kernel: deterministic static_check stage (§B-§5) + critique-outcome producer (§B-§6)

Two reviewer-reliability tracks, both deterministic and unit-verified (no model/network).

§B-§5 — static_check stage seam. The StaticAnalysisRunner + StaticFindingsRecordedEvent +
reviewer-context filter already existed; what was missing was a stage that runs the tool and
emits the event. Added:
- StaticCheckStageExecutor: reads stage metadata (static_tool/static_argv), runs the configured
  command via StaticAnalysisRunner, returns a StaticFindingsRecordedEvent. No-op (empty findings)
  when no runner is wired or no command is configured — safe to carry unconfigured.
- A deterministic-stage seam in DefaultSessionOrchestrator.enterStage: any stage with
  metadata["stage_type"] == "static_check" is run by the executor instead of the LLM subagent,
  then advances on its (unconditional) exit edge.
- TomlWorkflowLoader: stage_type/static_tool/static_argv fields → StageConfig.metadata.
- role_pipeline.toml: a static_check stage between implementer and reviewer (no-op until
  static_argv + a CommandRunner are set; activation is live-QA-gated, see StaticAnalysisRunner doc).

§B-§6 — critique-outcome producer. The CritiqueFinding type + CriticCalibrationProjection existed
but nothing fed them. Added:
- CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent (+ CritiqueVerdict): the producing side — a critic's findings +
  verdict for one review iteration, carrying modelHash for per-model calibration.
- CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator: pure loop-resolution logic deciding UPHELD (fixed between rounds) /
  DISMISSED (persisted into an approved final) / INCONCLUSIVE (open at a non-approved terminal),
  per critic (role + modelHash) and per finding id.
- A hook in completeWorkflow/failWorkflow that correlates recorded findings into
  CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvents at loop resolution — no-op when none recorded, idempotent.
  (LLM-side finding emission stays a separate model-gated activation.)

Tests: StaticCheckStageExecutorTest (4), StaticCheckStageTest integration (1, fake runner →
event + transition), CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatorTest (8), CritiqueCalibrationWiringTest integration
(1, seeded findings → outcomes at completion), updated RolePipelineWorkflowTest. Full suites for
core:events/kernel/critique, infrastructure:workflow, testing:integration green; detekt clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/events/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/events/events/CritiqueCalibrationEvents.kt

@@ -1,9 +1,38 @@
 package com.correx.core.events.events
 
 import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 
+/** A critic's verdict for one review iteration. */
+@Serializable
+enum class CritiqueVerdict { APPROVED, CHANGES_REQUESTED }
+
+/**
+ * The findings a critic (plan critic or code reviewer) raised in one review iteration, plus its
+ * [verdict] for that iteration. This is the **producing side** of critique calibration: the
+ * reviewer-loop runtime correlates the sequence of these across iterations into
+ * [CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent]s (see CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator), which the
+ * `:core:critique` projection then folds into per-(model, role) precision.
+ *
+ * [iteration] is the refinement-loop iteration (1-based) this review belongs to, so the
+ * correlator can order reviews and tell whether a finding was fixed between rounds. [modelHash]
+ * identifies the model that produced the findings (carried through to the outcome event so
+ * calibration is per-model).
+ */
+@Serializable
+@SerialName("CritiqueFindingsRecorded")
+data class CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent(
+    val sessionId: SessionId,
+    val stageId: StageId,
+    val role: CritiqueRole,
+    val modelHash: String,
+    val iteration: Int,
+    val verdict: CritiqueVerdict,
+    val findings: List<CritiqueFinding>,
+) : EventPayload
+
 /**
  * How a prior [CritiqueFinding] actually turned out once the surrounding loop resolved.
  * UPHELD = the finding was confirmed/actioned; DISMISSED = rejected as a false positive;

core/events/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/events/serialization/Serialization.kt

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.correx.core.events.events.ChatSessionStartedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ClarificationAnsweredEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ClarificationRequestedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ChatTurnEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.RouterNarrationEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.OperatorProfileBoundEvent
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ val eventModule = SerializersModule {
         subclass(IdeaDiscardedEvent::class)
         subclass(IdeaPromotedEvent::class)
         subclass(CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent::class)
+        subclass(CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent::class)
         subclass(StageCheckpointPassedEvent::class)
         subclass(StageCheckpointFailedEvent::class)
         subclass(PossibleContradictionFlaggedEvent::class)

core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration
+
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFinding
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcome
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueVerdict
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+
+/**
+ * Decides how each prior critique finding turned out across a review loop — the producer half of
+ * critique calibration (BACKLOG §B-§6 / pipeline-addenda A3). Pure over the recorded review
+ * iterations, so it is replay-deterministic and unit-testable; the orchestrator runs it once at
+ * loop resolution (see completeWorkflow / failWorkflow) and emits the results, which the
+ * `:core:critique` projection folds into per-(model, role) precision.
+ *
+ * Rules, per critic (grouped by role + modelHash) and per finding id:
+ *  - **UPHELD** — the finding was raised in some iteration and is gone by the final review: the
+ *    implementer fixed it between rounds, so the critic was right and the finding was actioned.
+ *  - **DISMISSED** — the finding persists into the final review AND that review APPROVED: the
+ *    reviewer signed off without it being addressed, i.e. treated it as non-blocking.
+ *  - **INCONCLUSIVE** — the finding is still open at a non-approved terminal (loop exhausted): no
+ *    signal either way.
+ *
+ * Findings carry a stable [CritiqueFinding.id] so the same logical finding is tracked across
+ * iterations.
+ */
+object CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator {
+
+    fun correlate(
+        sessionId: SessionId,
+        reviews: List<CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent>,
+    ): List<CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent> =
+        reviews
+            .groupBy { it.role to it.modelHash }
+            .flatMap { (_, group) -> correlateCritic(sessionId, group) }
+
+    private fun correlateCritic(
+        sessionId: SessionId,
+        critic: List<CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent>,
+    ): List<CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent> {
+        val ordered = critic.sortedBy { it.iteration }
+        val finalReview = ordered.last()
+        val finalIds = finalReview.findings.mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.id }
+
+        // Latest appearance per finding id (later iterations overwrite), used for severity and the
+        // owning critic's role/modelHash.
+        val latest = LinkedHashMap<String, Pair<CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent, CritiqueFinding>>()
+        for (review in ordered) {
+            for (finding in review.findings) {
+                latest[finding.id] = review to finding
+            }
+        }
+
+        return latest.map { (id, appearance) ->
+            val (review, finding) = appearance
+            val outcome = when {
+                id !in finalIds -> CritiqueOutcome.UPHELD
+                finalReview.verdict == CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED -> CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED
+                else -> CritiqueOutcome.INCONCLUSIVE
+            }
+            CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent(
+                sessionId = sessionId,
+                findingId = id,
+                role = review.role,
+                modelHash = review.modelHash,
+                severity = finding.severity,
+                outcome = outcome,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}

core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/DefaultSessionOrchestrator.kt

@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ class DefaultSessionOrchestrator(
     private val compactionService: JournalCompactionService? = null,
     artifactKindRegistry: ArtifactKindRegistry? = null,
     repoKnowledgeRetriever: RepoKnowledgeRetriever? = null,
+    commandRunner: CommandRunner? = null,
 ) : SessionOrchestrator(repositories, engines, artifactStore, decisionJournalRepository, artifactKindRegistry = artifactKindRegistry, repoKnowledgeRetriever = repoKnowledgeRetriever), ApprovalGateway {
     override val tokenizer: Tokenizer? = tokenizer
     override val cancellations: ConcurrentHashMap<SessionId, AtomicBoolean> =
         ConcurrentHashMap<SessionId, AtomicBoolean>()
 
+    // Deterministic static_check stages (BACKLOG §B-§5) are run here, not via the LLM subagent.
+    private val staticCheckExecutor = StaticCheckStageExecutor(commandRunner)
+
     override val subagentRunner: SubagentRunner = InSessionSubagentRunner(
         executeStage = { sid, stg, graph, session, cfg ->
             executeStage(sid, stg, graph, session, cfg, effectivesFor(cfg))
@@ -375,6 +379,20 @@ class DefaultSessionOrchestrator(
             }
         }
 
+        // Deterministic stage seam (§B-§5): a `static_check` stage runs a static-analysis tool and
+        // records its findings instead of invoking the LLM subagent. No retries/clarification apply.
+        ctx.graph.stages[stageId]?.let { stage ->
+            if (stage.metadata["stage_type"] == "static_check") {
+                val event = staticCheckExecutor.execute(ctx.sessionId, stageId, stage)
+                emit(ctx.sessionId, event)
+                log.info(
+                    "[Orchestrator] static_check session={} stage={} tool={} findings={}",
+                    ctx.sessionId.value, stageId.value, event.tool, event.findings.size,
+                )
+                return StepResult.Continue(ctx.copy(stageCount = ctx.stageCount + 1))
+            }
+        }
+
         while (true) {
             if (isCancelled(ctx.sessionId)) {
                 return StepResult.Terminal(handleCancellation(ctx.sessionId, stageId))

core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/SessionOrchestrator.kt

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import com.correx.core.events.events.RefinementIterationEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ApprovalRequestedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ArtifactContentStoredEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ArtifactCreatedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.StaticFindingsRecordedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.BriefEchoMismatchEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.BriefGroundingCheckedEvent
@@ -1734,6 +1736,7 @@ abstract class SessionOrchestrator(
             "[Orchestrator] COMPLETED session={} terminalStage={} stages={}",
             sessionId.value, terminalStageId.value, stageCount,
         )
+        correlateCritiqueOutcomes(sessionId)
         emit(sessionId, WorkflowCompletedEvent(sessionId, terminalStageId, stageCount))
         cancellations.remove(sessionId)
         return WorkflowResult.Completed(sessionId, terminalStageId)
@@ -1749,11 +1752,26 @@ abstract class SessionOrchestrator(
             "[Orchestrator] FAILED session={} stage={} reason={} retryExhausted={}",
             sessionId.value, stageId.value, reason, retryExhausted,
         )
+        correlateCritiqueOutcomes(sessionId)
         emit(sessionId, WorkflowFailedEvent(sessionId, stageId, reason, retryExhausted))
         cancellations.remove(sessionId)
         return WorkflowResult.Failed(sessionId, reason, retryExhausted)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * At loop resolution, correlate any recorded critique findings (§B-§6) into outcome events that
+     * feed the critic-calibration projection. A no-op when no [CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent]s were
+     * recorded (the LLM-side finding emission is a separate, model-gated activation), and idempotent
+     * — it skips when outcomes already exist — so it is safe on every terminal path.
+     */
+    private suspend fun correlateCritiqueOutcomes(sessionId: SessionId) {
+        val events = eventStore.read(sessionId)
+        if (events.any { it.payload is CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent }) return
+        val reviews = events.mapNotNull { it.payload as? CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent }
+        if (reviews.isEmpty()) return
+        CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews).forEach { emit(sessionId, it) }
+    }
+
     internal suspend fun handleCancellation(
         sessionId: SessionId,
         stageId: StageId,

core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/StaticAnalysisRunner.kt

@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ interface CommandRunner {
  * Both stdout and stderr are parsed — compilers write diagnostics to stderr, ktlint/detekt to
  * stdout — and parsing is lenient: lines that don't match any known format are ignored.
  *
- * TODO(wiring): a real `static_check` stage in role_pipeline.toml (between `implementer` and
- * `reviewer`) would invoke this runner and emit the findings as a first-class event:
+ * Wiring: the deterministic `static_check` stage now exists. [StaticCheckStageExecutor] invokes this
+ * runner and records a [com.correx.core.events.events.StaticFindingsRecordedEvent]; the orchestrator
+ * dispatches any stage with `metadata["stage_type"] == "static_check"` to it instead of the LLM
+ * subagent (see DefaultSessionOrchestrator.enterStage), and role_pipeline.toml carries the stage
+ * between `implementer` and `reviewer`. Once the event is on the journal,
+ * [excludeStaticFindingsFromReview] (already live-wired in SessionOrchestrator's context assembly)
+ * strips the matching entries from the reviewer's context.
  *
- *     val findings = StaticAnalysisRunner(commandRunner).analyze("detekt", argv)
- *     eventDispatcher.emit(StaticFindingsRecordedEvent(sessionId, stageId, "detekt", findings), sessionId)
- *
- * Once that event is on the journal, [excludeStaticFindingsFromReview] (already live-wired in
- * SessionOrchestrator's context assembly) strips the matching entries from the reviewer's context.
- * That stage is intentionally NOT added here: workflow stages are LLM-driven and emit typed
- * artifacts, so a deterministic event-emitting stage needs a new stage-type / tool-execution seam
- * that doesn't yet exist — adding it now would be broad plumbing. The runner + event + filter are
- * complete; only the stage that calls them is deferred.
+ * The stage is a no-op until a [CommandRunner] is wired into the orchestrator AND the stage sets
+ * `static_argv`. TODO(activation): wiring a *production* runner means resolving the command to the
+ * session's workspace (ShellTool-style ProcessBuilder + cwd + timeout) and is live-QA-gated — it is
+ * deferred so the deterministic seam can land and be unit-verified without a sandbox.
  */
 class StaticAnalysisRunner(private val runner: CommandRunner) {
 

core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/StaticCheckStageExecutor.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration
+
+import com.correx.core.events.events.StaticFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.StageConfig
+
+/**
+ * Executes a deterministic `static_check` stage (BACKLOG §B-§5). Where an LLM stage runs a
+ * subagent, this stage shells out to a configured static-analysis tool, parses its console
+ * output via [StaticAnalysisRunner], and produces a [StaticFindingsRecordedEvent] — the event the
+ * reviewer-context filter ([excludeStaticFindingsFromReview], already live-wired) consumes so the
+ * reviewer's attention isn't spent re-finding what the build already reports.
+ *
+ * The stage is configured entirely through [StageConfig.metadata] (set from the workflow TOML):
+ *  - `stage_type  = "static_check"` — marks the stage deterministic (dispatched in `enterStage`).
+ *  - `static_tool = "detekt"`       — the label recorded on the findings (default `"static"`).
+ *  - `static_argv = "<command>"`    — the command to run, whitespace-split (simple quotes honoured).
+ *
+ * It is a **no-op (empty findings) when no runner is wired or no `static_argv` is configured**, so a
+ * workflow can carry the stage safely before a tool/command is set up — activation is opt-in.
+ */
+class StaticCheckStageExecutor(private val commandRunner: CommandRunner?) {
+
+    /** Runs the configured tool (if any) and returns the event to record; never throws on a tool miss. */
+    suspend fun execute(sessionId: SessionId, stageId: StageId, stage: StageConfig): StaticFindingsRecordedEvent {
+        val tool = stage.metadata["static_tool"]?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: "static"
+        val argv = stage.metadata["static_argv"]?.let { tokenizeArgv(it) } ?: emptyList()
+        val findings = if (commandRunner != null && argv.isNotEmpty()) {
+            StaticAnalysisRunner(commandRunner).analyze(tool, argv)
+        } else {
+            emptyList()
+        }
+        return StaticFindingsRecordedEvent(
+            sessionId = sessionId,
+            stageId = stageId,
+            tool = tool,
+            findings = findings,
+        )
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * Splits a command string into argv on whitespace, honouring simple single- or double-quoted
+         * runs so a path or flag value may contain spaces. Not a full shell parser (no escapes, no
+         * variable expansion) — deliberately minimal and deterministic for unit testing.
+         */
+        fun tokenizeArgv(command: String): List<String> {
+            val tokens = mutableListOf<String>()
+            val current = StringBuilder()
+            var quote: Char? = null
+            var inToken = false
+            fun flush() {
+                if (inToken) {
+                    tokens.add(current.toString())
+                    current.clear()
+                    inToken = false
+                }
+            }
+            for (ch in command) {
+                when {
+                    quote != null -> if (ch == quote) quote = null else current.append(ch)
+                    ch == '\'' || ch == '"' -> { quote = ch; inToken = true }
+                    ch.isWhitespace() -> flush()
+                    else -> { current.append(ch); inToken = true }
+                }
+            }
+            flush()
+            return tokens
+        }
+    }
+}

core/kernel/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatorTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration
+
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFinding
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcome
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueRole
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueSeverity
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueVerdict
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatorTest {
+
+    private val sessionId = SessionId("s1")
+
+    private fun finding(id: String, severity: CritiqueSeverity = CritiqueSeverity.MAJOR) = CritiqueFinding(
+        id = id,
+        role = CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER,
+        severity = severity,
+        category = "correctness",
+        message = "msg-$id",
+    )
+
+    private fun review(
+        iteration: Int,
+        verdict: CritiqueVerdict,
+        findings: List<CritiqueFinding>,
+        role: CritiqueRole = CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER,
+        modelHash: String = "model-A",
+    ) = CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent(
+        sessionId = sessionId,
+        stageId = StageId("reviewer"),
+        role = role,
+        modelHash = modelHash,
+        iteration = iteration,
+        verdict = verdict,
+        findings = findings,
+    )
+
+    private fun outcomeFor(events: List<CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent>, id: String) =
+        events.single { it.findingId == id }.outcome
+
+    @Test
+    fun `finding fixed between iterations is UPHELD`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"))),
+            review(2, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, emptyList()),
+        )
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(1, out.size)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.UPHELD, out.single().outcome)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `finding persisting into an approved final review is DISMISSED`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"))),
+            review(2, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("f1"))),
+        )
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomeFor(out, "f1"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `finding still open at a non-approved terminal is INCONCLUSIVE`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"))),
+            review(2, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"))),
+        )
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.INCONCLUSIVE, outcomeFor(out, "f1"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a single approved review with a finding dismisses it`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(review(1, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("f1"))))
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomeFor(out, "f1"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `mixed fates in one loop are resolved independently per finding`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            // f1 and f2 raised; f1 fixed next round, f2 persists; f3 raised late and persists.
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"), finding("f2"))),
+            review(2, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("f2"), finding("f3"))),
+        )
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(3, out.size)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.UPHELD, outcomeFor(out, "f1"))
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomeFor(out, "f2"))
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomeFor(out, "f3"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `findings carry their severity and the producing critic's identity`() {
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            review(
+                1, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("f1", CritiqueSeverity.BLOCKER)),
+                role = CritiqueRole.PLAN_CRITIC, modelHash = "model-Z",
+            ),
+        )
+        val event = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews).single()
+        assertEquals(CritiqueSeverity.BLOCKER, event.severity)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueRole.PLAN_CRITIC, event.role)
+        assertEquals("model-Z", event.modelHash)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `each critic (role + model) is calibrated separately`() {
+        val planCritic = CritiqueRole.PLAN_CRITIC
+        val reviewer = CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER
+        val reviews = listOf(
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("a")), role = planCritic, modelHash = "m1"),
+            review(2, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, emptyList(), role = planCritic, modelHash = "m1"),
+            review(1, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("b")), role = reviewer, modelHash = "m2"),
+        )
+        val out = CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, reviews)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.UPHELD, outcomeFor(out, "a")) // plan critic's finding fixed
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomeFor(out, "b")) // reviewer's finding approved-through
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no reviews yields no outcomes`() {
+        assertTrue(CritiqueOutcomeCorrelator.correlate(sessionId, emptyList()).isEmpty())
+    }
+}

core/kernel/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/StaticCheckStageExecutorTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration
+
+import com.correx.core.events.events.StaticFindingSeverity
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.StageConfig
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class StaticCheckStageExecutorTest {
+
+    private val sessionId = SessionId("s1")
+    private val stageId = StageId("static_check")
+
+    private fun fakeRunner(stdout: String = "", stderr: String = "") = object : CommandRunner {
+        var lastArgv: List<String>? = null
+        override suspend fun run(argv: List<String>): CommandOutput {
+            lastArgv = argv
+            return CommandOutput(exitCode = 0, stdout = stdout, stderr = stderr)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `tokenizeArgv splits on whitespace and honours quotes`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf("./gradlew", "detekt", "--console=plain"),
+            StaticCheckStageExecutor.tokenizeArgv("./gradlew detekt --console=plain"),
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf("tool", "--path", "src/main with space/App.kt"),
+            StaticCheckStageExecutor.tokenizeArgv("""tool --path "src/main with space/App.kt""""),
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf("a", "b"),
+            StaticCheckStageExecutor.tokenizeArgv("   a    b   "),
+        )
+        assertTrue(StaticCheckStageExecutor.tokenizeArgv("").isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `execute runs the configured tool and records parsed findings`() = runBlocking {
+        val runner = fakeRunner(stdout = "src/A.kt:10:4: warning: deprecated\nBUILD FAILED")
+        val stage = StageConfig(
+            metadata = mapOf(
+                "stage_type" to "static_check",
+                "static_tool" to "detekt",
+                "static_argv" to "./gradlew detekt",
+            ),
+        )
+        val event = StaticCheckStageExecutor(runner).execute(sessionId, stageId, stage)
+
+        assertEquals("detekt", event.tool)
+        assertEquals(1, event.findings.size)
+        assertEquals("src/A.kt", event.findings[0].file)
+        assertEquals(StaticFindingSeverity.WARNING, event.findings[0].severity)
+        assertEquals(listOf("./gradlew", "detekt"), runner.lastArgv)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `execute is a no-op when no argv is configured`() = runBlocking {
+        val runner = fakeRunner(stdout = "src/A.kt:1:1: error: boom")
+        val stage = StageConfig(metadata = mapOf("stage_type" to "static_check", "static_tool" to "detekt"))
+        val event = StaticCheckStageExecutor(runner).execute(sessionId, stageId, stage)
+
+        assertEquals("detekt", event.tool)
+        assertTrue(event.findings.isEmpty(), "no static_argv → tool not run, empty findings")
+        assertEquals(null, runner.lastArgv, "the runner must not be invoked without a command")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `execute is a no-op with empty findings when no runner is wired`() = runBlocking {
+        val stage = StageConfig(metadata = mapOf("stage_type" to "static_check", "static_argv" to "./gradlew detekt"))
+        val event = StaticCheckStageExecutor(null).execute(sessionId, stageId, stage)
+
+        assertEquals("static", event.tool, "default tool label when unspecified")
+        assertTrue(event.findings.isEmpty())
+    }
+}

examples/workflows/role_pipeline.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Role pipeline: analyst → architect → planner → implementer ⇄ reviewer
+# Role pipeline: analyst → architect → planner → implementer → static_check ⇄ reviewer
 #
 # Each stage produces a typed artifact that the next stage `needs`, so work flows forward
 # without a human relaying notes. The decision journal (pinned into every stage's context)
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ allowed_tools = ["file_read", "file_write", "file_edit", "ShellTool"]
 token_budget = 32768
 max_retries = 3
 
+# 4b. Deterministic static analysis (NO LLM). Runs a configured tool (compiler/ktlint/detekt)
+#     over the patch and records its findings as a StaticFindingsRecordedEvent, which the
+#     reviewer-context filter then strips from the reviewer's context so the LLM reviewer spends
+#     its attention on semantic review rather than re-finding what the build already reports.
+#     No-op until `static_argv` is set (and a CommandRunner is wired) — safe to carry unconfigured.
+#     Activate e.g. with: static_argv = "./gradlew detekt --console=plain"
+[[stages]]
+id = "static_check"
+stage_type = "static_check"
+static_tool = "detekt"
+token_budget = 0
+max_retries = 0
+
 # 5. Review the patch against the plan AND the analyst's acceptance criteria. The reviewer
 #    needs `analysis` so it judges the diff against concrete, pre-stated criteria (§5 narrow
 #    question) rather than whole files against taste.
@@ -103,13 +116,21 @@ to = "implementer"
 condition_type = "artifact_validated"
 condition_artifact_id = "impl_plan"
 
+# implementer → static_check (once the patch is validated) → reviewer. The static_check stage
+# produces no artifact, so its exit edge is unconditional (always_true).
 [[transitions]]
-id = "implementer-to-reviewer"
+id = "implementer-to-static_check"
 from = "implementer"
-to = "reviewer"
+to = "static_check"
 condition_type = "artifact_validated"
 condition_artifact_id = "patch"
 
+[[transitions]]
+id = "static_check-to-reviewer"
+from = "static_check"
+to = "reviewer"
+condition_type = "always_true"
+
 # --- verdict-gated loop exit / re-entry ---
 
 [[transitions]]

infrastructure/workflow/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/infrastructure/workflow/TomlWorkflowLoader.kt

@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ private data class StageSection(
     @param:JsonProperty("requires_approval") val requiresApproval: Boolean = false,
     @param:JsonProperty("inject_artifact_kinds") val injectArtifactKinds: Boolean = false,
     @param:JsonProperty("ground_references") val groundReferences: Boolean = false,
+    // Deterministic stage marker (§B-§5): `stage_type = "static_check"` runs a static-analysis
+    // tool instead of an LLM subagent; `static_tool`/`static_argv` configure it (see
+    // StaticCheckStageExecutor). Absent for ordinary LLM stages.
+    @param:JsonProperty("stage_type") val stageType: String? = null,
+    @param:JsonProperty("static_tool") val staticTool: String? = null,
+    @param:JsonProperty("static_argv") val staticArgv: String? = null,
 )
 
 // condition fields flattened into the transition row
@@ -93,6 +99,19 @@ class TomlWorkflowLoader(
         return if (candidate != null && candidate.exists()) candidate.toString() else raw
     }
 
+    // Flattens a stage's TOML flags into the StageConfig.metadata string map the runtime reads
+    // (prompt paths, approval/inject/ground flags, and the §B-§5 deterministic-stage markers).
+    private fun stageMetadata(s: StageSection, workflowDir: Path?): Map<String, String> = buildMap {
+        s.prompt?.let { put("prompt", resolvePromptPath(it, workflowDir)) }
+        s.systemPrompt?.let { put("systemPrompt", resolvePromptPath(it, workflowDir)) }
+        if (s.requiresApproval) put("requiresApproval", "true")
+        if (s.injectArtifactKinds) put("injectArtifactKinds", "true")
+        if (s.groundReferences) put("groundReferences", "true")
+        s.stageType?.let { put("stage_type", it) }
+        s.staticTool?.let { put("static_tool", it) }
+        s.staticArgv?.let { put("static_argv", it) }
+    }
+
     private fun WorkflowFile.toWorkflowGraph(workflowDir: Path?): WorkflowGraph {
         val startId = StageId(start)
         val stageMap = stages.associate { s ->
@@ -115,13 +134,7 @@ class TomlWorkflowLoader(
                     maxTokens = s.tokenBudget,
                 ),
                 maxRetries = s.maxRetries,
-                metadata = buildMap {
-                    s.prompt?.let { put("prompt", resolvePromptPath(it, workflowDir)) }
-                    s.systemPrompt?.let { put("systemPrompt", resolvePromptPath(it, workflowDir)) }
-                    if (s.requiresApproval) put("requiresApproval", "true")
-                    if (s.injectArtifactKinds) put("injectArtifactKinds", "true")
-                    if (s.groundReferences) put("groundReferences", "true")
-                },
+                metadata = stageMetadata(s, workflowDir),
             )
         }
 

infrastructure/workflow/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/infrastructure/workflow/RolePipelineWorkflowTest.kt

@@ -53,10 +53,21 @@ class RolePipelineWorkflowTest {
         val graph = TomlWorkflowLoader(registry).load(path!!)
 
         assertEquals(
-            setOf("analyst", "architect", "planner", "implementer", "reviewer"),
+            setOf("analyst", "architect", "planner", "implementer", "static_check", "reviewer"),
             graph.stages.keys.map { it.value }.toSet(),
         )
-        assertEquals(6, graph.transitions.size)
+        assertEquals(7, graph.transitions.size)
+
+        // The deterministic static_check stage sits between implementer and reviewer.
+        assertEquals("static_check", graph.stages[StageId("static_check")]!!.metadata["stage_type"])
+        assertTrue(
+            graph.transitions.any { it.from == StageId("implementer") && it.to == StageId("static_check") },
+            "implementer should hand off to static_check",
+        )
+        assertTrue(
+            graph.transitions.any { it.from == StageId("static_check") && it.to == StageId("reviewer") },
+            "static_check should hand off to reviewer",
+        )
 
         // Forward chaining via needs.
         assertTrue(graph.stages[StageId("reviewer")]!!.needs.map { it.value }.containsAll(listOf("patch", "impl_plan")))

testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/CritiqueCalibrationWiringTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+import com.correx.core.approvals.ApprovalProjector
+import com.correx.core.approvals.DefaultApprovalReducer
+import com.correx.core.approvals.DefaultApprovalRepository
+import com.correx.core.approvals.domain.DefaultApprovalEngine
+import com.correx.core.artifacts.DefaultArtifactReducer
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFinding
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcome
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueRole
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueSeverity
+import com.correx.core.events.events.CritiqueVerdict
+import com.correx.core.events.events.EventMetadata
+import com.correx.core.events.events.NewEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.types.EventId
+import com.correx.core.events.execution.RetryPolicy
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.TransitionId
+import com.correx.core.inference.InferenceRepository
+import com.correx.core.inference.InferenceState
+import com.correx.core.journal.DecisionJournalProjector
+import com.correx.core.journal.DefaultDecisionJournalReducer
+import com.correx.core.journal.DefaultDecisionJournalRepository
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.DefaultOrchestrationReducer
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.DefaultSessionOrchestrator
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationConfig
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationProjector
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationRepository
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestratorEngines
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestratorRepositories
+import com.correx.core.kernel.retry.DefaultRetryCoordinator
+import com.correx.core.risk.DefaultRiskAssessor
+import com.correx.core.sessions.DefaultSessionRepository
+import com.correx.core.sessions.projections.replay.DefaultEventReplayer
+import com.correx.core.sessions.projections.replay.EventReplayer
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.StageConfig
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.TransitionEdge
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.WorkflowGraph
+import com.correx.core.validation.pipeline.ValidationPipeline
+import com.correx.infrastructure.persistence.InMemoryEventStore
+import com.correx.infrastructure.persistence.artifact.LiveArtifactRepository
+import com.correx.testing.contracts.fixtures.artifactstore.NoopArtifactStore
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.InferenceFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.context.ContextFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.cyclePolicyMissingValidator
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.transitions.TransitionFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.kernel.MockSessionEventReplayer
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+/**
+ * End-to-end proof that the reviewer-loop runtime correlates recorded critique findings into
+ * outcome events at loop resolution (BACKLOG §B-§6), and that those events feed the
+ * `:core:critique` calibration projection. The LLM-side emission of findings is mocked here by
+ * seeding [CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent]s directly (that half is a separate model-gated step).
+ */
+class CritiqueCalibrationWiringTest {
+
+    private val eventStore = InMemoryEventStore()
+    private val sessionReplayer = MockSessionEventReplayer()
+    private val sessionRepository = DefaultSessionRepository(sessionReplayer)
+    private val orchestrationRepository = OrchestrationRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, OrchestrationProjector(DefaultOrchestrationReducer())),
+    )
+    private val inferenceRepository = InferenceRepository(
+        object : EventReplayer<InferenceState> {
+            override fun rebuild(sessionId: SessionId) = InferenceState()
+        },
+    )
+    private val approvalRepository = DefaultApprovalRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, ApprovalProjector(DefaultApprovalReducer())),
+    )
+    private val decisionJournalRepository = DefaultDecisionJournalRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, DecisionJournalProjector(DefaultDecisionJournalReducer())),
+    )
+    private val retryCoordinator = DefaultRetryCoordinator(eventStore)
+
+    private val repositories = OrchestratorRepositories(
+        eventStore = eventStore,
+        inferenceRepository = inferenceRepository,
+        orchestrationRepository = orchestrationRepository,
+        sessionRepository = sessionRepository,
+        artifactRepository = LiveArtifactRepository(eventStore, DefaultArtifactReducer()),
+        approvalRepository = approvalRepository,
+    )
+
+    private val orchestrator = DefaultSessionOrchestrator(
+        repositories = repositories,
+        engines = OrchestratorEngines(
+            transitionResolver = TransitionFixtures.simpleResolver(),
+            contextPackBuilder = ContextFixtures.simpleBuilder(),
+            inferenceRouter = InferenceFixtures.fixedRouter(),
+            validationPipeline = ValidationPipeline(validators = listOf(cyclePolicyMissingValidator())),
+            approvalEngine = DefaultApprovalEngine(),
+            riskAssessor = DefaultRiskAssessor(),
+        ),
+        retryCoordinator = retryCoordinator,
+        artifactStore = NoopArtifactStore(),
+        decisionJournalRepository = decisionJournalRepository,
+    )
+
+    private val defaultConfig = OrchestrationConfig(retryPolicy = RetryPolicy(maxAttempts = 1, backoffMs = 0))
+
+    private fun finding(id: String) = CritiqueFinding(
+        id = id,
+        role = CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER,
+        severity = CritiqueSeverity.MAJOR,
+        category = "correctness",
+        message = "msg-$id",
+    )
+
+    private suspend fun seedReview(sessionId: SessionId, iteration: Int, verdict: CritiqueVerdict, findings: List<CritiqueFinding>) {
+        eventStore.append(
+            NewEvent(
+                EventMetadata(EventId("rev-$iteration"), sessionId, Clock.System.now(), 1, null, null),
+                CritiqueFindingsRecordedEvent(
+                    sessionId = sessionId,
+                    stageId = StageId("reviewer"),
+                    role = CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER,
+                    modelHash = "model-A",
+                    iteration = iteration,
+                    verdict = verdict,
+                    findings = findings,
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `recorded findings are correlated at completion and feed the calibration projection`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val sessionId = SessionId("calib-1")
+
+        // Two review rounds: f1 fixed between them (→ UPHELD); f2 persists to an approved final (→ DISMISSED).
+        seedReview(sessionId, 1, CritiqueVerdict.CHANGES_REQUESTED, listOf(finding("f1"), finding("f2")))
+        seedReview(sessionId, 2, CritiqueVerdict.APPROVED, listOf(finding("f2")))
+
+        val stageA = StageId("A")
+        val done = StageId("done")
+        val graph = WorkflowGraph(
+            id = "calib-wiring",
+            stages = mapOf(stageA to StageConfig(), done to StageConfig()),
+            transitions = setOf(TransitionEdge(id = TransitionId("t1"), from = stageA, to = done, condition = { true })),
+            start = stageA,
+        )
+
+        orchestrator.run(sessionId, graph, defaultConfig)
+
+        // The orchestrator emits one outcome per recorded finding at completion — the events the
+        // :core:critique calibration projection consumes (its folding is covered by that module's
+        // DefaultCriticCalibrationReducerTest).
+        val outcomes = eventStore.read(sessionId).mapNotNull { it.payload as? CritiqueOutcomeCorrelatedEvent }
+        assertEquals(2, outcomes.size, "one outcome per recorded finding")
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.UPHELD, outcomes.single { it.findingId == "f1" }.outcome)
+        assertEquals(CritiqueOutcome.DISMISSED, outcomes.single { it.findingId == "f2" }.outcome)
+        assertTrue(outcomes.all { it.modelHash == "model-A" && it.role == CritiqueRole.CODE_REVIEWER })
+    }
+}

testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/StaticCheckStageTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import com.correx.core.approvals.ApprovalProjector
+import com.correx.core.approvals.DefaultApprovalReducer
+import com.correx.core.approvals.DefaultApprovalRepository
+import com.correx.core.approvals.domain.DefaultApprovalEngine
+import com.correx.core.artifacts.DefaultArtifactReducer
+import com.correx.core.events.events.StaticFindingsRecordedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.WorkflowCompletedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.execution.RetryPolicy
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.StageId
+import com.correx.core.events.types.TransitionId
+import com.correx.core.inference.InferenceRepository
+import com.correx.core.inference.InferenceState
+import com.correx.core.journal.DecisionJournalProjector
+import com.correx.core.journal.DefaultDecisionJournalReducer
+import com.correx.core.journal.DefaultDecisionJournalRepository
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.CommandOutput
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.CommandRunner
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.DefaultOrchestrationReducer
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.DefaultSessionOrchestrator
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationConfig
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationProjector
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestrationRepository
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestratorEngines
+import com.correx.core.kernel.orchestration.OrchestratorRepositories
+import com.correx.core.kernel.retry.DefaultRetryCoordinator
+import com.correx.core.risk.DefaultRiskAssessor
+import com.correx.core.sessions.DefaultSessionRepository
+import com.correx.core.sessions.projections.replay.DefaultEventReplayer
+import com.correx.core.sessions.projections.replay.EventReplayer
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.StageConfig
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.TransitionEdge
+import com.correx.core.transitions.graph.WorkflowGraph
+import com.correx.core.validation.pipeline.ValidationPipeline
+import com.correx.infrastructure.persistence.InMemoryEventStore
+import com.correx.infrastructure.persistence.artifact.LiveArtifactRepository
+import com.correx.testing.contracts.fixtures.artifactstore.NoopArtifactStore
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.InferenceFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.context.ContextFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.cyclePolicyMissingValidator
+import com.correx.testing.fixtures.transitions.TransitionFixtures
+import com.correx.testing.kernel.MockSessionEventReplayer
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+/**
+ * End-to-end proof of the deterministic static_check stage seam (BACKLOG §B-§5): a stage marked
+ * `stage_type = "static_check"` runs the configured tool via an injected [CommandRunner] (no LLM
+ * subagent), records a [StaticFindingsRecordedEvent] with the parsed findings, and the workflow
+ * advances on the unconditional exit edge.
+ */
+class StaticCheckStageTest {
+
+    private val eventStore = InMemoryEventStore()
+    private val sessionReplayer = MockSessionEventReplayer()
+    private val sessionRepository = DefaultSessionRepository(sessionReplayer)
+    private val orchestrationRepository = OrchestrationRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, OrchestrationProjector(DefaultOrchestrationReducer())),
+    )
+    private val inferenceRepository = InferenceRepository(
+        object : EventReplayer<InferenceState> {
+            override fun rebuild(sessionId: SessionId) = InferenceState()
+        },
+    )
+    private val approvalRepository = DefaultApprovalRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, ApprovalProjector(DefaultApprovalReducer())),
+    )
+    private val decisionJournalRepository = DefaultDecisionJournalRepository(
+        DefaultEventReplayer(eventStore, DecisionJournalProjector(DefaultDecisionJournalReducer())),
+    )
+    private val retryCoordinator = DefaultRetryCoordinator(eventStore)
+
+    private val repositories = OrchestratorRepositories(
+        eventStore = eventStore,
+        inferenceRepository = inferenceRepository,
+        orchestrationRepository = orchestrationRepository,
+        sessionRepository = sessionRepository,
+        artifactRepository = LiveArtifactRepository(eventStore, DefaultArtifactReducer()),
+        approvalRepository = approvalRepository,
+    )
+
+    // Canned tool output: one stderr error + one stdout detekt finding (+ noise that must be ignored).
+    private val fakeRunner = object : CommandRunner {
+        var lastArgv: List<String>? = null
+        override suspend fun run(argv: List<String>): CommandOutput {
+            lastArgv = argv
+            return CommandOutput(
+                exitCode = 1,
+                stdout = "src/Foo.kt:42:9: Magic number found [MagicNumber]\nBUILD FAILED",
+                stderr = "src/Bar.kt:5:9: error: type mismatch",
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private val orchestrator = DefaultSessionOrchestrator(
+        repositories = repositories,
+        engines = OrchestratorEngines(
+            transitionResolver = TransitionFixtures.simpleResolver(),
+            contextPackBuilder = ContextFixtures.simpleBuilder(),
+            inferenceRouter = InferenceFixtures.fixedRouter(),
+            validationPipeline = ValidationPipeline(validators = listOf(cyclePolicyMissingValidator())),
+            approvalEngine = DefaultApprovalEngine(),
+            riskAssessor = DefaultRiskAssessor(),
+        ),
+        retryCoordinator = retryCoordinator,
+        artifactStore = NoopArtifactStore(),
+        decisionJournalRepository = decisionJournalRepository,
+        commandRunner = fakeRunner,
+    )
+
+    private val defaultConfig = OrchestrationConfig(
+        retryPolicy = RetryPolicy(maxAttempts = 1, backoffMs = 0),
+    )
+
+    @Test
+    fun `static_check stage runs the tool deterministically and records findings`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val sessionId = SessionId("static-check-1")
+        val staticCheck = StageId("static_check")
+        val done = StageId("done")
+
+        val graph = WorkflowGraph(
+            id = "static-check-seam",
+            stages = mapOf(
+                staticCheck to StageConfig(
+                    metadata = mapOf(
+                        "stage_type" to "static_check",
+                        "static_tool" to "detekt",
+                        "static_argv" to "./gradlew detekt --console=plain",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                done to StageConfig(),
+            ),
+            transitions = setOf(
+                TransitionEdge(id = TransitionId("t1"), from = staticCheck, to = done, condition = { true }),
+            ),
+            start = staticCheck,
+        )
+
+        orchestrator.run(sessionId, graph, defaultConfig)
+
+        val events = eventStore.read(sessionId)
+        val recorded = events.mapNotNull { it.payload as? StaticFindingsRecordedEvent }
+        assertEquals(1, recorded.size, "the static_check stage must record exactly one findings event")
+        val event = recorded.single()
+        assertEquals("detekt", event.tool)
+        assertEquals(2, event.findings.size, "both the stdout detekt finding and the stderr error parse")
+        assertEquals("MagicNumber", event.findings[0].ruleId)
+        assertEquals("src/Bar.kt", event.findings[1].file)
+        assertEquals(listOf("./gradlew", "detekt", "--console=plain"), fakeRunner.lastArgv)
+
+        assertNotNull(
+            events.find { it.payload is WorkflowCompletedEvent },
+            "workflow advances past static_check on the unconditional exit edge and completes",
+        )
+    }
+}