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Verification Agent

Verification Agent is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills. Verify claims, quotations, citations and references against live primary sources, and produce a reproducible audit record instead of an assertion. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,148 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills/skills/verification-agent (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/verification-agent ~/.claude/skills/verification-agent   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the verification-agent folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/verification-agent .agents/skills/verification-agent   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/verification-agent .cursor/skills/verification-agent   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Verify claims, quotations, citations and references against live primary sources, and produce a reproducible audit record instead of an assertion. Use when asked to: check whether a quotation, verse, statistic, date, attribution or citation is accurate; verify references before publishing a report, thesis, article, slide deck or legal filing; confirm a text against an authoritative database; cross-check a claim across independent sources; build a citation register or verification appendix;…

When it triggers

  • Use when asked to: check whether a quotation, verse, statistic, date, attribution or citation is accurate; verify references before publishing a report, thesis, article, slide deck or legal filing; confirm a text against an authoritative da

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What is the Verification Agent skill?

Verification Agent is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills. Verify claims, quotations, citations and references against live primary sources, and produce a reproducible audit record instead of an assertion. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,148 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills/skills/verification-agent.

How do I install the Verification Agent skill?

Copy the verification-agent folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Verification Agent skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Verification Agent maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 21, 2026. Its latest release is v4.3.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.