How does this help with autonomous development?

It replaces the need for Claude to ask for permission by using automated test passes as the definitive gate to proceed with or finalize a task.

What is the main principle of the Verification Stack?

It relies on the Asymmetry of Verification, which posits that code is often easier and more reliable to verify through automation than it is to approve manually.

Does it handle security checks?

Yes, it includes optional security scanning steps using tools like Bandit to identify and resolve high-severity vulnerabilities early in the development cycle.

What happens if a verification step fails?

The skill instructs the AI to analyze the specific error output, apply a targeted fix, and re-run the verification suite until all gates pass.

Which programming languages are supported?

It includes predefined stacks for Python (ruff/mypy/pytest), TypeScript (eslint/vitest/tsc), and Go, but the principles can be applied to any language with CLI-based tools.

Verification Stack

Name: Verification Stack
Author: JoshuaOliphant

byJoshuaOliphant

•

安全与测试

Implements automated verification pipelines to ensure code quality through testing, linting, and type checking before completing tasks.

The Verification Stack skill enables autonomous development by establishing a rigorous automated check system that serves as a quality gate for AI agents. By prioritizing the 'Asymmetry of Verification'—the principle that software is easier to verify than to write—this skill guides Claude to run multi-stage pipelines including formatting, linting, static analysis, and testing to validate its own work. It transforms the development process from manual approval to a fail-fast verification model, ensuring that every code change meets defined standards and functional requirements before being finalized.

主要功能

01Integrated security scanning for high-severity vulnerability detection

024 GitHub stars

03Multi-stage verification pipelines including formatting, linting, and type checking

04Fail-fast testing strategies that prioritize fast subsets before full suites

05Autonomous gatekeeping to replace manual human approval with automated checks

06Language-specific configurations for Python, TypeScript, and Go environments

使用场景

01Enabling autonomous agents to self-correct by analyzing and fixing test failures

02Setting up pre-commit hooks and local CI-like verification scripts

03Automating code quality checks before finalizing a feature or bug fix

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add joshuaoliphant/claude-plugins verification-stack

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Download Skill