Overview

Detect and classify claims that are not supported by the evidence layer. This is a fabrication check, not a staleness check. It catches hallucinated metrics, invented tools, inflated scope, and projects that never existed before materials go to an employer.

The same verification mechanism runs in three modes:

Standalone — user-facing entry point. Runs when the user asks for a final truth pass before submitting an application package.
Tailor — invoked internally by resume-tailor and cover-letter before they save tailored application materials.
Initial-build — invoked internally by resume-builder before it saves a new or rebuilt source work document.

Use the name claim-check in conversation and reports regardless of mode.

Workflow

State layer: reads source work documents, tailored application materials, story bank, proof assets, and reports. In standalone mode, writes a numbered claim-check report. Tailor and initial-build modes return findings to the caller and do not write a standalone report. See state-layer contract.

1. Identify the mode

Determine which mode is running based on how the skill was invoked: