verify-task

Verify Task

Overview

Confirm successful completion and document outcomes against the original plan.

When to Verify

• All tasks from plan are marked complete
• User asks "is it done?" or "did it work?"
• Before declaring a project finished
• After each checkpoint in long-running tasks

Verification Process

Step 1: Load Original Plan

Read the plan that was created by write-plan skill.

Step 2: Verify Each Checkpoint

Go through each checkpoint and confirm:

• [ ] All tasks marked complete
• [ ] Verification criteria met
• [ ] Quality standards achieved

Step 3: Final Quality Checks

General quality criteria:

• [ ] Output matches original goal
• [ ] No obvious errors or issues
• [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)
• [ ] User can use/access the result

Step 4: User Confirmation

"Verification complete. Final checks:

✓ All tasks from plan completed (X/Y)
✓ Quality criteria met
✓ [Specific checks]

[Preview/demonstrate result]

Does this meet your expectations? Any adjustments needed?"

Step 5: Document Completion

Save completion report to: memory/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<project>-complete.md

Template:

# [Project] - Completion Report

**Date Completed:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Original Goal:** [from plan]
**Final Result:** [brief description]

## Completion Summary

| Metric | Planned | Actual |
|--------|---------|--------|
| Checkpoints | X | X |
| Tasks | Y | Y |
| Time | Z min | W min |

## Verification Checklist

- [x] All tasks complete
- [x] Quality criteria met
- [x] User approved

## What Was Delivered

[Description of final output]

## Blockers Encountered

1. [Blocker] → [Resolution]

## Lessons Learned

- [What worked well]
- [What to do differently next time]

Handling Issues

If verification fails:

Minor issues: Quick fixes, proceed Major issues: Return to doing-tasks or re-plan

Principles

• Objectivity - Verify against the plan, not assumptions
• Thoroughness - Check all criteria
• Honesty - Report issues, don't hide problems
• User-centric - Final approval comes from user satisfaction