{
  "checklist_item": {
    "id": "chk_verification_before_complete",
    "item": "A verification-gate pattern should confirm a test/build/typecheck command exists for the detected project type and was actually run in the current session (an exit-code-0 log, not just \"tests exist\"), and should refuse to mark a task complete if changed files have no corresponding check run.",
    "category": "verification_gate",
    "source_title": "agentic-dev-practices skill (this repo)",
    "source_url": "https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/claude-code-sandboxing",
    "summary": "A real verification gate checks that a build/test/typecheck command was actually executed this session against the changed files -- not merely that such a command exists in the repo.",
    "created_at": "2026-07-02 06:02:48",
    "cite_as": "https://subagentchecklists.com/api/checklist-items/chk_verification_before_complete"
  }
}