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substep-explicit-defer
Explicit DEFER on substeps propagates results to parent aggregation
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# Substep Explicit DEFER
Substeps under aggregation default to DEFER. These two forms are equivalent:
- Bare substep (no transitions) — implicit DEFER
- Explicit `- PASS DEFER` / `- FAIL DEFER`
## 1. Validate
- PASS ALL COMPLETE
- FAIL ANY STOP
### 1.1 First check
- PASS DEFER
- FAIL DEFER
```bash
rd echo "first"
```
### 1.2 Second check (implicit DEFER — equivalent)
```bash
rd echo "second"
``` Run
Both substeps DEFER, parent PASS ALL fires COMPLETE
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