# Verification

> Verify a Godot AI change before committing — ruff, pytest, GDScript test_run against a live editor, and live-smoke of changed tools. Use before every commit, and whenever asked to check that a change actually works.

- Skill: `hi-godot/verification` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hi-godot/verification`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hi-godot/verification/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: hi-godot (https://skillmd.com/u/hi-godot)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hi-godot/verification

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# Verifying a Godot AI change

This skill is an adapter. The vendor-neutral source of truth is
[docs/verification.md](../../../docs/verification.md).

Read that file and follow it. It covers the full pre-commit gauntlet: lint,
Python tests, GDScript suites via `test_run` against a running editor, the
live-smoke checklist for new or changed tools, and the self-update smoke
trigger.

Two things worth knowing before you start:

- **Python mocks do not catch GDScript bugs**, editor API regressions, or
  undo/redo breakage. A green `pytest` is not a verified change.
- **Running a scene persists in-memory scene mutations to disk.** See
  "Live-smoke scene hygiene" in [AGENTS.md](../../../AGENTS.md) before smoking
  against `main.tscn`.