### ftl_project_expert/cli.py:_reasons_export
VERDICT: PASS
CORRECTNESS: VALID
SPEC_COMPLIANCE: N/A
ISSUE_COMPLIANCE: ADDRESSES
BELIEF_COMPLIANCE: N/A
TEST_COVERAGE: UNTESTED
INTEGRATION: WIRED
REASONING: Switches from capturing `reasons export-markdown` / `reasons export` stdout and writing via Python to using `-o` flag so the CLI writes files directly. This eliminates the stdout-capture path that corrupts large output. The `if result.returncode == 0` guard is preserved, and the `beliefs_path.write_text(result.stdout)` / `network_path.write_text(result.stdout)` lines are correctly removed since the `-o` flag handles writing. All 6 callers of `_reasons_export()` continue to work unchanged since the function signature and side effects (files written, echo output) are the same. No tests exist for this function.

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### ftl_project_expert/cli.py:_load_network
VERDICT: CONCERN
CORRECTNESS: QUESTIONABLE
SPEC_COMPLIANCE: N/A
ISSUE_COMPLIANCE: PARTIAL
BELIEF_COMPLIANCE: N/A
TEST_COVERAGE: UNTESTED
INTEGRATION: WIRED
REASONING: The fix correctly changes the fallback export path (when `network.json` doesn't exist) from stdout-capture to `-o` file write, then reads back from disk. This addresses the root cause for the fallback path. However, two concerns remain:

1. **The final `json.loads(network_path.read_text())` at line 1636 is unguarded.** If `network.json` exists but is empty or corrupt (e.g., from a prior interrupted write, or from `reasons export -o` writing a partial file before a crash), this still raises `json.JSONDecodeError` — the exact error from the issue. The issue's suggested fixes #1 and #2 (explicit error handling with a clear message) are not addressed. Two of the 7 callers (`research` at line 1502, `derive` at line 1855) have no `try/except` around `_load_network()`, so a corrupt file would crash those commands with an unhelpful traceback.

2. **Suggested fix #4 is not addressed**: the `except Exception` at the derive call site still conflates model failures with data-loading failures.

The fix reduces the likelihood of the bug but doesn't eliminate it. A `try/except json.JSONDecodeError` around the final `json.loads()` with a clear message naming the file would make this robust.

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### SELF_REVIEW
LIMITATIONS: I could not verify that the `reasons` CLI actually supports the `-o` flag for both `export` and `export-markdown` subcommands — if it doesn't, both functions silently fail (returncode != 0). The CLAUDE.md documents `reasons export -o beliefs.json` and `reasons export-markdown -o beliefs.md` which suggests `-o` is supported. I also could not see the `_derive_once` error handling block around line 1866 to verify the full error propagation path.

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### FEATURE_REQUESTS
- Include the `reasons` CLI's `--help` output or argument spec so reviewers can verify `-o` flag compatibility
- Show the caller's error-handling context (try/except blocks) for functions that can raise, not just the call site line

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