Clarity Gate

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# agentskills.io compliant frontmatter
name: clarity-gate
risk: critical
source: community
date_added: "2026-09-04"
version: 2.1.3
description: >
  Pre-ingestion verification for epistemic quality in RAG systems.
  Ensures documents are properly qualified before entering knowledge bases.
  Produces CGD (Clarity-Gated Documents) and validates SOT (Source of Truth) files.
license: CC-BY-4.0
repository: https://github.com/frmoretto/clarity-gate
triggers:
  - clarity gate
  - check for hallucination risks
  - can an LLM read this safely
  - review for equivocation
  - verify document clarity
  - pre-ingestion check
  - cgd verify
  - sot verify
capabilities:
  - document-verification
  - epistemic-quality
  - rag-preparation
  - cgd-generation
  - sot-validation
outputs:
  - type: cgd
    extension: .cgd.md
    spec: docs/CLARITY_GATE_FORMAT_SPEC.md
spec_version: "2.1"
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# Clarity Gate v2.1

**Purpose:** Pre-ingestion verification system that enforces epistemic quality before documents enter RAG knowledge bases. Produces Clarity-Gated Documents (CGD) compliant with the Clarity Gate Format Specification v2.1.

**Core Question:** "If another LLM reads this document, will it mistake assumptions for facts?"

**Core Principle:** *"Detection finds what is; enforcement ensures what should be. In practice: find the missing uncertainty markers before they become confident hallucinations."*

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## Detailed Guide

Read [the detailed guide](references/detailed-guide.md) before executing this skill. It retains the complete procedure and reference material. Treat its safety, prerequisites, and validation requirements as mandatory. For focused work, load the relevant sections; for end-to-end work, read the guide completely.

## Critical Limitation

> **Clarity Gate verifies FORM, not TRUTH.**
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> This skill checks whether claims are properly marked as uncertain—it cannot verify if claims are actually true. 
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> **Risk:** An LLM can hallucinate facts INTO a document, then "pass" Clarity Gate by adding source markers to false claims.
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> **Solution:** HITL (Human-In-The-Loop) verification is **MANDATORY** before declaring PASS.

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## When to Use
- Before ingesting documents into RAG systems
- Before sharing documents with other AI systems
- After writing specifications, state docs, or methodology descriptions
- When a document contains projections, estimates, or hypotheses
- Before publishing claims that haven't been validated
- When handing off documentation between LLM sessions

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## What This Skill Does NOT Do

- Does not classify document types (use Stream Coding for that)
- Does not restructure documents 
- Does not add deep links or references
- Does not evaluate writing quality
- **Does not check factual accuracy autonomously** (requires HITL)

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