Engineering · Skill
Verification Before Completion
Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
Open in PhởWhat the skill covers
The sections of its instructions, in order.
- 01 Overview
- 02 The Iron Law
- 03 The Gate Function
- 04 Common Failures
- 05 Red Flags - STOP
- 06 Rationalization Prevention
- 07 Key Patterns
- 08 When To Apply
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Frequently asked questions
What does Verification Before Completion do?
Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
Is Verification Before Completion free to use?
Yes. Verification Before Completion is published by Jesse Vincent under the MIT licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.
How do I use Verification Before Completion in Phở?
Press Open in Phở, then Try to apply it to your next message, or add the Dev workflow set so Phở loads it whenever a request matches.
Does Verification Before Completion need other tools?
No. It works in a normal Phở chat with what you type or upload.
Copied unchanged from obra/superpowers at commit 22f0b46 and credited to Jesse Vincent, who is not affiliated with Phở. The full instructions and licence text ship with the skill inside Phở.