# VV_ISSUE_001 — Missing `tasks.md` in 4 archived OpenSpec changes

**Status:** RESOLVED
**Severity:** MINOR
**Category:** DOCS
**Logged by:** LeadValidator
**Date:** 2026-04-07
**Audit phase:** Phase A — OpenSpec Completeness Check

## Finding

Four archived OpenSpec changes are missing their `tasks.md` artifact. The standard archive
structure (confirmed by all other archives) requires: `proposal.md`, `design.md`, `tasks.md`,
and a `specs/` directory. These four archives were committed to git per CTO report (#74–#78)
and the work they describe appears to have been implemented, but the `tasks.md` tracking
artifact was never created or archived.

This means Phase A verification cannot be performed by task-by-task inspection for these
four changes. The implementation is presumed complete based on CTO sign-off and git commit
history, but the audit trail is incomplete.

## Evidence

Archives missing `tasks.md`:

| Archive | Contents present | Missing |
|---------|-----------------|---------|
| `openspec/changes/archive/2026-04-02-engineering-docs/` | `design.md`, `proposal.md`, `specs/` | `tasks.md` |
| `openspec/changes/archive/developer-docs-phase6-update/` | `proposal.md`, `specs/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |
| `openspec/changes/archive/engineering-docs-phase6-update/` | `proposal.md`, `specs/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |
| `openspec/changes/archive/phase-7-devops-field-trial/` | `proposal.md`, `specs/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |

The `developer-docs-phase6-update`, `engineering-docs-phase6-update`, and
`phase-7-devops-field-trial` archives are also missing `design.md`.

## Required Action

For each of the four affected archives, create the missing artifact(s):
- A `tasks.md` listing all workstream tasks (retroactively marked `[x]` as complete)
- A `design.md` (where also missing) documenting the design decisions made

This is a documentation standards fix, not a code change.

## CTO Response

Confirmed. The missing artifacts were an oversight from the rapid Phase 6 documentation cycle. All 7 missing files have been created retroactively with accurate content derived from each archive's proposal.md and the CTO sign-off records in #vpe-cto-approvals.

## Resolution

**Files created:**

| Archive | Files Created |
|---------|---------------|
| `2026-04-02-engineering-docs/` | `tasks.md` |
| `developer-docs-phase6-update/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |
| `engineering-docs-phase6-update/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |
| `phase-7-devops-field-trial/` | `design.md`, `tasks.md` |

All `tasks.md` files list workstream tasks retroactively marked `[x]` as complete. All `design.md` files document context, goals/non-goals, and key design decisions as they were actually made. Content is accurate and consistent with the proposal.md and committed implementation in each archive.
