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UAT: WF12 hierarchical E2E test is a TDD placeholder — 4+ level subplan hierarchy acceptance not end-to-end verified (v3.5.0 Deliverable #6) #5364

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opened 2026-04-09 06:12:45 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments

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Feature Area: autonomy-hierarchical-decomposition
Severity: Critical — v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 and Definition of Done are unmet
Spec Reference: v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 — "Hierarchical decomposition creates 4+ levels of subplans"
Source: robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot — line 125-128

What Was Tested

Examined the Robot Framework E2E test suite for the WF12 hierarchical decomposition workflow, which is the spec-required end-to-end verification of 4+ level subplan hierarchy.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

Per the v3.5.0 specification (Deliverable #6):

Verifiable Check: plan tree shows 4+ nesting levels for complex tasks

Per the v3.5.0 Definition of Done:

Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully

The spec describes a full end-to-end workflow (WF12) where:

A 4-project notification system is created with hierarchical decomposition
Plans spawn child plans which spawn grandchild plans (4+ levels)
User guidance via plan correct (append mode) is applied
Dependency-ordered apply completes successfully

Actual Behavior

The WF12 hierarchical E2E test (robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot) is a TDD placeholder that explicitly fails:

WF12 Large Scale Hierarchical Feature Implementation
  [Tags]    tdd_issue    tdd_issue_4188    tdd_expected_fail
  [Timeout]    35 minutes
  # TDD placeholder - implementation pending
  Fail    WF12 hierarchical decomposition not yet implemented (TDD placeholder)

The m6_e2e_verification.robot test "Hierarchical Decomposition Creates Four Plus Levels" does pass, but it only tests domain model construction in memory (constructing Plan objects with parent_plan_id set) — it does not test actual plan execution through the full lifecycle with real subplan spawning.

Code Location

robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot — lines 125-128: TDD placeholder
robot/helper_m6_e2e_verification.py — hierarchical_decomposition() function: domain-model-only test

Gap Analysis

The hierarchical_decomposition() helper function in helper_m6_e2e_verification.py constructs Plan objects in memory and verifies is_subplan, is_root_plan, and root_plan_id propagation. This is a unit-level domain model test, not an end-to-end test.

The actual E2E requirement is:

Create an action with a real project
Execute plan use + plan execute
Verify the plan spawns 4+ levels of real child plans via subplan_spawn decisions
Verify agents plan tree shows 4+ nesting levels with child plan IDs

Steps to Reproduce

# Run the WF12 hierarchical E2E test
nox -e integration_tests -- robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot
# Expected: PASS
# Actual: FAIL — "WF12 hierarchical decomposition not yet implemented (TDD placeholder)"

Impact

v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 is unmet (no real E2E verification of 4+ level hierarchy)
The milestone Definition of Done requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully"
The tdd_expected_fail tag means this test is currently inverted — it passes in CI only because it's expected to fail

Subtasks

Implement the WF12 hierarchical decomposition E2E test in robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot
Remove the tdd_expected_fail tag once the implementation is complete
Verify agents plan tree shows 4+ nesting levels with child plan IDs
Verify the full supervised-profile workflow completes end-to-end

Definition of Done

robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot passes without tdd_expected_fail tag
agents plan tree shows 4+ nesting levels for the hierarchical task
Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully

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## Bug Report **Feature Area**: autonomy-hierarchical-decomposition **Severity**: Critical — v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 and Definition of Done are unmet **Spec Reference**: v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 — "Hierarchical decomposition creates 4+ levels of subplans" **Source**: `robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot` — line 125-128 --- ## What Was Tested Examined the Robot Framework E2E test suite for the WF12 hierarchical decomposition workflow, which is the spec-required end-to-end verification of 4+ level subplan hierarchy. ## Expected Behavior (from spec) Per the v3.5.0 specification (Deliverable #6): > **Verifiable Check**: `plan tree` shows 4+ nesting levels for complex tasks Per the v3.5.0 Definition of Done: > Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully The spec describes a full end-to-end workflow (WF12) where: 1. A 4-project notification system is created with hierarchical decomposition 2. Plans spawn child plans which spawn grandchild plans (4+ levels) 3. User guidance via `plan correct` (append mode) is applied 4. Dependency-ordered apply completes successfully ## Actual Behavior The WF12 hierarchical E2E test (`robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot`) is a **TDD placeholder** that explicitly fails: ```robot WF12 Large Scale Hierarchical Feature Implementation [Tags] tdd_issue tdd_issue_4188 tdd_expected_fail [Timeout] 35 minutes # TDD placeholder - implementation pending Fail WF12 hierarchical decomposition not yet implemented (TDD placeholder) ``` The `m6_e2e_verification.robot` test "Hierarchical Decomposition Creates Four Plus Levels" **does pass**, but it only tests domain model construction in memory (constructing `Plan` objects with `parent_plan_id` set) — it does **not** test actual plan execution through the full lifecycle with real subplan spawning. ## Code Location - `robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot` — lines 125-128: TDD placeholder - `robot/helper_m6_e2e_verification.py` — `hierarchical_decomposition()` function: domain-model-only test ## Gap Analysis The `hierarchical_decomposition()` helper function in `helper_m6_e2e_verification.py` constructs Plan objects in memory and verifies `is_subplan`, `is_root_plan`, and `root_plan_id` propagation. This is a **unit-level domain model test**, not an end-to-end test. The actual E2E requirement is: - Create an action with a real project - Execute `plan use` + `plan execute` - Verify the plan spawns 4+ levels of real child plans via `subplan_spawn` decisions - Verify `agents plan tree` shows 4+ nesting levels with child plan IDs ## Steps to Reproduce ```bash # Run the WF12 hierarchical E2E test nox -e integration_tests -- robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot # Expected: PASS # Actual: FAIL — "WF12 hierarchical decomposition not yet implemented (TDD placeholder)" ``` ## Impact - v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 is unmet (no real E2E verification of 4+ level hierarchy) - The milestone Definition of Done requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully" - The `tdd_expected_fail` tag means this test is currently inverted — it passes in CI only because it's expected to fail ## Subtasks - [ ] Implement the WF12 hierarchical decomposition E2E test in `robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot` - [ ] Remove the `tdd_expected_fail` tag once the implementation is complete - [ ] Verify `agents plan tree` shows 4+ nesting levels with child plan IDs - [ ] Verify the full supervised-profile workflow completes end-to-end ## Definition of Done - `robot/e2e/wf12_hierarchical.robot` passes without `tdd_expected_fail` tag - `agents plan tree` shows 4+ nesting levels for the hierarchical task - Full autonomy acceptance flow with 4+ subplan levels completes successfully --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified
Priority: Critical — v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with hierarchical decomposition (4+ levels)". The WF12 E2E test is a TDD placeholder that doesn't actually verify the 4+ level hierarchy end-to-end.
Milestone: v3.5.0 — direct acceptance criterion
Story Points: 5 — L — implementing a real E2E test for 4+ level hierarchical subplan decomposition requires significant test infrastructure
MoSCoW: Must Have — the v3.5.0 acceptance criteria explicitly requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with hierarchical decomposition (4+ levels)". A placeholder test does not satisfy this.
Parent Epic: Needs linking to the autonomy/execution epic

Triage Rationale: A TDD placeholder that doesn't actually test the behavior is not a passing test — it's a deferred test. The v3.5.0 milestone cannot be accepted without a real E2E verification of 4+ level hierarchical decomposition.

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: Critical — v3.5.0 Deliverable #6 requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with hierarchical decomposition (4+ levels)". The WF12 E2E test is a TDD placeholder that doesn't actually verify the 4+ level hierarchy end-to-end. - **Milestone**: v3.5.0 — direct acceptance criterion - **Story Points**: 5 — L — implementing a real E2E test for 4+ level hierarchical subplan decomposition requires significant test infrastructure - **MoSCoW**: Must Have — the v3.5.0 acceptance criteria explicitly requires "Full autonomy acceptance flow with hierarchical decomposition (4+ levels)". A placeholder test does not satisfy this. - **Parent Epic**: Needs linking to the autonomy/execution epic **Triage Rationale**: A TDD placeholder that doesn't actually test the behavior is not a passing test — it's a deferred test. The v3.5.0 milestone cannot be accepted without a real E2E verification of 4+ level hierarchical decomposition. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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#4972 EPIC: Subplan Spawning & Parallel Execution — Three-Way Merge

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Hierarchical Compliance Fix: Linked to Epic #4972 (Subplan Spawning & Parallel Execution) — WF12 hierarchical E2E test is part of the subplan execution verification.

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**Hierarchical Compliance Fix**: Linked to Epic #4972 (Subplan Spawning & Parallel Execution) — WF12 hierarchical E2E test is part of the subplan execution verification. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Epic Planning | Agent: epic-planner

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[AUTO-EPIC] Epic Planning Health Report (Cycle 11) #5298