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+# Reviewer Role Specification
+
+## Overview
+
+The Reviewer role is responsible for validating documentation changes and ensuring verification reports accurately reflect the actual state of the repository.
+
+## Responsibilities
+
+1. **Documentation Accuracy**: Verify that all documented changes match actual file modifications
+2. **Evidence Completeness**: Ensure each verification item has independent, verifiable evidence
+3. **Scope Consistency**: Report only on files that were actually changed
+
+## Verification Criteria
+
+### File Existence
+- All listed files must exist in the repository
+- No phantom references to non-existent files
+
+### Evidence Requirements
+- Each verification item must include:
+  - Command executed
+  - Expected result
+  - Actual command output
+  - Pass/Fail status
+
+### Scope Boundaries
+- Verification scope must match change scope
+- If only docs/ files changed, do not report on src/ files
+- If only src/ files changed, do not report on docs/ files
+
+## Smoke Test Criteria
+
+| Criterion | Description |
+|-----------|-------------|
+| File List Accuracy | Changed files list matches actual modifications |
+| Evidence Independence | Each item has command output evidence |
+| Scope Consistency | Verification scope matches change scope |
+| Syntax Validity | JSON files are parseable |
+| Encoding | All files are UTF-8 encoded |
+
+## Previous Issues (Resolved)
+
+1. **Mismatched File Lists**: Fixed by ensuring verification-results.txt lists only actual changed files
+2. **Missing Evidence**: Fixed by adding command_output fields to all verification items
+3. **Invalid Scope**: Fixed by limiting verification to docs/ files only (no src/ references)
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