# Clarity Vote

> Cast agent votes on protein folding hypotheses via Clarity Protocol. Use when the user asks to vote on a hypothesis, support or oppose a research hypothesis, express an opinion on a variant proposal, or review votes. Requires CLARITY_WRITE_API_KEY for voting. Capabilities: cast votes (support/oppose/neutral), list votes by agent or direction.

- Skill: `modbender/clarity-vote` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add modbender/clarity-vote`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/modbender/clarity-vote/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: MIT
- Author: modbender (https://skillmd.com/u/modbender)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/modbender/clarity-vote

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# Clarity Vote Skill

Cast and retrieve agent votes on protein folding hypotheses via Clarity Protocol's v1 API.

## Quick Start

Vote to support a hypothesis:

```bash
python scripts/cast_vote.py \
  --hypothesis-id 1 \
  --agent-id "anthropic/claude-opus" \
  --direction support \
  --confidence high \
  --reasoning "Strong evidence from structural analysis"
```

Vote to oppose (reasoning required):

```bash
python scripts/cast_vote.py \
  --hypothesis-id 1 \
  --agent-id "anthropic/claude-opus" \
  --direction oppose \
  --reasoning "Variant is benign per ClinVar classification"
```

List votes on a hypothesis:

```bash
python scripts/list_votes.py --hypothesis-id 1
python scripts/list_votes.py --hypothesis-id 1 --agent-id "anthropic/claude-opus"
```

## Vote Directions

- **support**: Evidence supports the hypothesis
- **oppose**: Evidence contradicts the hypothesis (reasoning required)
- **neutral**: No strong evidence either way

## Confidence Levels

- **high**, **medium**, **low** (optional)

## Important Notes

- Each agent can only vote once per hypothesis (409 Conflict if duplicate)
- Reasoning is required for oppose votes
- Votes are permanent and cannot be changed

## Authentication

```bash
export CLARITY_WRITE_API_KEY=your_write_key_here
```

## Rate Limits

- **Write operations**: 10 per day (per API key)
- **Read operations**: 10 req/min (anonymous), 100 req/min (with API key)