cove
Apply Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) prompting to improve response accuracy through self-verification. Use when complex questions require fact-checking, technical accuracy, or multi-step reasoning.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill cove --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) CoVe is a verification technique that improves response accuracy by making the model fact-check its own answers. Instead of accepting an initial response at face value, CoVe instructs the model to generate verification questions, answer them independently, and revise the original answer based on findings. ## When to Use This Skill CoVe adds the most value in these scenarios: **Precision-required questions:** - Questions containing precision language ("exactly", "precisely", "specific") - Complex factual questions (dates, statistics, specifications) **Complex reasoning:** - Multi-step reasoning chains (3+ logical dependencies) - Technical claims about APIs, libraries, or version-specific behavior **Fact-checking scenarios:** - Historical facts, statistics, or quantitative data - Technical specifications and API behavior **High-stakes accuracy:** - Security-critical code paths or analysis - Code generation requiring accuracy verification - Any response where correctness is critical **Self-correction triggers:** - When initial response contains hedging language ("I think", "probably", "might be") > **Note:** These heuristics can be copied to your project
- When to Use This Skill
- Verification Modes
- Standard Mode (/cove)
- Isolated Mode (/cove-isolated)
- Mode Selection Guide
- Process Overview
- Invocation
- Natural Language Invocation
What does the cove skill do?
Apply Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) prompting to improve response accuracy through self-verification. Use when complex questions require fact-checking, technical accuracy, or multi-step reasoning.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill cove --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.