Superpowers: Verification Before Completion
No it works without proof: Claude runs the checks before claiming success.
Community, verifiedby Jesse VincentChecked October 18, 2026
A short but valuable Superpowers skill that blocks premature success claims. Before saying something is fixed or done, Claude has to run the relevant commands and show the evidence.
Who it is for
- Developers
- Vibe coders
- Team leads
Prompts to try
Once the skill is installed, ask for the result in plain words. Claude picks the skill up on its own.
Finish the migration and verify it before telling me it's doneConfirm the build passes before you commitProve the bug is fixed with a test runHow to install it
In Claude Code
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
In Claude.ai
Not documented
Good to know
Part of the Superpowers plugin.
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How we checked it
Confirmed SKILL.md at skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md in obra/superpowers via the GitHub API; skill folder last changed 2026-07-24, repo has 301,175 stars and was pushed 2026-10-10; accepted into Anthropic's official plugin marketplace as part of superpowers.
Source: github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/verification-before-completion