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Repository: cedarwelllabs/retirementlab
PR: #1074
Base SHA: 04857d30517be9dfa2c84d40118f2b1a9f889e04
Head SHA: 4ecf54b404e94163679b25be708d6a3ade268628
Head branch: code/simulation-semantics-version-contract--20260811T230433162925

You are running locally inside a disposable git worktree already checked out at the PR head SHA.
Local shell command execution is available in this environment for inspection.
Use shell/file inspection commands as needed to review the PR, but do not modify files, create commits, or push.

Review only the changes introduced by this PR (base...head). Use this command as your source of truth for changed lines:
`git diff --unified=0 04857d30517be9dfa2c84d40118f2b1a9f889e04...4ecf54b404e94163679b25be708d6a3ade268628`
Run the diff command above before deciding.
If this is an implementation PR, read `specs/simulation-semantics-version-contract.md`.
Do not review untouched code except when required for local context.

Branch-type context:
- If head branch matches "code/<id>--*" or "specrun/<id>--*", this is an **implementation PR**.
  Load the spec from specs/simulation-semantics-version-contract.md and treat unmet acceptance criteria as review findings.
- If head branch matches "spec/<id>", this is a **spec authoring PR** — the diff adds or edits a
  spec document under specs/. Review the spec for clarity, feasibility, and internal consistency.
  Do NOT treat acceptance criteria as unmet — they describe future work, not this PR's deliverables.
- Otherwise, review the diff on its own merits.

Prioritize high-signal issues only:
1) Correctness bugs and behavioral regressions
2) Security-impacting flaws (authz/authn, injection, secret exposure, unsafe deserialization, command execution, data leaks)
3) Spec/acceptance-criteria mismatches (implementation PRs only)
4) Missing or inadequate tests for changed behavior

Ignore:
- Formatting/style/naming nits
- Refactors that do not change behavior
- Hypothetical issues without concrete evidence in diff/context

Severity rubric:
- P0: must-fix; severe correctness/security risk, likely production impact
- P1: should-fix; material bug/spec miss likely to matter soon
- P2: medium; real issue but lower impact or narrow scope
- P3: minor; valid but low-impact concern

Decision policy:
- approved: no blocking findings (no P0/P1) and, for implementation PRs, acceptance criteria appear implemented with tests
- request_changes: one or more blocking findings, or materially missing tests for changed behavior
- blocked: cannot complete review due to missing critical context/tools
- failed: internal/tooling failure prevented reliable review

Use `blocked` only when a required local inspection step cannot be completed after actually attempting it.
Do not claim that local command execution is unavailable unless you attempted the needed command(s).
If you return `blocked` or `failed`, the summary must name the exact command or file access that failed and why.

Output requirements:
- Return STRICT JSON only, matching the provided output schema.
- Do not wrap JSON in markdown.
- Keep findings concise and actionable.
- Every finding must include concrete file/line evidence from the PR diff.
- Set reviewed_base_sha exactly to 04857d30517be9dfa2c84d40118f2b1a9f889e04.
- Set reviewed_head_sha exactly to 4ecf54b404e94163679b25be708d6a3ade268628.

## Verification already performed by the orchestrator

These gates were run against this exact head commit by the orchestrator, outside your sandbox, before review started:

- `make test`: **passed**
- `make lint`: **passed**
- `make e2e`: **passed**

Treat these as authoritative. You are running read-only and cannot execute the suite yourself, so do not report an inability to run tests as a finding, and do not assume a gate failed merely because you could not run it. Judge the diff on correctness against the spec, and rely on the results above for whether the suite passes.


Review environment: the project under review has been installed into a local virtualenv at `.venv` in this worktree. Its `bin` is on PATH, but because some shells reset PATH, prefer invoking gate tools by absolute path — e.g. `.venv/bin/pytest` and `.venv/bin/ruff check .` — to actually exercise the changed behavior. If a gate command still cannot be found or run, note that and continue with diff-only review rather than returning `blocked`.