fix(hitl): update node types from v1.6 to v1.7 in skill docs and tests

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Port of release/v1.197 HITL node type fixes to main. No GK approval needed — all files owned by @dushyant-uipath.

Supersedes #1878 (partially overlapping — close that one).

What changed:

• hitl-node-quickform.md — node type, definition entry, script examples
• hitl-node-apptask.md — added full own definition (was incorrectly sharing QuickForm's)
• hitl-node-coded-action-app.md — pointer to correct AppTask definition
• 11 test task YAMLs — file_contains criteria and prompt text updated to .quick-form
• e2e_01 — explicit node type added to prompt to stop model falling back to training data

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Coder-eval task lint (advisory)

11 task YAMLs modified; 0 Critical, 0 High, 0 Medium, 1 Low, 10 OK.

Rubric: .claude/commands/lint-task.md. This check is advisory and never blocks merge.

Evidence of passing run

❌ High — PR body does not claim the changed tasks have been run and passed. Please consider editing the PR description to add a line like: Ran changed HITL tasks locally and they passed.

(Note: smoke_07 and e2e_07 are skip: true — a passing-run claim for the remaining 9 active tasks would satisfy this.)

Per-task lint

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_01_invoice_approval_greenfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_02_ai_escalation_brownfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_03_gdpr_compliance_greenfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_04_multi_hitl_brownfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_05_expense_approval_brownfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_06_invoice_approval_greenfield_simple.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_07_apptask_brownfield.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/quality_04_all_handles.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/quality_05_priority_and_timeout.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/quality_07_runtime_vars.yaml — verdict: OK

tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/smoke_07_neg_automated.yaml — verdict: Low

Issues:

• [Low] Meaningful coverage (pre-existing): sole criterion is llm_judge (lines 22–36). Inherent to negative smoke tests — no artifact or side effect to check — so this is the right tool, but the test has no ground-truth anchor and is sensitive to LLM judge variance.

Suggested fixes:

• Consider adding a command_not_executed criterion matching (uip|\$UIP)\s+(maestro\s+)?flow to assert the agent did not scaffold a flow project, providing a deterministic backstop alongside the llm_judge.

Within-PR duplicates

No duplicate clusters detected. All 11 files are modifications to existing tasks; no new task_ids added.

Themes

• 10 tasks share the same mechanical change: command_pattern tightened from flow\s+validate to flow\s+validate.*--output\s+json (e2e_01–e2e_07, quality_04, quality_05, quality_07). All criteria remain well-structured with complementary run_command exit-code checks, so the tightening does not introduce rubric issues. Note: the repo's test-writing rules advise against gating command_executed on --output\s+json with pass_threshold: 1.0 (since the flag is outcome-invisible and the run_command already validates the result). Consider setting pass_threshold: 0 on these command_executed criteria to make them advisory rather than gating, per the convention guidance.

Conclusion

⚠ 1 task has a Low issue (pre-existing, not introduced by this PR). The mechanical command_pattern changes across 10 tasks are clean per the rubric. Advisory only — not blocking merge.

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PR Review: fix(hitl): update node types from v1.6 to v1.7

• Read review criteria and project conventions
• Analyze full diff
• Read all changed files in full context
• Check skill-specific rules (links, cross-references, self-containment)
• Check test task conventions
• Post review findings

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Summary

Updates HITL skill docs to reflect v1.7 node type changes: gives AppTask its own definition entry (was incorrectly sharing QuickForm's), corrects variable prefix conventions (variable: "vars.<name>"), rewrites script examples to use inline field access instead of destructuring, and updates the QuickForm definition metadata (label, tags, sortOrder, description). Also modifies 11 test YAMLs' command_pattern to require --output json on flow validate.

Change-by-Change Review

1. skills/uipath-human-in-the-loop/references/hitl-node-apptask.md

Severity: OK

Good correctness fix. AppTask uses nodeType: "uipath.human-in-the-loop.coded-action-app", which is a different node type from QuickForm (quick-form). The previous doc incorrectly said "Same definition as QuickForm" — this was wrong and would cause agents to emit the wrong nodeType in workflow.definitions. The new full definition block is well-structured and consistent with the QuickForm definition format.

2. skills/uipath-human-in-the-loop/references/hitl-node-coded-action-app.md

Severity: OK

Correctly redirects the definition entry pointer from hitl-node-quickform.md to hitl-node-apptask.md#definition-entry and explicitly states the correct nodeType. The anchor link hitl-node-apptask.md#definition-entry resolves (the ## Definition Entry heading exists in the target file).

3. skills/uipath-human-in-the-loop/references/hitl-node-quickform.md

Severity: OK

Multiple v1.7 updates, all look correct:

• Definition entry (line 192–239): description, tags (added "quick-form"), sortOrder (50→27), display.label ("Human in the Loop"→"Quick Form") updated to match v1.7. Added inputDefaults block.
• variable prefix rule (line 72): Changed from "just a name with no prefix" to "uses vars.<name> — the vars. prefix is required". Consistent with the canonical field shape examples on lines 335–337 which already showed "variable": "vars.approvedDate".
• Script guidance (lines 280–282, 440–450): Changed from allowing destructured access (const output = $vars.invoiceReview1.output) to prescribing inline access only. Added explicit "Wrong" comment. References Critical Rule 10 in SKILL.md.
• variable examples in runtime variables section (lines 434–438): Updated to show "vars." prefix consistently (e.g., variable: "vars.notes" instead of variable: "notes").

Cross-skill link on line 74 (../../uipath-maestro-flow/references/shared/variables-and-expressions.md) — verified it exists.

4. tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/e2e_01_invoice_approval_greenfield.yaml (+ 10 similar test YAMLs)

Severity: High — violates test-writing rules

All 11 test YAMLs change the command_pattern from:

'(uip|\$UIP)\s+(maestro\s+)?flow\s+validate'

to:

'(uip|\$UIP)\s+(maestro\s+)?flow\s+validate.*--output\s+json'

with pass_threshold: 1.0 (gating).

.claude/rules/test-writing.md (lines 53–55) explicitly forbids this:

"Never add a gating command_executed check on (uip|\$UIP)\s+.*--output\s+json: the flag is outcome-invisible (often the CLI default), so gating on it docks agents that reach the same result without typing it. To record convention adherence, use an advisory check (pass_threshold: 0)."

An agent that runs uip maestro flow validate path/to/flow (without --output json) achieves the same outcome — the flow is validated. Gating on the flag penalizes agents that omit it. The downstream run_command criterion already validates the actual outcome.

Fix: Either revert these 11 command_pattern changes to the original pattern, or if convention adherence tracking is desired, set pass_threshold: 0 on each to make them advisory.

Affected files:

• e2e_01_invoice_approval_greenfield.yaml:72
• e2e_02_ai_escalation_brownfield.yaml:62
• e2e_03_gdpr_compliance_greenfield.yaml:64
• e2e_04_multi_hitl_brownfield.yaml:67
• e2e_05_expense_approval_brownfield.yaml:75
• e2e_06_invoice_approval_greenfield_simple.yaml:63
• e2e_07_apptask_brownfield.yaml:67
• quality_04_all_handles.yaml:46
• quality_05_priority_and_timeout.yaml:41
• quality_07_runtime_vars.yaml:37
• smoke_07_neg_automated.yaml (no command_pattern change, but other changes)

Fix all 10 command_pattern changes →

5. tests/tasks/uipath-human-in-the-loop/smoke_07_neg_automated.yaml

Severity: OK

Good changes:

• Removed max_turns: 5 and turn_timeout: 120 — inherits from experiment defaults (200 / 900), giving the task more room.
• Removed instructional prompt text ("Do not build or scaffold...") — aligns with minimal-prompt convention; the llm_judge criterion grades the behavior.
• Raised pass_threshold from 0.5 to 0.8 — tighter pass bar. Reasonable for a negative test where a clear non-HITL response should score 1.0.

What's Missing

• PR description inaccuracy: Description says "e2e_01 — explicit node type added to prompt to stop model falling back to training data" but the diff for e2e_01 only shows a blank line removal and the command_pattern change — no prompt text modification. Minor, not blocking.
• Nothing else identified.

Area Ratings

Area	Status	Notes
Frontmatter	OK	No SKILL.md frontmatter changes in this PR
E2E Tests	Issue	10 test YAMLs gate on --output json flag in command_pattern, violating test-writing rules
Skill Body	OK	All three reference doc changes are correctness improvements
References & Assets	OK	Links verified, no orphaned files
Repo Hygiene	OK	No secrets, no cross-skill dependencies, changes scoped to HITL skill

Issues for Manual Review

• Domain accuracy: The v1.7 definition values (sortOrder: 27, label: "Quick Form", tags additions, description text) should be verified against the actual v1.7 CLI/platform node registry to confirm they match. Automated review cannot verify these against the source of truth.
• Destructuring guidance: The new script guidance (line 440–450 of hitl-node-quickform.md) says destructuring const output = $vars.invoiceReview1.output followed by output.vendorName "misses the node path." This implies a runtime semantic difference between inline and destructured access — worth confirming this is actually the case in the Flow runtime, not just a style preference.

Conclusion

The skill doc changes are solid correctness fixes — the AppTask definition separation and variable prefix updates fix real agent-facing bugs. Request changes on the 10 test YAML command_pattern modifications that gate on --output json, which violate the explicit test-writing rule in .claude/rules/test-writing.md. Either revert those patterns or set pass_threshold: 0 to make them advisory.

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