ctx-verify
Select proportional validation for changes or reviews in the ctx repository. Use before handing off material code, workflow, migration, documentation, security, packaging, or release changes; before a PR; or when asked whether a change is adequately tested. Do not use for pure questions with no changed artifact.
npx skills add stevesolun/ctx --skill ctx-verify --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.
# Verify ctx changes 1. Inspect the requested behavior and changed surface. Read only the relevant section of `CONTRIBUTING.md` before selecting checks. 2. Run the smallest focused tests or deterministic checks that exercise the changed behavior first. 3. Escalate evidence in proportion to risk: - Small, localized change: focused tests, schemas, or diff checks. - Material repository change: `scripts/no_mistakes_run.sh fast`. - PR-level, contract, workflow, migration, packaging, security, or release change: run the fast gate, then `python scripts/ci_preflight.py --profile pr`. - Documentation navigation or linked public-asset change: follow the tracker contract in `CONTRIBUTING.md`; do not require tracker changes for ordinary prose-only edits. - Windows-sensitive change: follow the native-CI contract in `CONTRIBUTING.md`; local checks do not replace required Windows evidence. 4. Treat the fast gate as committed-history evidence. When the working tree is dirty, pair it with focused checks against the actual uncommitted changes. 5. If a gate cannot find its trusted pytest, Ruff, and mypy environment, report the environment failure. Do not silently install dependencies or weaken the tr
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What does the ctx-verify skill do?
Select proportional validation for changes or reviews in the ctx repository. Use before handing off material code, workflow, migration, documentation, security, packaging, or release changes; before a PR; or when asked whether a change is adequately tested. Do not use for pure questions with no changed artifact.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add stevesolun/ctx --skill ctx-verify --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 stevesolun/ctx, a repository with 569 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.