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reporting-governance-plugin/policy-packs/no-fake-progress/policy.yaml
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apiVersion: reporting-governance/v1alpha1
kind: PolicyPack
metadata:
id: no-fake-progress
title: No Fake Progress
version: 1.0.0
summary: >-
Prevent status language, reminders, or unsupported next-step claims from
being treated as real progress without new evidence.
owner: reporting-governance-plugin
severity_default: medium
applies_to:
runtimes: [openclaw]
task_modes: [interactive, silent]
workflow_shapes: [single-agent, parent-child]
channels: [telegram]
tags: [reporting, evidence, anti-fake-progress]
spec:
evaluation_mode: any_rule_match
rules:
- id: no-fake-progress.no-new-evidence
title: Progress-bearing checkpoint requires new evidence
intent: >-
Prevent narrative-only progress reports from satisfying checkpoint
obligations when nothing new has been attached since the last report.
triggers:
event_types: [task_checkpoint_sent, task_status_changed]
derived_signals: [checkpoint_progress_claim]
claim_types: [progress]
conditions:
all:
- fact: claim.is_progress_bearing
equals: true
- fact: evidence.new_items_since_last_checkpoint
equals: 0
evidence_requirements:
progress:
min_new_items_since_last_checkpoint: 1
allowed_quality_floor: weak
must_reference_evidence_classes: [tool_output, file_change, decision_record, runtime_artifact]
decision_output:
decision: annotate_placeholder
severity: medium
reason: >-
checkpoint contains no new evidence and cannot count as substantive progress
suggested_status: in_progress
required_actions:
- action: rewrite_message
target: outgoing_report
mandatory: true
details:
mode: replace_with_placeholder
- action: append_audit_note
target: task_record
mandatory: true
details:
note: original progress wording preserved for audit; no new evidence was attached
operator_notice:
required: true
channel: telegram
urgency: medium
message: >-
Progress update was rewritten as a placeholder because no new
evidence was attached since the previous checkpoint.
must_reference: []
deadline: null
operator_message_templates:
placeholder_rewrite: >-
Progress update: work is still in progress, but no new auditable
artifact was attached since the previous checkpoint. The next update
must include new evidence such as tool output, a file change, or a
decision record.
- id: no-fake-progress.repeated-status-only
title: Repeated status-only updates must not be framed as advancement
intent: >-
Distinguish liveness or continuity from actual task advancement.
triggers:
event_types: [task_checkpoint_sent, forced_operator_update]
derived_signals: [repeated_status_only_update]
claim_types: [progress]
conditions:
all:
- fact: message.status_only
equals: true
- fact: message.substantive_delta_from_previous
equals: false
evidence_requirements:
progress:
min_new_items_since_last_checkpoint: 1
allowed_quality_floor: weak
decision_output:
decision: rewrite
severity: medium
reason: >-
repeated status-only update was presented as progress without a new substantive delta
suggested_status: in_progress
required_actions:
- action: rewrite_message
target: outgoing_report
mandatory: true
details:
mode: reframe_as_continuity_update
- action: append_audit_note
target: task_record
mandatory: true
details:
note: repeated status-only update reframed to avoid fake progress
operator_notice:
required: false
channel: telegram
urgency: low
message: null
must_reference: []
deadline: null
operator_message_templates:
placeholder_rewrite: >-
Continuity update only: task status remains unchanged since the last
checkpoint. No new progress artifact has been attached yet.
- id: no-fake-progress.reminder-presented-as-progress
title: Reminder-only activity must not count as progress
intent: >-
Prevent nudges, reminders, or waiting-state management from being
presented as actual task advancement unless new evidence accompanies them.
triggers:
event_types: [task_checkpoint_sent, operator_review_requested]
derived_signals: [reminder_only_activity]
claim_types: [progress]
conditions:
all:
- fact: activity.kind
equals: reminder_only
- fact: evidence.new_items_since_last_checkpoint
equals: 0
evidence_requirements:
progress:
min_new_items_since_last_checkpoint: 1
allowed_quality_floor: weak
decision_output:
decision: rewrite
severity: medium
reason: >-
reminder-only activity was presented as task progress without supporting evidence
suggested_status: in_progress
required_actions:
- action: rewrite_message
target: outgoing_report
mandatory: true
details:
mode: reframe_as_non_progress_update
- action: append_audit_note
target: task_record
mandatory: true
details:
note: reminder-only activity cannot satisfy progress reporting on its own
operator_notice:
required: false
channel: telegram
urgency: low
message: null
must_reference: []
deadline: null
operator_message_templates:
placeholder_rewrite: >-
Non-progress update: reminder or follow-up activity occurred, but no
new task evidence was attached. This does not count as substantive progress.
- id: no-fake-progress.next-step-claim-without-evidence
title: Concrete next-step claims need supporting evidence or explicit uncertainty
intent: >-
Prevent unsupported claims about what was prepared, queued, or made ready
for the next segment of work.
triggers:
event_types: [task_checkpoint_sent, task_status_changed]
derived_signals: [next_step_asserted]
claim_types: [progress]
conditions:
all:
- fact: claim.next_step_asserted
equals: true
- fact: claim.next_step_has_supporting_evidence
equals: false
evidence_requirements:
progress:
min_new_items_since_last_checkpoint: 1
allowed_quality_floor: weak
must_reference_evidence_classes: [decision_record, tool_output, file_change, runtime_artifact]
decision_output:
decision: annotate_placeholder
severity: medium
reason: >-
next-step claim was stated without evidence showing the prerequisite work or decision basis
suggested_status: in_progress
required_actions:
- action: rewrite_message
target: outgoing_report
mandatory: true
details:
mode: qualify_next_step_claim
- action: append_audit_note
target: task_record
mandatory: true
details:
note: unsupported next-step assertion qualified by governance
operator_notice:
required: false
channel: telegram
urgency: low
message: null
must_reference: []
deadline: null
operator_message_templates:
placeholder_rewrite: >-
Next step is proposed, not yet evidenced. Before it can be reported as
prepared or ready, the task needs a supporting artifact or decision record.