/close-round

name: close-round
description: Use only after an arcgentic round has an external audit PASS and state.yaml is in passed. Anchors the verdict, runs strict audit-check, transitions passed to closed, and records the last passed round without writing an external audit verdict.

close-round

Closes an arcgentic round after external audit PASS. This is an orchestrator-owned closeout seam, not a developer or auditor task.

Preconditions

1. `.agentic-rounds/state.yaml` has `current_round.state: passed`. 2. `current_round.audit_verdict.outcome` is `PASS`. 3. `current_round.audit_verdict.commit` is set to the audit commit. 4. The verdict file exists and passes both:

• `arcgentic verdict-completeness <verdict.md>`
• `arcgentic audit-check <verdict.md> --strict --strict-extended`

Command

arcgentic close-round \
  --state-file .agentic-rounds/state.yaml \
  --verdict <docs/audits/round-verdict.md> \
  --audit-commit <audit-commit-sha>

Outputs

• `current_round.state` becomes `closed`.
• `current_round.state_history` gains a `closed` entry.
• `last_passed_round` records round id, audit commit, verdict doc, and close time.
• The command prints a next-round recommendation for the orchestrator.

Boundaries

• Do not run before external audit PASS.
• Do not write, edit, or replace the external audit verdict.
• Do not use close-round to resolve NEEDS_FIX or AUDIT_INCOMPLETE.
• Do not perform release tagging, publishing, or next-round planning unless the

user explicitly starts that separate orchestrator step.