# Evidence Audit

> Audit claims in a technical, scientific, analytical, or research document for evidentiary strength and calibrated wording. Use for report review, source-to-claim checking, uncertainty review, citation support, or distinguishing measurements from inference. Do not use for ordinary copyediting or to begin new research unless the user requests it.

- Skill: `denizaslan36/evidence-audit` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add denizaslan36/evidence-audit`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/denizaslan36/evidence-audit/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: denizaslan36 (https://skillmd.com/u/denizaslan36)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/denizaslan36/evidence-audit

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# Evidence Audit

Make every important claim no stronger than its evidence.

## Audit

1. Identify decision-relevant claims, quantitative results, causal statements, comparisons, and conclusions. Ignore harmless connective prose.
2. Classify each material claim as:
   - **measured** — directly observed under stated conditions;
   - **calculated** — derived from stated inputs and method;
   - **source-backed** — directly supported by a cited source;
   - **inference** — reasonable interpretation of evidence;
   - **speculation** — plausible but not established;
   - **unsupported** — no adequate basis is present.
3. Check the evidence chain:
   - source quality and relevance;
   - direct support rather than topical similarity;
   - units, scale, sample, baseline, and uncertainty;
   - reproducibility of calculations or transformations;
   - whether correlation is presented as causation;
   - whether limitations could reverse the conclusion.
4. Prioritize defects that change decisions or conclusions. Do not spend equal space on low-impact citation polish.
5. For each material defect, connect the claim, evidence class, problem, and
   smallest defensible correction: add evidence, narrow wording, expose
   uncertainty, or remove the claim. Use a structured list when several claims
   need tracking; audit a single straightforward claim in compact prose.
6. End with an evidence verdict: **supported**, **supported with limits**, **mixed**, or **not supported**.

## Source Discipline

- Use provided sources first. Browse or conduct new research only when the user requests it or the task explicitly requires current external verification.
- Prefer primary sources for technical claims.
- A citation near a sentence does not prove that the source entails the sentence.
- Preserve the distinction between absence of evidence and evidence of absence.
- Never invent citations, measurements, methods, or confidence levels.