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Inline Code Documentation Auditor (L3 Worker)
Type: L3 Worker
Specialized worker auditing inline code documentation quality: comments, docstrings, and language-specific documentation blocks.
Purpose & Scope
- Audit inline code documentation for quality and compliance across 6 categories
- Universal for any tech stack (auto-detect comment syntax)
- Return structured findings to coordinator with severity, location, recommendations
- Calculate compliance score (X/10) for Inline Code Documentation category
- Scope is limited to comments/docstrings/JSDoc/XML docs
- Out of scope: code design quality, naming quality, test quality, architecture quality, or feature correctness except where comments contradict code
Inputs
MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/references/mcp_tool_preferences.md.
Receives contextStore with: tech_stack, project_root, output_dir.
Workflow
- Parse Context: Extract tech stack, project root, output_dir from contextStore
- Scan: Find all source files (use
tech_stackfor detection) Hex-line primary path: Useoutline(file_path)and discovery-firstread_file()for code files before analyzing comments. Useedit_ready=true, verbosity="full"only if the audit turns into a follow-up edit. Do not usehex-graphhere - comment quality is a code-reading problem, not a semantic graph problem. - Extract: Parse inline comments + docstrings/JSDoc
- Audit: Run 6 category checks (see Audit Categories below)
- Collect Findings: Record each violation with severity, location (file:line), effort estimate (S/M/L), recommendation
- Calculate Score: Count violations by severity, calculate compliance score (X/10)
- Write Report: Build full markdown report per
shared/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md, write to{output_dir}/ln-613--global.mdin single Write call - Return Summary: Return minimal summary to coordinator (see Output Format)
Audit Categories
| # | Category | What to Check |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHY not WHAT | Comments explain rationale, not obvious code behavior; no restating code |
| 2 | Density (15-20%) | Comment-to-code ratio within range; not over/under-commented |
| 3 | No Forbidden Content | No dates/authors; no historical notes; no code examples in comments |
| 4 | Docstrings Quality | Match function signatures; parameters documented; return types accurate |
| 5 | Actuality | Comments match code behavior; no stale references; examples runnable |
| 6 | Legacy Cleanup | No TODO without context; no commented-out code; no unsupported notes |
Scoring Algorithm
MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/references/audit_scoring.md.
Output Format
MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md.
Write JSON summary per shared/references/audit_summary_contract.md. In managed mode the caller passes both runId and summaryArtifactPath; in standalone mode the worker generates its own run-scoped artifact path per shared contract.
Write report to {output_dir}/ln-613--global.md with category: "Inline Code Documentation" and checks: why_not_what, density, forbidden_content, docstrings_quality, actuality, legacy_cleanup.
Return summary per shared/references/audit_summary_contract.md.
When summaryArtifactPath is absent, write the standalone runtime summary under .hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{run_id}/evaluation-worker/{worker}--{identifier}.json and optionally echo the same summary in structured output.
Report written: .hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{run_id}/audit-report/ln-613--global.md
Score: X.X/10 | Issues: N (C:N H:N M:N L:N)Severity mapping:
| Issue Type | Severity |
|---|---|
| Author names, dates in comments | CRITICAL |
| Commented-out code blocks | HIGH |
| Stale/outdated comments | HIGH |
| Obvious WHAT comments | MEDIUM |
| Density deviation >5% | MEDIUM |
| Minor density deviation | LOW |
Critical Rules
MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.
- Do not auto-fix: Report violations only; coordinator aggregates for user
- Fix code, not rules: NEVER modify rules files (*_rules.md, *_standards.md) to make violations pass
- Code is truth: When comment contradicts code, flag the documentation for update; do not turn this into a general code-quality review
- WHY > WHAT: Comments explaining obvious behavior should be removed
- Universal: Works with any language; detect comment syntax automatically
- Location precision: Always include
file:linefor programmatic navigation
Definition of Done
MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.
- contextStore parsed successfully (including output_dir)
- All source files scanned (tech stack from contextStore)
- All 6 categories audited
- Findings collected with severity, location, effort, recommendation
- Score calculated using penalty algorithm
- Report written to
{output_dir}/ln-613--global.md(atomic single Write call) - Summary written per contract
Reference Files
- Comment rules and patterns: references/comments_rules.md
Version: 4.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-03-01