verification-before-completion is agent-read markdown (skill) from komluk/scaffolding: Verify claims by executing, not asserting, before declaring work done. TRIGGER when: about to report a task complete, confirming a fix/build/deploy works, or delegating work to another agent or tool. SKIP: scoring research/plan quality pre-implementation (use quality-validation); deciding test coverage strategy (use testing-strategy)..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# Verification Before Completion Skill
## Purpose
A claim of "done" is only as good as the check that produced it. This skill
encodes the rule that every completion claim, and every fact a claim depends on,
must be backed by something actually executed and observed — not assumed,
remembered, or guessed — before it is reported.
## When to Apply
Apply this skill when:
- About to report a task, fix, or feature as complete
- Confirming that a build, test, deploy, or query actually succeeded
- Stating a fact about a file, branch, or config that the response depends on
- Delegating a task to another agent or tool
Do NOT apply this skill for:
- Scoring a ResearchPack or Implementation Plan against quality gates before work starts — use `quality-validation`
- Deciding what and how much to test — use `testing-strategy`
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## Verification Rules
| Rule | Requirement |
|------|-------------|
| Prove before claiming | Run the actual command that demonstrates the outcome (test suite, build, the real query) and read its output. Exit code 0 alone is not proof of correctness — check the output content. |
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Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
A 17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4565 bytes)
pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
pass: No credential-shaped string
pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
pass: No text hidden with inline styles
pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag
Source
GitHub
komluk/scaffolding · 15 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_cj4nsa3zddrinvfq
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=komluk/scaffolding/verification-before-completion
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/141808edc10749b7d9fc60f03a97bcb874add2d8ac4d6d4e621794a92c4841c7
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