Agent skill · Jesse Vincent (obra)
Verification Before Completion
Communityname: verification-before-completion★ 305k (repo)pushed 2026-10-23MITSKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-10-24
Install
The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs
npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion
This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (superpowers), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers /plugin install <plugin>@superpowers-dev # or only this skill: npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion -a claude-code
Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git /tmp/verification-before-completion-src cp -r /tmp/verification-before-completion-src/skills/verification-before-completion ./verification-before-completion zip -r verification-before-completion.zip verification-before-completion
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs
npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion -a codex
gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs
gh skill install obra/superpowers verification-before-completion
Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs
npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion -a cursor
Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs
gemini skills install https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git --path skills/verification-before-completion
OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs
npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion -a opencode
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs
npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion -a windsurf
More from obra/superpowers
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- Requesting Code Review: Has the agent get its finished work reviewed against requirements before merging.
- Subagent-Driven Development: Executes a plan by handing each task to a fresh subagent with review between steps.
- Systematic Debugging: A root-cause-first process for bugs and failing tests before any fix is attempted.
- Test-Driven Development: Enforces a red-green-refactor loop: write a failing test first, then the code.
- Using Git Worktrees: Sets up an isolated git worktree before feature work so the main checkout stays clean.
- Writing Plans: Turns a spec into a detailed, step-by-step implementation plan before coding starts.
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FAQ
How do I install the verification-before-completion skill?+
Run npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill verification-before-completion and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md.
Which agents can use Verification Before Completion?+
Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md): Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.
Who maintains Verification Before Completion?+
Jesse Vincent (obra) (a community project), in the obra/superpowers repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23.
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