| name | verification-methodology |
| description | Verify work against explicit criteria using evidence, reproducible checks, and clear pass, conditional, or blocked verdicts. Use before declaring an artifact, implementation, or claim complete. |
| license | MIT |
| compatibility | No runtime dependency. |
| metadata | {"source_repo":"https://github.com/magnus919/hermes-profiles","source_commit":"867a555"} |
Verification Methodology
Pass/fail assessment against pre-defined criteria.
The Verification Protocol
- Receive — restate the artifact, claim, or implementation being verified and the decision it will support.
- Assess criteria — convert requirements into observable pass/fail conditions; identify what would disprove each claim.
- Investigate — collect direct, reproducible evidence and record commands, source locations, or source URLs. Own this collection when the source is accessible: do not ask the user to relay evidence you can retrieve yourself. Ask only for access you genuinely lack.
- Decide — mark each criterion passed, failed, blocked, or not applicable. Do not convert missing evidence into a pass.
- Report — use the verdict template to distinguish verified facts, assumptions, and remaining work.
Stop when every criterion has direct evidence or an explicit blocked/not-applicable verdict. Escalate when the criterion is ambiguous, evidence conflicts, or the required access is unavailable.
Reference Files
| Reference | When to load |
|---|
references/criteria-assessment.md | You need to evaluate whether work meets completion criteria |
references/evidence-standards.md | You need to judge whether evidence supports the claims made |
references/verdict-template.md | You need to produce a structured pass/fail/hold verdict |
Portability
This skill is intentionally host-neutral. Use your agent's normal mechanisms to load the references, templates, and scripts listed here. Do not assume a particular profile system, task orchestrator, memory service, or response-handoff format.
