Verify Work Proportionally
Match verification layers to impact and uncertainty, then separate proven behavior from assumptions and acceptance gaps.
Use when: Match verification layers to impact, uncertainty, reversibility, and audience when tests alone cannot prove the requested outcome or acceptance boundary.
Install only this skill
Section titled “Install only this skill”arcantry skills link verify-work-proportionally --scope userThis links only verify-work-proportionally to the standard user location, ~/.agents/skills. Use --scope repo for one repository, or add --compat claude when that optional alias is needed.
What it helps with
Section titled “What it helps with”- Map material risks to static, automated, live, independent, or user verification.
- Separate verified behavior from plans, assumptions, and unverified acceptance.
History
Section titled “History”- 2026-08-18 - Coordinate project knowledge and agent workflows with Arcantry: Arcantry provides local-first project configuration, safe repository adoption, a portable catalog of focused agent skills, and one documented workflow for maintaining project intent, release meaning, task intake, verification, and audience-safe content.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Verify a risky implementation
Section titled “Verify a risky implementation”Prompt
Use the verify-work-proportionally skill to choose and run appropriate checks for this cross-cutting implementation.
Expected outcome
Each material risk has an observable check and the final report states exact verified coverage.
Decide whether user approval is needed
Section titled “Decide whether user approval is needed”Prompt
Use the verify-work-proportionally skill to determine which remaining acceptance points require the user’s judgment.
Expected outcome
Only irreducible product, taste, privacy, or authorization decisions are returned to the user.