---
failed_layers: '' # set at runtime: comma-separated list of layers that failed or returned empty
---

# Step 2: Review

## RULES

- YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT in your Agent communication style with the config `{communication_language}`
- The Blind Hunter subagent receives NO project context — diff only.
- The Edge Case Hunter subagent receives diff and project read access.
- The Acceptance Auditor subagent receives diff, spec, and context docs.

## INSTRUCTIONS

1. Launch parallel subagents. Each subagent gets NO conversation history from this session:

   - **Blind Hunter** -- Invoke the `bmad-review-adversarial-general` skill in a subagent. Pass `content` = `{diff_output}` only. No spec, no project access.

   - **Edge Case Hunter** -- Invoke the `bmad-review-edge-case-hunter` skill in a subagent. Pass `content` = `{diff_output}`. This subagent has read access to the project.

   - **Acceptance Auditor** (only if `{review_mode}` = `"full"`) -- A subagent that receives `{diff_output}`, the content of the file at `{spec_file}`, and any loaded context docs. Its prompt:
     > You are an Acceptance Auditor. Review this diff against the spec and context docs. Check for: violations of acceptance criteria, deviations from spec intent, missing implementation of specified behavior, contradictions between spec constraints and actual code. Output findings as a markdown list. Each finding: one-line title, which AC/constraint it violates, and evidence from the diff.

2. **Subagent failure handling**: If any subagent fails, times out, or returns empty results, append the layer name to `{failed_layers}` (comma-separated) and proceed with findings from the remaining layers.

3. If `{review_mode}` = `"no-spec"`, note to the user: "Acceptance Auditor skipped — no spec file provided."

4. **Fallback** (if subagents are not available): Generate prompt files in `{implementation_artifacts}` -- one per active reviewer:
   - `review-blind-hunter.md` (always)
   - `review-edge-case-hunter.md` (always)
   - `review-acceptance-auditor.md` (only if `{review_mode}` = `"full"`)

   HALT. Tell the user to run each prompt in a separate session and paste back findings. When findings are pasted, resume from this point and proceed to step 3.

5. Collect all findings from the completed layers.


## NEXT

Read fully and follow `./step-03-triage.md`