fix(tasks): include verification in generated plans

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Risk: low. Guidance and examples only. No change to task syntax, parsing, progress counting or validation.

What was missing

OpenSpec told agents tasks "should be verifiable" but never required a generated task to say how completion would be checked. The default examples therefore produced implementation-only checkboxes with no test, command or observable result.

What changes

• Every generated task must state a concrete verification method in its existing checkbox description.
• The default examples now demonstrate it.
• The onboarding workflow's example matches.

Why it's safe

Task format is unchanged — the verification text lives in the checkbox description that already existed. Nothing that parses tasks had to change.

Proof

Reproduced on main: openspec instructions tasks --json emitted only "Each task should be verifiable," with no example showing a check. Regression coverage for the examples, onboarding parity and task parsing. 403 targeted tests plus the full suite. CI green on all three platforms.

Closes #345

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Walkthrough

The default task schema now requires each checkbox task to include a concrete completion verification method. Onboarding templates and examples apply the same guidance. Tests validate inline verification and integration verification requirements.

Changes

Task Verification Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Define inline task verification schemas/spec-driven/schema.yaml, skills/openspec-onboard/SKILL.md, src/core/templates/workflows/onboard.ts, .changeset/tidy-tasks-verify.md	Task instructions require concrete verification details in each checkbox. Onboarding templates replace generic verification tasks with integration verification guidance. A patch Changeset records the update.
Validate generated verification guidance test/core/templates/propose.test.ts, test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts	Tests validate accepted verification forms, same-checkbox placement, concrete examples, integration verification, updated template hashes, and removal of the obsolete placeholder.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ffa3b

This change strengthens generated task guidance and examples without changing task syntax, validation, progress counting, or workflow behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• Fission-AI/OpenSpec#1357: Modifies onboarding templates and their generated-template parity expectations.

Suggested reviewers: tabishb

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes add concrete verification guidance to generated tasks, examples, onboarding prompts, and regression tests as required by issue #345.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes support task verification guidance, related regression coverage, template parity, or the required patch changeset.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: adding verification guidance to generated task plans.

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In `@schemas/spec-driven/schema.yaml`:
- Around line 185-188: Update schemas/spec-driven/schema.yaml lines 185-188 to
prohibit any standalone checkbox whose sole purpose is verification, including
checks that verify multiple tasks, while requiring verification to remain inline
with each task. Update test/core/templates/propose.test.ts line 78 to cover
alternate wording such as “Run verification” and assert numbered examples keep
verification within the corresponding task checkbox.

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In `@test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts`:
- Around line 391-399: Strengthen the assertions in the variants loop of the
skill-templates parity test by extracting each task block and validating every
checkbox line, requiring its inline verification clause to remain within the
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