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Iterative Verification

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: general-misc  ·  Last updated:
Is this ACTUALLY verified, or did I just say it is?" - Ralph-wiggum methodology applied to factual accuracy. Use when (1) claims require evidence not assumption, (2) verification must be demonstrable, (3) single-pass investigation insufficient, (4) factual accuracy is critical. Provides the loop logic: iterate until verification thresholds met. Does NOT trigger for: opinions, preferences, how-to instructions, or when user explicitly wants quick answer.

From the source SKILL.md

Seed question: Is this ACTUALLY verified, or did I just say it is?

What this skill does

Iterative Verification is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/iterative-verification/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when (1) claims require evidence not assumption, (2) verification must be demonstrable, (3) single-pass investigation insufficient, (4) factual accuracy is critical. Provides the loop logic: iterate until verification thresholds met.

Who uses this skill

The Iterative Verification Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/iterative-verification
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/iterative-verification/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/iterative-verification/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/iterative-verification/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/iterative-verification/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\iterative-verification\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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