# Check Coherence

> Cold-read one changed instruction file for clarity and internal coherence. TRIGGER when: user asks for a cold read, coherence check, or final clarity-and-coherence pass after edits.

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

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# Check Coherence

Primitive: **READS-COHERENT** — does the complete file read clearly and agree with itself?

## Steps

1. Read the complete file cold.
2. Find instructions that are unclear, conflict with another instruction, or depend on a missing input or step.
3. For each finding, cite the relevant passages and propose the smallest meaning-preserving fix.
4. Score confidence `0.00–1.00` that the problem is real and the fix preserves meaning. Return scored findings when the caller owns the file-level gate; otherwise apply at `c ≥ 0.75` and hold below it.
5. If the first pass edits the file, repeat Steps 1–4 once, then stop.