# Confidence Check

This skill scores how ready you are before implementation starts. Five checks, and anything under 0.90 stops the agent.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 23911
- Author: SuperClaude-Org
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework/tree/HEAD/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/confidence-check

## What it does

The skill produces a confidence score between 0.0 and 1.0 from five weighted checks. Searching the codebase for duplicates is worth 25%, architecture compliance another 25%, official documentation review 20%, a working open source example 15%, and a properly identified root cause 15%.

The total decides what happens next. At 0.90 or above the agent proceeds with implementation. Between 0.70 and 0.90 it presents alternatives and asks questions. Below 0.70 it stops and requests more context. A TypeScript implementation ships in `confidence.ts`, with the `confidenceCheck(context)` function, the individual checks and the context interface.

The author's own numbers: spend 100–200 tokens on the check to avoid burning 5000–50000 tokens on work pointed the wrong way. Several checks lean on `Context7 MCP`, `Tavily MCP`, `WebFetch`, `WebSearch`, `Grep` and `Glob`. If those aren't wired up in your setup, the documentation and OSS steps fall back to manual work, so it's worth checking your MCP list first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --skill confidence-check -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/confidence-check/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --skill confidence-check -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --skill confidence-check -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework confidence-check
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --skill confidence-check -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --path skills/confidence-check
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework --skill confidence-check -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework/tree/HEAD/skills/confidence-check/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch a duplicate function before a second version gets written
- verify an approach against official docs instead of assumptions
- find a working open source implementation instead of building your own
- separate a root cause from a symptom
- stop the agent when the task lacks enough context

## Example prompts
- Run a confidence check before implementing this feature and show the five scores
- Confidence check for the auth task, threshold 0.90
- Before writing code, search for duplicates and confirm architecture compliance

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: Confidence Check
description: Pre-implementation confidence assessment (≥90% required). Use before starting any implementation to verify readiness with duplicate check, architecture compliance, official docs verification, OSS references, and root cause identification.
---

# 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

```bash
# 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
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