evidence-verification
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Use when someone asks you to prove that an architectural claim or requirement actually holds, verify a governance receipt, or export an audit trail. Garuda checks natural-language or ADR statements against the indexed code and returns each claim as supported, unverified or contradicted, with evidence. It validates deterministic receipt hashes and graph fingerprints so a result can be reproduced, verifies RFC 6962 SHA-256 Merkle inclusion proofs, and exports the full decision, policy evaluation and proof bundle for auditors or compliance review. Use it whenever a conclusion must be checkable by someone else rather than taken on trust. Read-only by default.
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- dfinson/promptlingstheir own version, first seen Nov 15, 2026
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- AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- .cursor/rules/garuda-talon.mdcCursor rule
- architecture-reviewSkill
- change-impactSkill
- post-edit-verificationSkill
- pre-edit-governanceSkill
- violation-repairSkill
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Epistemic States: Always distinguish SUPPORTED (backed by compiler/AST + runtime evidence where required), UNVERIFIED (statically …
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06 — Garuda Evidence & Merkle Ledger Verification
Substantiates architectural claims (SUPPORTED, UNVERIFIED, CONTRADICTED) and verifies RFC 6962 SHA-256 Merkle inclusion proofs and governance receipts.
1. Purpose & Triggers
Invoke this skill when the user or coding workflow asks:
- "Prove whether this architectural requirement is actually satisfied"
- "Verify the RFC 6962 Merkle receipt and epistemic state for this workspace"
- "Export the governance audit trail"
2. Required Context
workspace: Target Garuda workspace name (default:"default").repo_dir: Repository root path (default:".").diff/target: Git revision range (e.g."HEAD") or symbol/package name.
3. Ordered MCP Workflow
garuda.query_claims— Retrieve claims filtered bystatus(SUPPORTED,UNVERIFIED,CONTRADICTED).garuda.verify_claim— Verify whether a natural-language or ADR statement holds in the indexed AST.garuda.verify_receipt— Validate the deterministicreceipt_hashandgraph_fingerprint.garuda.audit_export— Export the complete governance decision, policy evaluation, and RFC 6962 Merkle proof bundle.
CLI Fallback (when MCP stdio is not attached):
garuda doctor && garuda check . --json4. Decision & Epistemic Rules
- Epistemic States: Always distinguish
SUPPORTED(backed by compiler/AST + runtime evidence where required),UNVERIFIED(statically extracted, awaiting runtime trace), andCONTRADICTED(violates ADR, policy, or static boundary). - Governance Verdicts:
ALLOW(proceed),WARN(proceed with note),REVIEW(requires human architectural review),BLOCK(halt and remediate net-new violation),INCONCLUSIVE(0 entities matched policy scope; never treat as vacuousALLOW).
5. Output Contract
Format every report using this six-part structure:
Finding -> Evidence (file:line & match_method) -> Affected Components (callers & tier) -> Policy / ADR -> Confidence / Status -> Recommended Action
6. Safety & Limitations
- Read-Only by Default: Public installations run with
GARUDA_MCP_READ_ONLY=true. Never invoke mutating tools (garuda.approve_base_rulebook,garuda.decide_logic_variant,garuda.reconcile_data_audit) without explicit human authorization (GARUDA_MCP_APPROVER). - Scope Qualification: RFC 6962 Merkle proofs (
H_leaf = SHA256(0x00 || data)) establish tamper-evident integrity and inclusion of recorded governance evaluations; they do not replace unit, integration, or dynamic security testing.
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