Completion via verdict fence, marker, empty-turn, plan reconciliation

  • Status: Accepted
  • Date: 2026-08-13

Context

Cursor has no structured output_format for agents.

Decision

Four-tier completion: cursorloop-verdict fence, done marker, empty-turn soft-fail, WorkPlan checkbox reconciliation. Capacity rejection outranks any completion claim.

Consequences

Non-compliant models run to a budget cap; --require-verdict can tighten the gate.