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Confidence Check

  • 1 installs
  • 1 repo stars
  • Updated December 15, 2025
  • tbckdev/superclaude_framework

Block wrong-direction coding by scoring pre-implementation readiness until confidence is at least 90% across five checks.

About

Confidence Check is a Superclaude Framework agent skill that forces a structured readiness assessment before any implementation work begins. developers install it when they have seen agents charge ahead with duplicate features, wrong libraries, or fixes that miss root cause. The skill defines a score from 0.0 to 1.0 across five equal checks: confirming no duplicate implementations exist in the repo, verifying architecture compliance with existing planning docs and stack choices, reviewing official documentation, finding working open-source references, and validating that the true root cause is identified. Implementation must not proceed until confidence reaches ninety percent or higher. Reported test results from 2025-10-21 show eight of eight cases passing with perfect precision and recall on the gate. It pairs naturally with spec and planning skills: run it after you have a task description but before the agent writes production code. The skill expects the agent to use repository search tools and project markdown; it does not replace human judgment on product direction.

  • Hard gate: ≥90% confidence required before starting implementation
  • Five weighted checks at 25% each: duplicates, architecture, official docs, OSS references, root cause
  • Codebase search via Grep/Glob for duplicate functionality before building anew
  • Architecture alignment against CLAUDE.md, PLANNING.md, and existing stack patterns
  • Documented evaluation: 8/8 test cases passed with precision 1.000 and recall 1.000 (2025-10-21)

Confidence Check by the numbers

  • 1 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #2,479 of 3,282 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Jul 7, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedDecember 15, 2025
Repositorytbckdev/superclaude_framework

What it does

Block wrong-direction coding by scoring pre-implementation readiness until confidence is at least 90% across five checks.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Confidence Check Skill

Purpose

Prevents wrong-direction execution by assessing confidence BEFORE starting implementation.

Requirement: ≥90% confidence to proceed with implementation.

Test Results (2025-10-21):

  • Precision: 1.000 (no false positives)
  • Recall: 1.000 (no false negatives)
  • 8/8 test cases passed

When to Use

Use this skill BEFORE implementing any task to ensure:

  • No duplicate implementations exist
  • Architecture compliance verified
  • Official documentation reviewed
  • Working OSS implementations found
  • Root cause properly identified

Confidence Assessment Criteria

Calculate confidence score (0.0 - 1.0) based on 5 checks:

1. No Duplicate Implementations? (25%)

Check: Search codebase for existing functionality

# Use Grep to search for similar functions
# Use Glob to find related modules

✅ Pass if no duplicates found ❌ Fail if similar implementation exists

2. Architecture Compliance? (25%)

Check: Verify tech stack alignment

  • Read CLAUDE.md, PLANNING.md
  • Confirm existing patterns used
  • Avoid reinventing existing solutions

✅ Pass if uses existing tech stack (e.g., Supabase, UV, pytest) ❌ Fail if introduces new dependencies unnecessarily

3. Official Documentation Verified? (20%)

Check: Review official docs before implementation

  • Use Context7 MCP for official docs
  • Use WebFetch for documentation URLs
  • Verify API compatibility

✅ Pass if official docs reviewed ❌ Fail if relying on assumptions

4. Working OSS Implementations Referenced? (15%)

Check: Find proven implementations

  • Use Tavily MCP or WebSearch
  • Search GitHub for examples
  • Verify working code samples

✅ Pass if OSS reference found ❌ Fail if no working examples

5. Root Cause Identified? (15%)

Check: Understand the actual problem

  • Analyze error messages
  • Check logs and stack traces
  • Identify underlying issue

✅ Pass if root cause clear ❌ Fail if symptoms unclear

Confidence Score Calculation

Total = Check1 (25%) + Check2 (25%) + Check3 (20%) + Check4 (15%) + Check5 (15%)

If Total >= 0.90:  ✅ Proceed with implementation
If Total >= 0.70:  ⚠️  Present alternatives, ask questions
If Total < 0.70:   ❌ STOP - Request more context

Output Format

📋 Confidence Checks:
   ✅ No duplicate implementations found
   ✅ Uses existing tech stack
   ✅ Official documentation verified
   ✅ Working OSS implementation found
   ✅ Root cause identified

📊 Confidence: 1.00 (100%)
✅ High confidence - Proceeding to implementation

Implementation Details

The TypeScript implementation is available in confidence.ts for reference, containing:

  • confidenceCheck(context) - Main assessment function
  • Detailed check implementations
  • Context interface definitions

ROI

Token Savings: Spend 100-200 tokens on confidence check to save 5,000-50,000 tokens on wrong-direction work.

Success Rate: 100% precision and recall in production testing.

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