5 checks: placeholder scan, internal consistency, scope check, ambiguity check, Fable-artifact discipline. All 5 pass. Fable artifact: 0 commits, 0 tree entries, 0 working-tree tracked files. NOTE: report.md is 1,800 LOC (below 3,500 target); flagged for user review. Combined with 10 cluster sub-reports (3,278 LOC), the evidence base is 5,078 LOC; combined with side artifacts, total deliverable is 5,683 LOC across 14 files.
report.md is 1,800 LOC (below 3,500 target; flagged in Phase 5 self-review). All 17 sections present. Verdict framework applied consistently. current_phase = 3. Combined with 10 cluster sub-reports (3,278 LOC), the evidence base is 5,078 LOC. Side artifacts in Phase 4.
All 10 cluster sub-reports at conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/research/cluster_*.md. Total: 3,278 lines across 10 files. Each is 200-500 lines, follows the spec.md §4.1 template, has a verdict, and cites Fable line numbers + project file:line refs + nagent section refs. current_phase = 2.
4 skeleton files: report.md (17 section headers; will be filled by Tier 1 in phase 3), comparison_table.md (5 sample rows; will be filled by Tier 1 in phase 4), decisions.md (3 sample entries; will be filled by Tier 1 in phase 4), nagent_takeaways_fable_20260617.md (17th takeaway placeholder; will be filled by Tier 1 in phase 4). state.toml updated to current_phase = 1.
Fable artifact at docs/artifacts/Fable System Prompt.md is NOT staged. Verified.
7 phases (init -> 10 parallel cluster dispatches -> 17 synthesis sections -> 3 side artifacts -> self-review -> user review -> register). Each phase has explicit task IDs (t1_1 .. t7_4) for Tier 2 to walk through. current_phase = 0 (spec approved, not started). Hard rule encoded in [meta]: docs/artifacts/Fable System Prompt.txt is NEVER committed.
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