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stable_id: skills/obra-verification-before-completion
type: skills
title: obra-verification-before-completion
summary: >-
  ---

  name: verification-before-completion

  description: 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

  ---

  # Verification Before Completion

  ## Overview

  Claiming work is complete without verification is dishonesty, not efficiency.

  **Core principle:** Evidence before claims, always.

  **Violating the letter of this rule is violating the spirit of this rule.**

  ## The Iron Law
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