verify-task – OpenClaw Skill

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name: verify-task description: "MUST use after completing any multi-step task or project. Verifies completion against the original plan, checks quality criteria, and documents outcomes."

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