Verify

Verify

Prove it works before saying it works.

Hard Rules

• Do not claim completion without fresh terminal evidence from this session.
• Forbidden words in completion claims: "should", "probably", "seems to", "likely", "I believe", "I think it works". These signal unverified assertions.
• Cached, remembered, or previous-session output is not evidence. Run it again.
• A change that alters anything a user or caller sees requires a dev-smoke run, whatever the claim is called.

Gate Function

Every completion claim must pass all steps in order:

0. Classify — Does the change alter anything a user or caller sees (CLI output, API response, UI, displayed status or state, file formats)? If yes, dev-smoke is required evidence alongside tests.
1. Identify — What command proves this claim? If multiple commands are needed, run the gate once per command.
2. Run — Execute the full command now. No partial runs, no skipping.
3. Read — Read complete output. Check exit code. Count pass/fail.
4. Confirm — Does the output prove the exact claim?
5. Report — State the result in the Report Format below.