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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.

Prompt 1
Finish the migration and verify it before telling me it's done
Prompt 2
Confirm the build passes before you commit
Prompt 3
Prove the bug is fixed with a test run

How to install it

In Claude Code

  1. /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