---
validationDate: 2026-01-27
workflowName: testarch-automate
workflowPath: {project-root}/src/workflows/testarch/bmad-testarch-automate
validationStatus: COMPLETE
completionDate: 2026-01-27 10:03:10
---

# Validation Report: testarch-automate

**Validation Started:** 2026-01-27 09:50:21
**Validator:** BMAD Workflow Validation System (Codex)
**Standards Version:** BMAD Workflow Standards

## File Structure & Size

- workflow.md present: YES
- instructions.md present: YES
- workflow.yaml present: YES
- step files found: 7

**Step File Sizes:**

- steps-c/step-01-preflight-and-context.md: 113 lines [GOOD]
- steps-c/step-02-identify-targets.md: 85 lines [GOOD]
- steps-c/step-03-generate-tests.md: 76 lines [GOOD]
- steps-c/step-04-validate-and-summarize.md: 62 lines [GOOD]
- steps-e/step-01-assess.md: 51 lines [GOOD]
- steps-e/step-02-apply-edit.md: 46 lines [GOOD]
- steps-v/step-01-validate.md: 53 lines [GOOD]
- workflow-plan.md present: YES

## Frontmatter Validation

- No frontmatter violations found

## Critical Path Violations

- No {project-root} hardcoded paths detected in body
- No dead relative links detected

## Menu Handling Validation

- No menu structures detected (linear step flow) [N/A]

## Step Type Validation

- Last step steps-v/step-01-validate.md has no nextStepFile (final step OK)
- Step type validation assumes linear sequence (no branching/menu). Workflow-plan.md present for reference. [INFO]

## Output Format Validation

- No templates found in workflow root
- Steps with outputFile in frontmatter:
  - steps-c/step-04-validate-and-summarize.md
  - steps-v/step-01-validate.md

## Validation Design Check

- checklist.md present: YES
- Validation steps folder (steps-v) present: YES

## Instruction Style Check

- All steps include STEP GOAL, MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES, EXECUTION PROTOCOLS, CONTEXT BOUNDARIES, and SUCCESS/FAILURE metrics

## Summary

- Validation completed: 2026-01-27 10:03:10
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 0 (informational notes only)
- Readiness: READY (manual review optional)