{
  "context": "Tests whether the agent formats commit messages according to Node.js core conventions, uses core-validate-commit to validate them, and avoids adding any AI or agent attribution footers.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Subsystem prefix",
      "description": "Every commit message in commit-messages.txt begins with a known Node.js subsystem prefix followed by a colon and space (e.g., 'stream:', 'fs:', 'crypto:', 'test:', 'doc:', 'build:', 'http:')",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Imperative subject line",
      "description": "Each commit subject line uses an imperative verb as the first word after the subsystem prefix (e.g., 'fix', 'add', 'update', 'remove', 'implement') — not past tense ('fixed', 'added') or gerund ('fixing', 'adding')",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "No AI co-authorship",
      "description": "commit-messages.txt does NOT contain any of: 'Co-Authored-By: Claude', 'Co-Authored-By: Codex', 'Generated by ChatGPT', 'Signed-off-by:' attributed to an AI or agent, or any similar AI attribution footer",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "core-validate-commit used",
      "description": "validation-results.txt exists and contains output from running 'core-validate-commit' (or 'npx core-validate-commit') against the commit messages — the tool name or its output format is visible",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Validation passed",
      "description": "The validation output in validation-results.txt shows that at least one commit message passed core-validate-commit validation without errors",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Fixes/Refs footer format",
      "description": "At least one commit message includes a 'Fixes:' or 'Refs:' footer with a URL (e.g., 'Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/NNNNN')",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "No generic signatures",
      "description": "commit-messages.txt does NOT contain 'Signed-off-by:', 'Generated by', or any footer line claiming automated or AI authorship",
      "max_score": 10
    }
  ]
}