verification-before-completion
by obra (GitHub) in obra/superpowers
What it does
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
Quoted from the skill's SKILL.md under its MIT license.
Install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git /tmp/superpowers mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ cp -r /tmp/superpowers/skills/verification-before-completion ~/.claude/skills/verification-before-completion
The command copies the skill from the author's repo. SkillTrove does not host it.
Files
- SKILL.md
Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/verification-before-completion. Checked 2026-10-13.
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