# Verify Before Done

> Runs the relevant verification and reads its output before any claim that work is done, fixed, or passing. Use when about to report completion of a code change, bug fix, refactor, or task, or before committing and creating a PR.

- Skill: `thinceller/verify-before-done` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add thinceller/verify-before-done`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thinceller/verify-before-done/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: thinceller (https://skillmd.com/u/thinceller)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thinceller/verify-before-done

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Before claiming a change is done, fixed, or passing, run the verification appropriate to it — build, tests, lint, or the actual behavior — and read what it printed.

Evidence precedes assertion: the claim quotes or summarizes what the command actually output, not what it's expected to output.

Report failures as failures, with the output that shows them. If a verification was skipped, say so — don't imply it ran. No hedged success claims ("should work now", "this probably fixes it") in place of a result.