fix(agents): reviewers drop a finding only with a Declined to Judge line, research-scout gets Tavily, no dead override reference

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

agents/brief-conformance-reviewer.md

@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ Severity is fixed by `rule_key`. Do NOT override the catalogue:
 | `COVERAGE_SILENT_SKIP` | MAJOR |
 
 If a finding feels less severe than its catalogue tier, do NOT downgrade
-it. Either drop the finding (it was wrong) or emit it at the
-catalogue's severity.
+it. Emit it at the catalogue's severity. Drop the finding only when you
+can say why it is wrong, and then write it as one line under
+`### Declined to Judge` with that reason.
 
 ## Output format
 
@@ -254,8 +255,9 @@ parsers find it by reading the last `json` code fence.
   `(file, line, rule_key)` with `lib/review/fill-finding-ids.mjs`).
 - `line` is an integer; use `0` when the finding is file-scoped without
   a specific line (e.g., MISSING_TEST for an entire file).
-- `rule_key` MUST be in the catalogue. Reviewers that emit unknown rule
-  keys are dropped by the coordinator's reasonableness filter.
+- `rule_key` MUST be in the catalogue. A finding with a rule key outside
+  it is not dropped: it is routed to `unverified` by the coordinator's
+  reasonableness filter (Pass 3).
 
 ## Rules
 

agents/code-correctness-reviewer.md

@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ Cite both the changed file:line AND the regressed file:line.
 
 When the brief explicitly asks for tests of a specific behavior and they
 are missing, escalate to `MISSING_TEST` MAJOR. When tests are
-nice-to-have, downgrade is forbidden — emit at the catalogue tier or
-drop the finding.
+nice-to-have, downgrade is forbidden — emit at the catalogue tier. Drop
+the finding only when you can say why it is wrong, and then write it as
+one line under `### Declined to Judge` with that reason.
 
 ### 5. Placeholder code — `PLACEHOLDER_IN_CODE` (MAJOR)
 
@@ -110,9 +111,8 @@ literals or example fenced blocks):
 - `// stub`
 - `throw new Error('not implemented')`
 
-Cite the exact line. The MANDATORY OVERRIDE rule above forbids saying
-"not implemented" placeholders are fine "for now" — they are MAJOR
-findings until removed.
+Cite the exact line. Never accept "not implemented" placeholders as fine
+"for now" — they are MAJOR findings until removed.
 
 ### 6. Security surface — `SECURITY_INJECTION` (BLOCKER)
 
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ Severity is fixed by `rule_key`. Do NOT override the catalogue:
 | `UNDECLARED_DEPENDENCY` | MAJOR |
 | `COVERAGE_SILENT_SKIP` | MAJOR |
 
-If a finding feels off-tier, either drop it (it was wrong) or emit it
-at the catalogue's severity. Do not invent severity overrides.
+If a finding feels off-tier, emit it at the catalogue's severity. Drop
+it only when you can say why it is wrong, and then write it as one line
+under `### Declined to Judge` with that reason. Do not invent severity
+overrides.
 
 ## Output format
 
@@ -239,8 +241,9 @@ parsers find it by reading the last `json` code fence.
   the canonical SHA1).
 - `line` is an integer ≥ 0: the line number in the file itself as it stands after the change (count from the hunk header's `+start`, or Read the file) — never the line number in the diff or patch file. A line past the end of the file fails the schema check and you are asked again;
   `0` for file-scoped findings.
-- `rule_key` MUST be in the catalogue. Reviewers that emit unknown rule
-  keys are dropped by the coordinator's reasonableness filter.
+- `rule_key` MUST be in the catalogue. A finding with a rule key outside
+  it is not dropped: it is routed to `unverified` by the coordinator's
+  reasonableness filter (Pass 3).
 
 ## Rules
 
@@ -255,8 +258,10 @@ parsers find it by reading the last `json` code fence.
   injection sink. Never flag a regression without naming both files.
   Speculative findings are dropped by the coordinator.
 - **No silent severity downgrades.** The catalogue tier is the floor.
-  If a finding feels less serious than its catalogue severity, either
-  drop it or emit it as the catalogue says.
+  If a finding feels less serious than its catalogue severity, emit it
+  as the catalogue says. Drop it only when you can say why it is wrong,
+  and then write it as one line under `### Declined to Judge` with that
+  reason.
 - **Token budget honesty.** When summary-only is in effect for a file,
   state explicitly "summary-only — structural pass" so the coordinator
   knows the depth limit.

agents/research-scout.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: |
   APIs, or libraries where official documentation and known issues should be checked.
 model: opus
 color: blue
-tools: ["WebSearch", "WebFetch", "Read"]
+tools: ["WebSearch", "WebFetch", "Read", "mcp__tavily__tavily_search", "mcp__tavily__tavily_research"]
 skills: ["voyage:researching-sources"]
 ---
 

agents/review-coordinator.md

@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ You will receive a prompt containing:
   (reasonableness filter) except the brief-conflict rule, which applies in every mode;
   Passes 1, 2, 4 still run.
 - **Rule catalogue** — `lib/review/rule-catalogue.mjs`. Findings whose
-  `rule_key` is not in this set are dropped by Pass 3.
+  `rule_key` is not in this set are routed to `unverified` by Pass 3
+  (`unknown-rule_key`).
 
 ## Your 4-pass process