Add a checker for broken doc comment links
Add a diagnostic checker that validates doc comment symbol links against package and type information.
go-critic-doc-link-checker
Normalized profile
What this task asks for
Add a diagnostic checker that validates doc comment symbol links against package and type information. Go doc comments support symbol links using bracket notation. When these references point to symbols that don't exist, readers get broken documentation with no tooling feedback. Add a new diagnostic checker named `brokenDocLink` that validates doc comment symbol references. Use Go's `go/doc/comment` package (`comment.Parser`) to parse doc comment text and extract bracket-notation symbol links, then validate each link against the package's type information. Extend the `astwalk` package with a `DocLinkVisitor` interface and corresponding walker, following the pattern of existing visitors like `DocCommentVisitor`. References to Go builtins must not be flagged.
Intent
- feature implementation
- data transformation
- test and validation
Work surfaces
- parser
- serialization
- library API
Technology
- go-critic
Expected artifacts
- repository patch
What makes it difficult
- native compilation and dependency integration
- specialized algorithmic or domain reasoning
- changes span multiple components or interfaces
Published evidence
Model × harness outcomes
Counts are tied to these exact configurations. Harnesses are not treated as equivalent across benchmarks.
- Models
- 13
- Configurations
- 41
- Trials
- 164
Showing 41 of 41 configurations
| Model | Harness | Effort | Result | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 2/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | No passes | 0/4 |
| claude-sonnet-4-6anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | No passes | 0/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | No passes | 0/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 1/4 |
| gemini-3-1-pro-previewvertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 1/4 |
| gemini-3-5-flashvertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 2/4 |
| glm-5-2zai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | No passes | 0/4 |
| glm-5-2zai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-4openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 1/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | All passed | 4/4 |
| kimi-k2-7-codeopenrouter | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | default | Mixed | 1/4 |