verification-before-shipping
Verification Before Shipping
Do not say it is done until you have proof. This skill prevents the most common failure mode in design work — declaring completion based on intent rather than evidence.
The Rule
NEVER claim work is complete, fixed, passing, or ready without running verification and confirming the output. "I believe this works" is not verification. "I ran these checks and here are the results" is.
When to Use
- Before declaring a design task complete
- Before moving from one phase to the next
- Before handoff to engineering
- Before creating a PR or committing design artefacts
- Any time you are about to say "done"
Process
Step 1: Check Against the Plan
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