reality-verification SKILL.md skillA
reality-verification from tzachbon/smart-ralph is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add tzachbon/smart-ralph/reality-verification@v0.2.0Pins v0.2.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- tzachbon/smart-ralph
- Path
plugins/ralph-specum/skills/reality-verification/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v0.2.0, committed Mar 11, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jan 17, 2026
- Size
- 3,507 bytes
- Repository stars
- 567
- License
- MIT
This skill should be used when the user asks to "verify a fix", "reproduce failure", "diagnose issue", "check BEFORE/AFTER state", "VF task", "reality check", "check test quality", "mock-only tests", or needs guidance on verifying fixes by reproducing failures before and after implementation, or detecting mock-heavy test anti-patterns.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Reality Verification For fix goals: reproduce the failure BEFORE work, verify resolution AFTER. ## Goal Detection Classify user goals to determine if diagnosis is needed. See `references/goal-detection-patterns.md` for detailed patterns. **Quick reference:** - Fix indicators: fix, repair, resolve, debug, patch, broken, failing, error, bug - Add indicators: add, create, build, implement, new - Conflict resolution: If both present, treat as Fix ## Command Mapping | Goal Keywords | Reproduction Command | |---------------|---------------------| | CI, pipeline | `gh run view --log-failed` | | test, tests | project test command | | type, typescript | `pnpm check-types` or `tsc --noEmit` | | lint | `pnpm lint` | | build | `pnpm build` | | E2E, UI | Playwright MCP browser tools | | API, endpoint | WebFetch tool | For E2E/deployment verification, use MCP tools (Playwright MCP browser tools for UI, WebFetch tool for APIs). ## BEFORE/AFTER Documentation ### BEFORE State (Diagnosis) Document in `.progress.md` under `## Reality Check (BEFORE)`: ```markdown ## Reality Check (BEFORE) **Goal type**: Fix **Reproduction command**: `pnpm test` **Failure observed**: Yes **Output**: ``` …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add tzachbon/smart-ralph/reality-verification@sha256:dd5607ae544b0ac8The line at the top of this page pins the label v0.2.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Jan 17, 2026 and Mar 11, 2026, about one every 13 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.2.0 latest | 2026-03-11 | 67ba64a | 3,507 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.1.0 | 2026-02-20 | d6fba6a | 3,378 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260122.cb0fabc | 2026-01-22 | cb0fabc | 3,341 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260121.6aef251 | 2026-01-21 | 6aef251 | 6,391 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260117.c2a5164 | 2026-01-17 | c2a5164 | 4,023 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3507 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
tzachbon/smart-ralph · 567 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-28 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_xj3fwaayrxayl2w6 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=tzachbon/smart-ralph/reality-verification GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/dd5607ae544b0ac8e55a6b6a694a97ebe9ae7be9ddf75f38dad7cc300fd6e8ed
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