Why is evidence-based verification important for AI coding?

It prevents the AI from hallucinating success or assuming a fix works without actually running the code, ensuring significantly higher software quality and fewer regressions.

Can this skill be used with specific testing frameworks?

Yes, it is framework-agnostic and applies to any command-line verification tool including Jest, Pytest, Go tests, or custom build scripts.

How does this skill change Claude's behavior?

It forces Claude to run verification commands, read the actual output, and quote the results in its response before it is allowed to claim a task is finished.

Is this skill integrated with the Ito toolset?

Yes, it specifically optimizes the workflow for Ito commands like 'ito tasks complete' and 'ito archive' by requiring proof of acceptance criteria.

Verification Before Completion

Name: Verification Before Completion
Author: withakay

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Security & Testing

Enforces a rigorous evidence-based verification process to ensure code changes and tasks are truly successful before they are marked as complete.

This skill transforms Claude's behavior by instilling a verify-first mentality, preventing premature claims of success during the development lifecycle. It mandates that the AI agent executes actual commands—such as test runners or build scripts—and explicitly quotes the output before reporting a task as finished. By eliminating assumptions and 'should work' reasoning, it significantly reduces regression rates and improves the reliability of AI-assisted engineering workflows, especially when integrated with the Ito task management system.

Key Features

011 GitHub stars

02Pre-commit and pre-archive validation protocols

03Evidence-based verification via direct output quoting

04Detection and prevention of 'low risk' assumption traps

05Integration with Ito workflow task completion

06Mandatory command execution before success reporting

Use Cases

01Verifying build success after adding new dependencies to a project

02Ensuring unit tests pass after a bug fix before closing a ticket

03Confirming acceptance criteria are met for complex engineering tasks

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add withakay/ito ito-verification-before-completion

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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