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Verification Before Completion

Run verification commands and confirm output before claiming success. Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs.

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By secondsky
21030Updated 5 days agoTypeScriptMIT

Skill Content

# Verification Before Completion

## Overview

Claiming work is complete without verification is dishonesty, not efficiency.

**Core principle:** Evidence before claims, always.

**Violating the letter of this rule is violating the spirit of this rule.**

## The Iron Law

```
NO COMPLETION CLAIMS WITHOUT FRESH VERIFICATION EVIDENCE
```

If you haven't run the verification command in this message, you cannot claim it passes.

## The Gate Function

```
BEFORE claiming any status or expressing satisfaction:

1. IDENTIFY: What command proves this claim?
2. RUN: Execute the FULL command (fresh, complete)
3. READ: Full output, check exit code, count failures
4. VERIFY: Does output confirm the claim?
   - If NO: State actual status with evidence
   - If YES: State claim WITH evidence
5. ONLY THEN: Make the claim

Skip any step = lying, not verifying
```

## Common Verification Commands

**Tests:**
```bash
# Preferred: bun
bun test

# Alternative: npm
npm test
```

**Build:**
```bash
# Preferred: bun
bun run build

# Alternative: npm
npm run build
```

**Lint:**
```bash
# Preferred: bun
bun run lint

# Alternative: npm
npm run lint
```

**Type check:**
```bash
# Preferred: bun
bunx tsc --noEmit

# or: npx tsc --noEmit
```

## Common Failures

| Claim | Requires | Not Sufficient |
|-------|----------|----------------|
| Tests pass | Test command output: 0 failures | Previous run, "should pass" |
| Linter clean | Linter output: 0 errors | Partial check, extrapolation |
| Build succeeds | Build command: exit 0 | Linter passing, logs look good |
| Bug fixed | Test original symptom: passes | Code changed, assumed fixed |
| Regression test works | Red-green cycle verified | Test passes once |
| Agent completed | VCS diff shows changes | Agent reports "success" |
| Requirements met | Line-by-line checklist | Tests passing |

## Red Flags - STOP

- Using "should", "probably", "seems to"
- Expressing satisfaction before verification ("Great!", "Perfect!", "Done!", etc.)
- About to commit/push/PR without verification
- Trusting agent success reports
- Relying on partial verification
- Thinking "just this once"
- Tired and wanting work over
- **ANY wording implying success without having run verification**

## Rationalization Prevention

| Excuse | Reality |
|--------|---------|
| "Should work now" | RUN the verification |
| "I'm confident" | Confidence ≠ evidence |
| "Just this once" | No exceptions |
| "Linter passed" | Linter ≠ compiler |
| "Agent said success" | Verify independently |
| "I'm tired" | Exhaustion ≠ excuse |
| "Partial check is enough" | Partial proves nothing |
| "Different words so rule doesn't apply" | Spirit over letter |

## Key Patterns

**Tests:**
```
✅ [Run test command] [See: 34/34 pass] "All tests pass"
❌ "Should pass now" / "Looks correct"
```

**Regression tests (TDD Red-Green):**
```
✅ Write → Run (pass) → Revert fix → Run (MUST FAIL) → Restore → Run (pass)
❌ "I've written a regression test" (without red-green verification)
```

**Build:**
```
✅ [Run build] [See: exit 0] "Build passes"
❌ "Linter passed" (linter doesn't check compilation)
```

**Requirements:**
```
✅ Re-read plan → Create checklist → Verify each → Report gaps or completion
❌ "Tests pass, phase complete"
```

**Agent delegation:**
```
✅ Agent reports success → Check VCS diff → Verify changes → Report actual state
❌ Trust agent report
```

## Why This Matters

From failure memories:
- False claims broke trust
- Undefined functions shipped - would crash
- Missing requirements shipped - incomplete features
- Time wasted on false completion → redirect → rework
- Violates: "Honesty is a core value. If you lie, you'll be replaced."

## When To Apply

**ALWAYS before:**
- ANY variation of success/completion claims
- ANY expression of satisfaction
- ANY positive statement about work state
- Committing, PR creation, task completion
- Moving to next task
- Delegating to agents

**Rule applies to:**
- Exact phrases
- Paraphrases and synonyms
- Implications of success
- ANY communication suggesting completion/correctness

## The Bottom Line

**No shortcuts for verification.**

Run the command. Read the output. THEN claim the result.

This is non-negotiable.

How to use

  1. Copy the skill content above
  2. Create a .claude/skills/claude-skills-verification-before-completion directory in your project (or ~/.claude/skills/claude-skills-verification-before-completion to use it in every project)
  3. Save the content as .claude/skills/claude-skills-verification-before-completion/SKILL.md
  4. Claude Code loads it automatically when the task matches, or run /claude-skills-verification-before-completion to invoke it directly

README

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Claude Code Skills Collection

142 production-ready skills for Claude Code CLI

Version 3.6.3 | Last Updated: 2026-08-06

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🔌 Platform / Harness Support

These plugins ship as Claude Code marketplace plugins (.claude-plugin/ manifests) and Codex CLI plugins (.codex-plugin/ manifests). Other harnesses consume the same skills via skills.sh — the cross-harness bridge.

HarnessMarketplace supportHow to install
Claude Code✅ Native (federated)/plugin marketplace add secondsky/claude-skills, then /plugin install <name>@claude-skills
ZCode✅ Native (reads .claude-plugin/ manifests)Add this repo as a marketplace in the ZCode GUI
Codex CLI✅ Native (federated)codex plugin marketplace add secondsky/claude-skills, then /plugins in the Codex TUI
Cursor⚠️ Adaptation neededCursor has an official marketplace, but expects .cursor-plugin/plugin.json (UI "Add to Cursor") this repo does not generate yet. Use skills.sh.
opencode❌ No marketplacenpm plugins only (opencode.json plugin[]). Use skills.sh or vendor manually.
Gemini CLI❌ No marketplacegemini extensions install <url> only. Use skills.sh or vendor manually.
</div>

A curated collection of battle-tested skills for building modern web applications with Cloudflare, AI integrations, React, Tailwind, and more.

Quick Start

Marketplace Installation (Recommended)

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills

# Install individual skills as needed
/plugin install cloudflare-d1@claude-skills
/plugin install tailwind-v4-shadcn@claude-skills
/plugin install gemini-cli@claude-skills

See MARKETPLACE.md for complete catalog of all 142 skills.

Codex CLI Installation

This repo generates .codex-plugin/ manifests and a .agents/plugins/marketplace.json for all 142 plugins, so Codex CLI can install them natively:

# Add the marketplace (from GitHub)
codex plugin marketplace add secondsky/claude-skills

# Browse and install plugins in the Codex TUI
#   /plugins          # opens the plugin browser
#   Space             # enable/disable a plugin

Skills are auto-discovered from each plugin's skills/ directory — the same SKILL.md files Claude Code uses. Claude-specific slash commands and subagents are not carried into Codex (use Codex's /import command for that).

Installing with skills.sh

skills.sh is an open agent-skills registry and npx skills CLI (maintained by Vercel) that auto-detects your coding agent — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Cline, opencode, and 70+ others — and installs each skill into the correct directory for that harness. It is the universal cross-harness path for harnesses without a marketplace (opencode, Gemini CLI) or where this repo's manifest format isn't generated yet (Cursor).

# Install one skill (auto-detects your agent)
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill cloudflare-d1

# Install several specific skills
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill cloudflare-d1 --skill tailwind-v4-shadcn

# Try a skill once without installing (pipes its prompt to your agent)
npx skills use secondsky/claude-skills@cloudflare-d1 | claude

# Target a specific agent explicitly
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill cloudflare-d1 --agent codex

# List what's installed, search, update, remove
npx skills ls -g
npx skills find cloudflare
npx skills update cloudflare-d1
npx skills remove cloudflare-d1

Bulk install note: npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --all installs every discovered skill at once, but discovery walks skills.sh's standard container directories (skills/, .claude/skills/, …). This repo nests skills under plugins/<name>/skills/<skill>/, so --all may not pick up everything in one pass — install the skills you need by name with --skill, or run npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills -l to list what it finds.

Security scanning caveat

skills.sh runs every published skill through three scanners (Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket, Snyk) plus an LLM-based meta-analyzer, and publishes the results at skills.sh/audits. The LLM analysis stage has been publicly shown (Trail of Bits, June 2026) to both miss genuinely malicious skills and flag unfamiliar version pins (e.g. newest dependency versions) as suspicious false positives. Treat skills.sh warnings as advisory, not authoritative — and verify against this repo's own version pins before acting on a warning.

Repository Structure

This repository contains 142 production-tested skills for Claude Code, each focused on a specific technology or capability.

Individual Skills: Each skill is a standalone unit with:

  • SKILL.md - Core knowledge and guidance
  • Templates - Working code examples
  • References - Extended documentation
  • Scripts - Helper utilities

Installation Options:

  1. Marketplace (recommended) - Install individual skills via /plugin install <name>@claude-skills
  2. Cross-harness - Install into any supported agent with npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill <name> (see Installing with skills.sh)

Available Skills (142 Individual Skills)

Each skill is individually installable. Install only the skills you need.

Full Catalog: See MARKETPLACE.md for detailed listings.

Categories

CategorySkillsExamples
tooling24turborepo, plan-interview, code-review
frontend26nuxt-v4, nuxt-v5, tailwind-v4-shadcn, tanstack-query, nuxt-studio, maz-ui, threejs
cloudflare21cloudflare-d1, cloudflare-workers-ai, cloudflare-agents
api16api-design-principles, graphql-implementation
ai7gemini-cli, ml-model-training, tanstack-ai
web10hono-routing, firecrawl-scraper, web-performance
security6csrf-protection, xss-prevention, cybersecurity
mobile5react-native-app, react-native-skills
woocommerce4woocommerce-backend-dev
testing4vitest-testing, playwright-testing
design4design-review, design-system-creation
auth4better-auth
architecture3microservices-patterns, architecture-patterns
data2recommendation-engine, recommendation-system
cms2hugo, wordpress-plugin-core
database1drizzle-orm-d1
seo2seo-optimizer, seo-keyword-cluster-builder
documentation1technical-specification

How It Works

Auto-Discovery

Claude Code automatically checks ~/.claude/skills/ for relevant skills before planning tasks:

User: "Set up a Cloudflare Worker with D1 database"
           ↓
Claude: [Checks skills automatically]
           ↓
Claude: "Found cloudflare-d1 skills.
         These prevent 12 documented errors. Use them?"
           ↓
User: "Yes"
           ↓
Result: Production-ready setup, zero errors, ~65% token savings

Note: Due to token limits, not all skills may be visible at once. See ⚠️ Important: Token Limits below.

Skill Structure

Each plugin is a directory under plugins/<plugin-name>/ containing one or more skills:

plugins/[plugin-name]/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json       # Plugin manifest (marketplace metadata)
├── README.md
├── skills/
│   └── [skill-name]/
│       ├── SKILL.md          # Core knowledge and guidance
│       ├── templates/        # Ready-to-copy templates
│       ├── scripts/          # Helper utilities
│       └── references/       # Extended documentation
└── (optional) agents/, commands/, hooks/

Recent Additions

July 2026

Offensive Security (new category):

  • cybersecurity — Unified OSS-only cybersecurity skill with progressive disclosure. Fuses 7 community skills (mukul975 business-logic/XSS/host-header/forced-browsing/open-redirect, rysweet/amplihack cybersecurity-analyst, Aradotso security-detections-mcp) ported to fully open-source tooling (OWASP ZAP, Dalfox, ffuf, Nuclei, mitmproxy, interact.sh, Semgrep, Sigma). Covers threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA/VAST, MITRE ATT&CK), web-vuln testing, SAST, code audit, AI/LLM-app security, and detection engineering. Live-target testing is gated behind an authorization disclaimer; static analysis, code review, and threat modeling are always available. Cross-references the 5 existing defensive security plugins (csrf-protection, xss-prevention, vulnerability-scanning, security-headers-configuration, defense-in-depth-validation) for remediation. Integrates 20 Aradotso dev-security skills across 5 grouped reference docs.

May 2026

Supply Chain Security (cross-cutting):

  • dependency-upgrade expanded with Socket CLI integration — proactive malicious package detection, typosquatting alerts, and CI/CD security gates. New 418-line reference guide, 2 GitHub Actions templates, and expanded supply chain security comparison (3 tools)
  • 31 skills now include "Secure Installation" guidance — contextually-tailored security sections across all high-risk skill categories (scaffolding, MCP/agent SDKs, multi-provider installs, Docker, CI/CD). Covers 8 Bun skills, 5 Nuxt skills, 6 Cloudflare skills, 4 AI/agent skills, and 8 frontend/tooling skills
  • Supply chain security is now a first-class cross-cutting concern woven into the skill collection — not a standalone topic

February - April 2026

Full-Stack Frameworks:

  • nuxt-v5 (v1.0.0) - Full Nuxt 5 support with 4 skills (core, data, server, production), 3 diagnostic agents, and interactive setup wizard
  • threejs (v1.0.0) - 3D web graphics: scenes, geometries, shaders, animations, post-processing

Infrastructure:

  • JSON schema validation - Automated plugin.json validation with CI support
  • GitHub issue templates - Skill-specific issue templates for bug reports, feature requests, and submissions

Plugin Enhancements:

  • mutation-testing - Added Bun native runner support
  • dependency-upgrade - Added supply chain security content

December 2025 - January 2026

Frontend Expansion:

  • nuxt-studio (v1.0.0) - Visual CMS for Nuxt Content with live preview, OAuth auth, and R2 storage integration
  • maz-ui (v1.0.0) - 50+ Vue/Nuxt components with theming, i18n, form generation, and 14 composables

Developer Workflow:

  • plan-interview (v2.0.0) - Adaptive interview-driven spec generation with autonomous quality review
  • turborepo (v2.8.0) - Updated to official Vercel skill with enhanced monorepo build optimization

Mobile Development:

  • react-native-skills (v1.0.0) - React Native & Expo best practices with performance optimization patterns

Enhanced Authentication:

  • better-auth (v2.2.0) - Expanded to 18 framework integrations with 30+ authentication plugins

⚠️ Important: Token Limits

Skill Visibility Constraint

Claude Code has a 15,000 character limit for the total size of skill descriptions in the system prompt. This limit also applies to commands and agents.

What this means:

  • Not all 142 skills may be visible in Claude's context at once
  • Skills are loaded based on relevance and available token budget
  • You can verify how many skills Claude currently sees by asking: "How many skills do you see in your system prompt?"

Checking Visible Skills

To verify which skills are currently loaded:

# Ask Claude Code directly
"Check what skills/plugins you see in your system prompt"

Claude will report something like: "85 of 142 skills visible due to token limits"

Workaround: Increase Token Budget

You can double the headroom for s

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