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conductor/tracks.md

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 - [ ] **Track: Review vendor api usage in regards to conservative context handling**
   *Link: [./tracks/api_metrics_20260223/](./tracks/api_metrics_20260223/)*
+
+---
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+- [ ] **Track: Update conductor to properly utilize the new api hooks for automated testing & verification of track implementation features withou the need of user intervention.**
+*Link: [./tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/](./tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/)*

conductor/tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/index.md

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+# Track api_hooks_verification_20260223 Context
+
+- [Specification](./spec.md)
+- [Implementation Plan](./plan.md)
+- [Metadata](./metadata.json)

conductor/tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/metadata.json

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+{
+  "track_id": "api_hooks_verification_20260223",
+  "type": "feature",
+  "status": "new",
+  "created_at": "2026-02-23T17:46:51Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-02-23T17:46:51Z",
+  "description": "Update conductor to properly utilize the new api hooks for automated testing & verification of track implementation features without the need of user intervention."
+}

conductor/tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/plan.md

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+# Implementation Plan: Integrate API Hooks for Automated Track Verification
+
+## Phase 1: Update Workflow Definition
+- [ ] Task: Modify `conductor/workflow.md` to reflect the new automated verification process.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Update the "Phase Completion Verification and Checkpointing Protocol" section to replace manual verification steps with a description of the automated API hook process.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Ensure the updated workflow clearly states that the agent will announce the automated test, execute it, and then present the results (success or failure) to the user.
+- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Update Workflow Definition' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+
+## Phase 2: Implement Automated Verification Logic
+- [ ] Task: Develop the client-side logic for communicating with the API hook server.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Write failing unit tests for a new `ApiHookClient` that can send requests to the IPC server.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Implement the `ApiHookClient` to make the tests pass.
+- [ ] Task: Integrate the `ApiHookClient` into the Conductor agent's workflow.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Write failing integration tests to ensure the Conductor's phase completion logic calls the `ApiHookClient`.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Modify the workflow implementation to use the `ApiHookClient` for verification.
+- [ ] Task: Implement result handling and user feedback.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Write failing tests for handling success, failure, and server-unavailable scenarios.
+    - [ ] Sub-task: Implement the logic to log results, present them to the user, and halt the workflow on failure.
+- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Implement Automated Verification Logic' (Protocol in workflow.md)

conductor/tracks/api_hooks_verification_20260223/spec.md

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+# Specification: Integrate API Hooks for Automated Track Verification
+
+## Overview
+This track focuses on integrating the existing, previously implemented API hooks (from track `test_hooks_20260223`) into the Conductor workflow. The primary goal is to automate the verification steps within the "Phase Completion Verification and Checkpointing Protocol", reducing the need for manual user intervention and enabling a more streamlined, automated development process.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+- **Workflow Integration:** The `workflow.md` document, specifically the "Phase Completion Verification and Checkpointing Protocol," must be updated to replace manual verification steps with automated checks using the API hooks.
+- **IPC Communication:** The updated workflow will communicate with the application's backend via the established IPC server to trigger verification tasks.
+- **Result Handling:**
+    - All results from the API hook verifications must be logged for auditing and debugging purposes.
+    - Upon successful verification, the Conductor agent will proceed with the workflow as it currently does after a successful manual check.
+    - Upon failure, the agent will halt, present the failure logs to the user, and await further instructions.
+- **User Interaction Model:** The system will transition from asking the user to perform a manual test to informing the user that an automated test is running, and then presenting the results.
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+- **Resilience:** The Conductor agent must handle cases where the API hook server is unavailable or a hook call fails unexpectedly, without crashing or entering an unrecoverable state.
+- **Transparency:** All interactions with the API hooks must be clearly logged, making the automated process easy to monitor and debug.
+
+## Out of Scope
+- **Modifying API Hooks:** This track will not alter the existing API hooks, the IPC server, or the backend implementation. The focus is solely on the client-side integration within the Conductor agent's workflow.
+- **Changes to Manual Overrides:** Users will retain the ability to manually intervene or bypass automated checks if necessary.