# Verification

> Verification-before-completion discipline ensuring all success criteria are met, tests pass, and reviews complete before declaring work done.

- Skill: `a5c-ai/verification` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/verification`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/verification/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/verification

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- At phase checkpoints
- Before final completion declaration
- When validating that all acceptance criteria are met

## Verification Checklist

1. All automated tests pass
2. Manual verification steps confirmed
3. Code review completed (APPROVE or APPROVE_WITH_NITS)
4. Security review passed
5. Plan document updated with completion status
6. All success criteria from the plan are satisfied
7. No untracked deviations from the plan

## Key Rules

- Never declare done without running verification
- Document any verification failures
- Verification failures halt progress until resolved

## Tool Use

Integrated into `methodologies/rpikit/rpikit-implement` (step execution and completion)