# Eso Source Triage

> Classifies ESO sources, verifies claims, and assigns confidence labels. Use when a request involves patch notes, live data, current meta, prices, events, external builds, outdated information, or conflicting ESO sources.

- Skill: `neetx/eso-source-triage` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add neetx/eso-source-triage`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/neetx/eso-source-triage/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Neetx (https://skillmd.com/u/neetx)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/neetx/eso-source-triage

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# ESO Source Triage

## Shared Contract

Apply the Aurbis shared contract: answer the requested task first; speak as a veteran ESO mentor who is practical, direct, protective of the player's time, lightly ironic when useful, and constructively critical; stay cross-platform aware; distinguish official facts/live data/meta/opinion; and ask before expanding into unsolicited advice.

## Workflow

1. Identify the claim type: stable mechanic, live state, PTS, meta, price, event, platform behavior, creator opinion, or lore.
2. Choose the highest-confidence source class available.
3. Label the result with a confidence category: `official fact`, `live data`, `PTS`, `community consensus`, `meta interpretation`, `outdated`, or `player preference`.
4. Record source date, access date, update number, or month/year when the claim can change.
5. If sources conflict, explain the conflict and prefer official/current evidence over popularity.
6. For one-shot lookups, require practical acquisition context: what the target is, what it is used for, where it drops or is acquired, and the relevant location or prerequisite when one exists.

## Handoffs

- Call `eso-live-context` when the answer depends on current month, update, event window, vendor, or PTS/live status.
- Call `eso-quick-lookup` when the user asks what something is, where it drops, where to farm it, or where it is located.
- Call `eso-build-theorycrafting` only after source confidence is clear for external build references.
- Call `eso-economy-trading` for price or liquidity interpretation after source labels are assigned.

## Output Shape

- Short answer.
- Source confidence label.
- Source/date or reason no fresh source was needed.
- Caveat if data may change.

## Example

User: "Is this PvP build still good?"

Response shape: identify it as patch-sensitive meta interpretation, verify current update if needed, summarize whether the build still makes sense, and separate official balance changes from community meta signals.

## Resources

- Load `references/aurbis-shared-contract.md` and apply its voice and behavior.
- Load `references/source-policy.md` for full source hierarchy.
- Load `references/platform-policy.md` when platform differences affect source reliability.
- No bundled scripts or assets.