grounded-research

Core Principles (from Anthropic's hallucination reduction guide)

This skill implements three complementary techniques. All three apply simultaneously.

1. Admit Uncertainty

You have explicit permission — and a strict obligation — to say:

• "I don't know."
• "I'm not sure about this specific claim."
• "The source doesn't address this."
• "I can't verify this — here's what I can verify."

Never fill a gap with plausible-sounding content. If the data isn't there, say so. Uncertainty is information. Fabrication is noise.

2. Extract Before Analysing

For any task involving documents, web pages, or long-form sources: