---
phase: 07-research-agent-search
verified: 2026-04-10
status: human_needed
score: 3/3 (code) — live LLM + SearXNG validation pending
overrides_applied: 0
---

# Phase 7 Verification

## Goal
Items flagged needs_research are automatically enriched by a SearXNG research agent, and any inventory question can be answered via natural language search.

## Code-Level Verification (Complete)

| # | Success Criterion | Status | Evidence |
|---|------|--------|----------|
| 1 | needs_research items auto-enriched by SearXNG → researched | ✓ | `internal/research/agent.go` RunOnce + 10min ticker |
| 2 | Natural language search returns filtered inventory | ✓ | `internal/api/handlers/search.go` Tier1 NL→filter translation |
| 3 | SearXNG queries sanitized | ✓ | `SanitizeQuery` regex `[^a-zA-Z0-9 .\-_]+` |

## All 2 Requirements Covered
AI-04 (SearXNG research) + UI-03 (NL search) — implemented and tested.

## Test Results
- `go test ./...` — all packages pass
- `cd web && npm run build` — clean

## Human Verification Required

1. Real SearXNG end-to-end test (SearXNG is live at 10.5.0.129:8080 — no auth needed)
2. Real Gemma 4 NL→filter parsing accuracy
3. Live needs_research enrichment cycle (requires real items in needs_research state + Tier 2 OpenRouter key)

## Status
`human_needed` — code complete, requires live LLM and real inventory data for end-to-end validation.