# verify-counts

This skill compares numeric claims in documentation against the real values and flags the outdated ones. Handy when a README still promises 14,000+ tests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 242
- Author: ldayton
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ldayton/Dippy/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/verify-counts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/verify-counts

## What it does

The skill works from a table of claims. Each row points at a spot like `README.md:14` claiming 14,000+ tests, wiki pages promising over 200 read-only commands or over 80 tools, and a handler count. Every claim gets its own command: `uv run pytest --collect-only -q` for the test tally, a Python one-liner that prints `len(SIMPLE_SAFE)` for the read-only list, and `ls -1 src/dippy/cli/*.py` for the CLI handlers.

You get a report per claim: the documented number, the actual one, and a status. PASS means the real value sits within roughly 10% of what the docs say. STALE covers claims that are technically true but well behind — “50+” next to an actual 77. FAIL is a claim that is simply wrong. Any STALE or FAIL comes with the files that need editing.

The checks are wired to one repository: paths under `src/dippy/`, the Parable test table in `tests/README.md`. Point it at your own project and those commands have to be rewritten, or it will keep auditing someone else's numbers. `uv` has to be installed, otherwise nothing runs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ldayton/Dippy verify-counts
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ldayton/Dippy --path .claude/skills/verify-counts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -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/ldayton/Dippy/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/verify-counts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot README numbers that drifted from reality
- match the documented test count against pytest output
- count CLI handlers and compare with the docs
- tell a stale claim apart from a false one
- get a list of files that need updating

## Example prompts
- Check the numeric claims in the docs and show me which ones are stale
- Compare the test count and CLI handler count with what the README says
- Run verify-counts and tell me which files to fix

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: verify-counts
description: Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate
---

Verify all count assertions in documentation against actual values.

## Claims to Verify

| Location | Claim | Verification |
|----------|-------|--------------|
| `README.md:14` | 14,000+ tests | Dippy + Parable combined |
| `../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Security-Model.md:79` | Over 200 read-only commands | SIMPLE_SAFE count |
| `../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Security-Model.md:94` | Over 80 tools | CLI handler count |
| `../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Handler-Model.md:210` | 80+ handlers | CLI handler count |

## Verification Commands

**Dippy tests:**
```bash
uv run pytest --collect-only -q 2>/dev/null | tail -1
```

**Parable tests:** Check table in `/Users/lily/source/Parable/tests/README.md`

**SIMPLE_SAFE count:**
```bash
uv run python -c "from src.dippy.core.allowlists import SIMPLE_SAFE; print(len(SIMPLE_SAFE))"
```

**CLI handlers:**
```bash
ls -1 src/dippy/cli/*.py | grep -v __init__ | wc -l
```

## Output

Report each claim with:
- Documented value
- Actual value
- Status (PASS/FAIL/STALE)

### Status Criteria

- **PASS**: Actual value is within ~10% of documented value
- **STALE**: Claim is technically true but significantly outdated (e.g., "50+" when actual is 77)
- **FAIL**: Claim is false

If any claim is STALE or FAIL, note which file(s) need updating.
````
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© ldayton · MIT · https://github.com/ldayton/Dippy/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/verify-counts/SKILL.md

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