What Changed

String-format rubric items in `kb.yaml` are no longer matched by regex. The legacy regex path (`RUBRIC_CHECKERS`, `match_rubric_item()`, `is_already_covered()`) has been removed.

Rubric items must now be either:

Named format (dict with `checker` key) — bound to a deterministic checker function

Plain string — evaluated by LLM judgment only

Available Checkers

| Checker | Params | What it checks | |---------|--------|----------------| | `descriptive_title` | — | Title is not generic (TODO, Untitled, etc.) | | `has_tags` | — | Entry has at least one tag | | `has_outlinks` | — | Entry links to another entry (stubs exempt) | | `status_present` | — | Entry has a status value | | `priority_present` | — | Entry has `priority` in metadata | | `has_field` | `field: ` | Metadata contains the named field | | `has_any_field` | `fields: [a, b]` | Metadata contains at least one of the listed fields | | `body_has_section` | `heading: ` | Body contains `## ` | | `body_has_pattern` | `pattern: ` | Body matches the regex pattern | | `body_has_code_block` | — | Body contains a fenced code block |

How to Migrate

For each string item in your `kb.yaml` `evaluation_rubric`:

1. If a checker exists — convert to named format: ```yaml # Before - "Component specifies its filesystem path"

# After - checker: has_field params: field: path text: "Component specifies its filesystem path" ```

2. If no checker applies — leave as a plain string for LLM judgment: ```yaml - "ADR explains the rationale for the chosen approach" ```

3. If already enforced by schema validation — mark as schema-covered: ```yaml - text: "Entry body is non-empty" covered_by: schema ```

Verifying Migration

```bash

See current coverage — checkers vs judgment-only

pyrite qa checkers --kb

Run validation to catch issues

pyrite qa validate --kb ```

Migrate Rubric Items to Named Formatstandard