Verify Work Before Claiming Completion
Software agents can overstate completion before tests, builds, or requirements are checked. This skill makes evidence mandatory before any success claim.
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Review the Skillstore skill "verification-before-completion" from https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.
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Using "verification-before-completion". Can you confirm this change is ready to merge?
Expected outcome:
I ran the project checks and read the full output. Tests passed, the build passed, and no verification gaps remain.
Using "verification-before-completion". Is the bug fixed now?
Expected outcome:
I cannot claim the bug is fixed yet. The regression check still fails, so the current status is incomplete.
Using "verification-before-completion". The helper agent said everything succeeded. Are we done?
Expected outcome:
I reviewed the diff and verified the relevant checks myself. The implementation matches the requirements and the checks passed.
All static command and reconnaissance findings are false positives. The external command alerts are Markdown code fences and example prose, not executable shell or Ruby constructs. No prompt injection or malicious intent was found in SKILL.md.
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https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/audits/8?utm_source=security_passport&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=versioned_report[](https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion?utm_source=security_passport_badge)<a href="https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion?utm_source=security_passport_badge"><img src="https://skillstore.io/badges/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/security.svg" alt="Skillstore security assessment" loading="lazy"></a><iframe src="https://skillstore.io/embed/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion.html" title="Skillstore Security Assessment" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" width="420" height="180"></iframe>Cygnusfear. (2026). verification-before-completion security audit report (audit version 8) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/audits/8@techreport{cygnusfear-cygnusfear-verification-before-completion-2026,
author = {Cygnusfear},
title = {verification-before-completion security audit report (audit version 8)},
institution = {Skillstore},
year = {2026},
number = {8},
url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/audits/8},
note = {Author version unspecified}
}cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this Skill, cite its author and this versioned security audit report."
title: "verification-before-completion security audit report (audit version 8)"
version: "unspecified"
type: report
authors:
- name: "Cygnusfear"
date-released: "2026-07-05"
url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/cygnusfear-verification-before-completion/audits/8"
identifiers:
- type: other
value: "skillstore:cygnusfear-verification-before-completion:audit:8"
description: "Skillstore immutable audit report identifier"
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Run the relevant checks and report evidence before saying a branch is ready for review.
Check diffs, requirements, and test output before accepting another agent completion report.
Confirm the original failure path and related regression checks before claiming a fix works.
Before you claim completion, identify the verification needed, run it, read the output, and report the evidence.
Verify this change with the relevant test and build checks. Report exact pass, fail, or blocked status with evidence.
Re-read the requirements, create a checklist, verify each item, and state any gaps before claiming the work is complete.
Apply regression verification for the original symptom. Confirm the failure path, the fixed path, and the final status with evidence.
Author
CygnusfearLicense
MIT
Skillstore revision
r1
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Repository
https://github.com/Cygnusfear/claude-stuff/tree/main/skills/verification-before-completionRef
7e9e368dc1a370f2040369ebcd0db06d90cb48e5
Maintenance freshness
7/18/2026
Usage
4 downloads · 235 views
File structure
📄 SKILL.md
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