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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "Reviewer Verification Report",
+  "description": "Template for reviewer verification checklist and smoke test results",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["checkedAt", "checkedBy", "items"],
+  "properties": {
+    "checkedAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when verification was performed"
+    },
+    "checkedBy": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Identity of the reviewer performing verification"
+    },
+    "summary": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "total": { "type": "integer" },
+        "passed": { "type": "integer" },
+        "failed": { "type": "integer" }
+      }
+    },
+    "items": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "Individual verification checklist items",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["name", "status"],
+        "properties": {
+          "name": { "type": "string" },
+          "status": { "type": "string", "enum": ["PASS", "FAIL", "SKIP", "N/A"] },
+          "command": { "type": "string", "description": "Command or method used for verification" },
+          "reason": { "type": "string", "description": "Explanation for SKIP or N/A status" }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "usage": {
+    "description": "How to use this template with smoke-test.sh",
+    "integration": {
+      "script": "scripts/smoke-test.sh",
+      "jsonOutput": {
+        "command": "scripts/smoke-test.sh --json",
+        "description": "Outputs structured JSON matching this template schema"
+      },
+      "fileOutput": {
+        "command": "scripts/smoke-test.sh --json --output verification-report.json",
+        "description": "Writes JSON output directly to file"
+      },
+      "manualCreation": {
+        "description": "For manual verification, create JSON with required fields: checkedAt, checkedBy, items[]"
+      }
+    },
+    "checklistItems": [
+      {
+        "category": "Build & Compile",
+        "items": [
+          "Maven Build",
+          "Package Verification",
+          "Dependency Check"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "category": "Code Quality",
+        "items": [
+          "Code Format Compliance (checkstyle)",
+          "JavaDoc Existence",
+          "Static Analysis (spotbugs)"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "category": "Testing",
+        "items": [
+          "Unit Tests",
+          "Integration Tests"
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "examples": {
+    "smokeTestOutput": {
+      "checkedAt": "2026-07-14T15:22:00Z",
+      "checkedBy": "reviewer",
+      "summary": { "total": 8, "passed": 7, "failed": 1 },
+      "items": [
+        { "name": "Maven Build", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn compile -q" },
+        { "name": "Unit Tests", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn test -q" },
+        { "name": "Code Format Compliance", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn checkstyle:check -q" },
+        { "name": "JavaDoc Existence", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn javadoc:javadoc -q" },
+        { "name": "Package Verification", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn package -DskipTests -q" },
+        { "name": "Dependency Check", "status": "PASS", "command": "mvn dependency:tree -q" },
+        { "name": "Static Analysis", "status": "SKIP", "reason": "spotbugs-maven-plugin not configured" },
+        { "name": "Integration Tests", "status": "FAIL", "command": "mvn verify -q" }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}