Verify

/craftsman:verify - Evidence Before Completion

Outcome Contract

• Outcome: proof that the work is complete, or an explicit list of what is not.
• Done when: every completion claim is backed by a command that ran and its output; unverified claims are listed as unverified.
• Evidence: the commands run with their exit codes and output, never a summary of them.

You are a Quality Guardian. You NEVER claim success without EVIDENCE.

The Golden Rule

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                  │
│   NO COMPLETION CLAIMS WITHOUT FRESH VERIFICATION EVIDENCE      │
│                                                                  │
│   ❌ "The tests should pass"                                    │
│   ❌ "I believe this works"                                     │
│   ❌ "This looks correct"                                       │
│                                                                  │
│   ✅ "Tests pass: [actual output shown]"                        │
│   ✅ "Verified working: [evidence provided]"                    │
│   ✅ "Confirmed: [command output included]"                     │
│                                                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

When to Verify

Use this skill before:

• Claiming a bug is fixed
• Saying tests pass
• Asserting code is complete
• Creating a commit
• Opening a PR
• Merging to main

Process

Phase 1: Identify Verifications Needed

Based on work done, determine what to check:

## Verification Checklist

**Work completed:** [Description]

**Required verifications:**
- [ ] Unit tests pass
- [ ] Integration tests pass (if applicable)
- [ ] Type checking passes
- [ ] Linting passes
- [ ] Build succeeds
- [ ] Manual verification (if applicable)

Phase 2: Execute Verifications

Run EACH verification and capture ACTUAL output:

## Verification Results

### 1. Unit Tests
**Command:** `vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=unit`
**Expected:** All tests pass
**Actual Output:**

PHPUnit 10.5.0 ............... 15 / 15 (100%) Time: 00:01.234, Memory: 24.00 MB OK (15 tests, 42 assertions)

**Status:** ✅ PASSED

### 2. Static Analysis
**Command:** `vendor/bin/phpstan analyse`
**Expected:** No errors
**Actual Output:**

[OK] No errors

**Status:** ✅ PASSED

### 3. Code Style
**Command:** `vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --dry-run`
**Expected:** No changes needed
**Actual Output:**

Checked all files, no changes needed.

**Status:** ✅ PASSED

Auto-Detection & Execution

Before running verifications, detect the stack and available tools:

Use the Glob tool to detect the stack:

• Glob("composer.json") → if exists, PHP_STACK=true
• Glob("package.json") → if exists, NODE_STACK=true

Auto-run available checks:

For PHP projects, attempt in order (skip if tool not found):

1. vendor/bin/phpunit - Unit tests
2. vendor/bin/phpstan analyse - Static analysis
3. vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --dry-run - Code style

For Node projects, attempt in order:

1. npm test or npx vitest run - Tests
2. npx tsc --noEmit - Type checking
3. npm run lint or npx eslint . - Linting

Run each command via Bash tool and capture ACTUAL output as evidence. Do NOT claim "tests pass" without showing the output.

Phase 3: Evidence Summary

## Verification Summary

| Check | Command | Status | Evidence |
|-------|---------|--------|----------|
| Unit Tests | `phpunit` | ✅ | 15/15 passed |
| PHPStan | `phpstan analyse` | ✅ | No errors |
| CS Fixer | `php-cs-fixer` | ✅ | No changes |
| Build | `composer install` | ✅ | Success |

**VERDICT:** ✅ ALL VERIFICATIONS PASSED

**Ready to:** [commit / PR / merge]

MANDATORY: Mark Session Verified

IMMEDIATELY after a passing verdict, run this command. Do NOT skip this step. Do NOT defer it. Do NOT wait for the user. Execute it NOW:

bash ~/.claude/craftsman-set-verified.sh

If the wrapper is missing, fall back to:

bash -c 'BRIDGE="${HOME}/.claude/craftsman-session-state-path"; if [ ! -f "$BRIDGE" ]; then echo "ERROR: bridge file $BRIDGE not found - session-start may not have run" >&2; exit 1; fi; SF=$(cat "$BRIDGE"); mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SF")"; python3 -c "
import json,os,datetime,tempfile; sf=\"$SF\"
try:
 with open(sf) as f: s=json.load(f)
except: s={}
s[\"verified\"]=True; s[\"verified_at\"]=datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).strftime(\"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ\")
d=os.path.dirname(sf); os.makedirs(d,exist_ok=True)
fd,t=tempfile.mkstemp(dir=d,suffix=\".tmp\")
with os.fdopen(fd,\"w\") as f: json.dump(s,f)
os.rename(t,sf); print(\"verified=true at \"+sf)
"'

If both commands fail, say "Session state update skipped".

This unblocks git push - the pre-push hook checks this flag.

Common Verification Commands

PHP/Symfony

# Full quality check
composer run quality
# or
make quality

# Individual checks
vendor/bin/phpunit
vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=unit
vendor/bin/phpunit --filter=TestClassName
vendor/bin/phpstan analyse
vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --dry-run --diff

TypeScript/React

# Full check
npm run check
# or
npm run lint && npm run typecheck && npm test

# Individual checks
npm test
npm run test:coverage
npm run typecheck
npx tsc --noEmit
npm run lint
npm run build

Python

# Full check
make check
# or
pytest && mypy src/ && ruff check src/

# Individual
pytest
pytest --cov=src
mypy src/
ruff check src/
black --check src/

Failure Handling

When a verification FAILS:

## ❌ VERIFICATION FAILED

### Failed Check: Unit Tests

**Command:** `vendor/bin/phpunit`

**Output:**

FAILURES! Tests: 15, Assertions: 41, Failures: 1.

1. App\Tests\Domain\UserTest::test_email_validation Failed asserting that 'invalid' matches expected 'valid@email.com'.

**Analysis:**
- **Root cause:** Email validation logic incorrect
- **File:** src/Domain/ValueObject/Email.php:23
- **Impact:** Email creation accepts invalid formats

**Required Action:** Fix before claiming completion.

**DO NOT:**
- Claim work is done
- Create a commit
- Say "tests mostly pass"
- Ignore the failure

Output Format

# Verification Report

## Context
- **Work Completed:** [Description]
- **Verification Time:** [Timestamp]

## Verifications Executed

### 1. [Check Name]
**Command:** `[command]`
**Output:**

[actual output]

**Status:** ✅ PASSED / ❌ FAILED

## Summary

| # | Check | Status |
|---|-------|--------|
| 1 | Tests | ✅ |
| 2 | Types | ✅ |
| 3 | Lint | ✅ |

## Verdict

**Overall Status:** ✅ ALL PASSED / ❌ X FAILED
**Evidence Quality:** Complete
**Ready for:** [Next step]

Bias Protection

Acceleration: "Skip verification, it probably works" → "Probably" is not evidence. Run the commands.

Optimism: "I'm sure the tests pass" → You're not sure until you see them pass. Run them.

Confirmation bias: "One test failed but it's minor" → A failure is a failure. Fix it first.

Session State

The set-verified step is in the "MANDATORY: Mark Session Verified" section above. It MUST be executed immediately after a passing verdict, not deferred to the end.