---
title: "review_after_attest"
url: https://services.dev/docs/reference/check/review_after_attest
---
# review_after_attest

URL: https://services.dev/docs/reference/check/review_after_attest

> A person attests work no review has passed: the review runs after the signature.

| Fix | Fails in | Exit |
|---|---|---|
| Move the review ahead of the step that signs, so the person signs work the review has already passed. | `services/translation.ts` | 1 |

**Owned by** [Review steps](https://services.dev/docs/service/review.md): the page that explains what this gate holds.

## What check says

```txt title="npx services.dev check"
  ✗ A person attests work no review has passed: the review runs after the signature. Move harden ahead of sign, so the sworn translator signs work the review has already passed.
    https://services.dev/docs/reference/check/review_after_attest
✗ 1 to fix
```

## The failing file

```ts title="services/translation.ts"
import { Service } from 'services.dev'

export default Service({
  name: 'Translation',
  input: { document: 'file', to: 'language: a BCP 47 tag, such as fr-CA' },
  output: { document: 'file' },
  deliver: {
    translate: 'ai',
    sign: { by: 'sworn-translator', stamp: true },
    harden: { review: 'adversarial', lenses: ['meaning', 'terms'] },
  },
  price: 49,
})
```

## The fix

```diff title="git add -A && git diff --staged"
diff --git a/services/translation.ts b/services/translation.ts
index 02e57aa..5941556 100644
--- a/services/translation.ts
+++ b/services/translation.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ export default Service({
   output: { document: 'file' },
   deliver: {
     translate: 'ai',
-    sign: { by: 'sworn-translator', stamp: true },
     harden: { review: 'adversarial', lenses: ['meaning', 'terms'] },
+    sign: { by: 'sworn-translator', stamp: true },
   },
   price: 49,
 })
```

```txt title="npx services.dev check"
✓ ready to sell · 1 Service · it keeps at least 80% of every job
```

## Explained in

- [Review steps](https://services.dev/docs/service/review.md)

## What an agent reads

```json title="npx services.dev check --json · the review_after_attest failure"
{
  "code": "review_after_attest",
  "reason": "A person attests work no review has passed: the review runs after the signature.",
  "next": "Move harden ahead of sign, so the sworn translator signs work the review has already passed.",
  "doc_url": "https://services.dev/docs/reference/check/review_after_attest"
}
```

<details>
<summary>The whole document check --json prints</summary>

```json title="npx services.dev check --json"
{
  "ai": {
    "cents_per_call": 42,
    "simulated": true
  },
  "mcp": {
    "tools": 13,
    "tokens": 4491,
    "sandbox": 9,
    "budget": 8000
  },
  "services": [
    {
      "path": "services/translation.ts",
      "lines": 9,
      "steps": "translate · ai → sign · sworn translator · stamped → harden · ai · adversarial · 2 lenses",
      "ok": false,
      "price": "$49 per job, within 48 hours, charged on delivery.",
      "who": "A sworn translator signs at sign, stamped.",
      "agent": {
        "tool": "order_translation",
        "words": 27,
        "job": "job_7Hq2",
        "status": "waiting",
        "on": "person",
        "charged": null,
        "person": true,
        "why": ""
      },
      "ledger": "+$49.00 · AI $1.26 (example) · you $47.74",
      "approved_ledger": null,
      "outcome": null,
      "margin": {
        "floor": {
          "cents": 3920,
          "pct": 80
        },
        "own": 3920,
        "stop": 980,
        "nested": []
      },
      "apps": [
        "customer portal",
        "delivery portal",
        "owner console"
      ],
      "failures": [
        {
          "code": "review_after_attest",
          "reason": "A person attests work no review has passed: the review runs after the signature.",
          "next": "Move harden ahead of sign, so the sworn translator signs work the review has already passed.",
          "doc_url": "https://services.dev/docs/reference/check/review_after_attest"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

</details>

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