks Complete            | PASS   | 23/23 tasks                                                |
| Files Exist               | PASS   | 18/18 session deliverable and supporting test files        |
| ASCII Encoding            | PASS   | No non-ASCII characters or CRLF line endings found         |
| Tests Passing             | PASS   | 3516/3516 tests                                            |
| Database/Schema Alignment | N/A    | N/A - no DB-layer changes                                  |
| Quality Gates             | PASS   | Full tests, app typecheck, script typecheck, and lint pass |
| Conventions               | PASS   | Spot-check found no obvious violations                     |
| Security & GDPR           | PASS   | Security PASS, GDPR N/A                                    |
| Behavioral Quality        | PASS   | No blocking behavioral quality violations                  |

**Overall**: PASS

***

## 1. Task Completion

### Status: PASS

| Category       | Required | Completed | Status |
| -------------- | -------- | --------- | ------ |
| Setup          | 3        | 3         | PASS   |
| Foundation     | 5        | 5         | PASS   |
| Implementation | 10       | 10        | PASS   |
| Testing        | 5        | 5         | PASS   |

### Incomplete Tasks

None.

***

## 2. Deliverables Verification

### Status: PASS

#### Files Created Or Modified

| File                                                                                 | Found | Status |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ------ |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/topic-quality.ts`                                            | Yes   | PASS   |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/__tests__/topic-quality.test.ts`                             | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/components/suppressed-noise-summary.tsx`                | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/components/__tests__/suppressed-noise-summary.test.tsx` | Yes   | PASS   |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/scoring.ts`                                                  | Yes   | PASS   |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/risk-flags.ts`                                               | Yes   | PASS   |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/__tests__/scoring.test.ts`                                   | Yes   | PASS   |
| `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/__tests__/scoring-calibration.test.ts`                       | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/schema.ts`                                              | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/view-model.ts`                                          | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/__tests__/view-model.test.ts`                           | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/components/trend-card.tsx`                              | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/views/trends-view.tsx`                                  | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/signal-workbench-model.ts`                              | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/__tests__/signal-workbench-model.test.ts`               | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/components/signal-workbench-controls.tsx`               | Yes   | PASS   |
| `src/extensions/trend-finder/fixtures.ts`                                            | Yes   | PASS   |
| `docs/extensions/trend-finder-scoring.md`                                            | Yes   | PASS   |

### Missing Deliverables

None.

***

## 3. ASCII Encoding Check

### Status: PASS

| File Set                                                        | Encoding | Line Endings | Status |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------ |
| Session deliverables, supporting tests, docs, and session files | ASCII    | LF           | PASS   |

### Encoding Issues

None.

Commands:

* `rg --pcre2 -n "[^\\x00-\\x7F]" ...` - no matches.
* `grep -Il $'\\r' ...` - no matches.
* `file ...` - deliverables reported ASCII text.

***

## 4. Test Results

### Status: PASS

| Metric      | Value         |
| ----------- | ------------- |
| Total Tests | 3516          |
| Passed      | 3516          |
| Failed      | 0             |
| Coverage    | Not collected |

### Commands

| Command                                                                                                                          | Result                                       |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `bun run test`                                                                                                                   | PASS - 288 test files, 3516 tests            |
| `bun run typecheck`                                                                                                              | PASS                                         |
| `bun run typecheck:scripts`                                                                                                      | PASS                                         |
| `bun run lint`                                                                                                                   | PASS                                         |
| `bunx vitest run src/lib/__tests__/trend-finder-dashboard.test.tsx scripts/lib/ai-runtime/__tests__/scoring-calibration.test.ts` | PASS - targeted rerun after validation fixes |

### Failed Tests

None in the final run.

### Fixes Applied During Validation

* Fixed `TrendsView` so a valid deep link to a suppressed topic reveals suppressed rows for that report and selects the requested topic instead of silently falling back.
* Updated scoring calibration tests for `trend-finder-scoring-v28.4` and the new post-confidence topic-noise downrank metadata.
* Removed unused imports from `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/topic-quality.ts`.
* Tightened optional scoring metadata handling in `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/__tests__/scoring-calibration.test.ts`.

***

## 5. Database/Schema Alignment

### Status: N/A

*N/A because the session introduced no DB-layer changes.*

* [x] No migrations, database models, SQL, seeds, persisted data shape, or generated database types were changed.
* [x] No local migration/status/diff command is applicable.

### Issues Found

N/A - no DB-layer changes.

***

## 6. Success Criteria

From spec.md:

### Functional Requirements

* [x] Generic or listicle-shaped topics get deterministic medium/high noise risk and are downranked without being removed from the payload.
* [x] Visibility bands carry machine-readable reason codes and bounded display labels.
* [x] Early hidden gems stay visible when they meet the rescue rule and are not high-noise, stale, or unsupported.
* [x] The Trends view default-hides `suppressed` topics behind an explicit control that lists how many low-signal topics were hidden and why.
* [x] Manual per-view visibility controls continue to work as the operator override layer.
* [x] Signal Workbench can filter by visibility band or noise risk.
* [x] Legacy payloads parse with neutral defaults and existing fixtures remain usable.

### Testing Requirements

* [x] Unit tests written and passing for topic-quality scoring, gate status, reason codes, and hidden-gem rescue.
* [x] Scoring integration tests cover downrank behavior, fallback-mode quality bounds, and risk-flag integration.
* [x] Schema/view-model tests cover legacy parsing and suppressed summary projection.
* [x] Component or route tests cover default-hidden suppressed rows and the show affordance.
* [x] Manual browser testing completed for Trends and Signal Workbench surfaces.

### Quality Gates

* [x] All files ASCII-encoded.
* [x] Unix LF line endings.
* [x] Code follows project conventions.
* [x] Focused and full tests pass.
* [x] Type checking remains clean for changed files.

Manual browser notes:

* Opened `http://127.0.0.1:5189/extensions/trend-finder/trends#topic:topic-003` with `agent-browser`; current live data had no suppressed rows, and the suppressed summary rendered with a disabled zero-count control.
* Opened Workbench, selected `NOISE = Low noise` and `VISIBILITY = Watch`; the table remained populated with 7 matching rows and controls remained accessible.
* The suppressed-row fixture path is covered by component and dashboard tests, including the validation fix for suppressed topic deep links.

***

## 7. Conventions Compliance

### Status: PASS

| Category       | Status | Notes                                                                                          |
| -------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Naming         | PASS   | New names use Trend Finder language and avoid new legacy `findtrend` or host-identity names.   |
| File Structure | PASS   | Helpers, tests, components, view models, fixtures, and docs follow existing locations.         |
| Error Handling | PASS   | Helper inputs use Zod validation and issue mapping; schema defaults keep legacy payloads safe. |
| Comments       | PASS   | No commented-out code or unnecessary explanatory comments found.                               |
| Testing        | PASS   | Focused tests stay near the behavior they cover and full suite passes.                         |

### Convention Violations

None.

***

## 8. Security & GDPR Compliance

### Status: PASS

**Full report**: See `security-compliance.md` in this session directory.

#### Summary

| Area     | Status | Findings |
| -------- | ------ | -------- |
| Security | PASS   | 0 issues |
| GDPR     | N/A    | 0 issues |

### Critical Violations

None.

***

## 9. Behavioral Quality Spot-Check

### Status: PASS

**Checklist applied**: Yes **Files spot-checked**:

* `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/topic-quality.ts`
* `scripts/lib/ai-runtime/scoring.ts`
* `src/extensions/trend-finder/schema.ts`
* `src/extensions/trend-finder/views/trends-view.tsx`
* `src/extensions/trend-finder/signal-workbench-model.ts`

| Category           | Status | File                                                   | Details                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Trust boundaries   | PASS   | `topic-quality.ts`, `schema.ts`                        | Inputs and browser payload additions are validated and bounded.                          |
| Resource cleanup   | PASS   | `trends-view.tsx`                                      | Hash listener cleanup is preserved; no timers or subscriptions added.                    |
| Mutation safety    | PASS   | `trends-view.tsx`, `signal-workbench-model.ts`         | New controls are local deterministic filters; no new persisted mutation path.            |
| Failure paths      | PASS   | `topic-quality.ts`, `schema.ts`                        | Invalid helper inputs return issues and malformed/missing payload fields default safely. |
| Contract alignment | PASS   | `scoring.ts`, `schema.ts`, `signal-workbench-model.ts` | Shared enums and type checks align scoring, parser, UI, and tests.                       |

### Violations Found

None.

### Fixes Applied During Validation

* Revealed suppressed rows when a valid suppressed topic is requested by hash target.
* Updated stale calibration assertions for scoring version and noise-downrank metadata.
* Removed lint/typecheck violations introduced by validation test updates.

***

## Validation Result

### PASS

All required tasks are complete, deliverables exist, file hygiene is clean, final tests and quality gates pass, DB/schema alignment is not applicable, and targeted security/GDPR review found no blocking issues.

### Required Actions

None.

## Next Steps

Run updateprd to mark session complete.


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