Agent skill

Verify Counts

by ldayton in ldayton/Dippy

Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate. An agent skill from ldayton/Dippy.

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Install Verify Counts

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ldayton/Dippy verify-counts --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ldayton/Dippy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/verify-counts .claude/skills/verify-counts && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
verify-counts
GitHub stars
243
Token cost
~344 tokens
SKILL.md length
107 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate. An agent skill from ldayton/Dippy.

  • SKILL.md covers Claims to Verify, Verification Commands and Output
  • Calls uv

What it does

Verify Counts is an agent skill from ldayton/Dippy. Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate

Its SKILL.md is about 340 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: 🐤 Less permission fatigue, more momentum. Dippy knows what’s safe to run and keeps Claude on track when plans change. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/verify-counts”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2edad4a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Verify Counts loads about 344 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 107 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~344

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ldayton/Dippy at commit 2edad4a, republished under its MIT licence (© ldayton). 107 words, ~344 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/verify-counts/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
verify-counts
description
Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate

Verify all count assertions in documentation against actual values.

Claims to Verify

LocationClaimVerification
README.md:1414,000+ testsDippy + Parable combined
../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Security-Model.md:79Over 200 read-only commandsSIMPLE_SAFE count
../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Security-Model.md:94Over 80 toolsCLI handler count
../Dippy.wiki/Reference/Handler-Model.md:21080+ handlersCLI handler count

Verification Commands

Dippy tests:

bash
uv run pytest --collect-only -q 2>/dev/null | tail -1

Parable tests: Check table in /Users/lily/source/Parable/tests/README.md

SIMPLE_SAFE count:

bash
uv run python -c "from src.dippy.core.allowlists import SIMPLE_SAFE; print(len(SIMPLE_SAFE))"

CLI handlers:

bash
ls -1 src/dippy/cli/*.py | grep -v __init__ | wc -l

Output

Report each claim with:

  • Documented value
  • Actual value
  • Status (PASS/FAIL/STALE)
Status Criteria
  • PASS: Actual value is within ~10% of documented value
  • STALE: Claim is technically true but significantly outdated (e.g., "50+" when actual is 77)
  • FAIL: Claim is false

If any claim is STALE or FAIL, note which file(s) need updating.

© ldayton, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/verify-counts of ldayton/Dippy.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2edad4a

Compare with similar skills

Verify Counts next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Result To Claimbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills4.5k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
Numerical Integrationparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v33.9k1 repos~948Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Dos Verify Done Claimssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Verify Counts

What does Verify Counts do?

Verify numerical claims in documentation are still accurate. An agent skill from ldayton/Dippy. Verify Counts is an agent skill from ldayton/Dippy.

How do I install Verify Counts in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/verify-counts in ldayton/Dippy) into .claude/skills/verify-counts in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Verify Counts in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/verify-counts in ldayton/Dippy) into .agents/skills/verify-counts in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Verify Counts in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ldayton/Dippy --skill verify-counts -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/verify-counts, .gemini/skills/verify-counts, .github/skills/verify-counts and .opencode/skills/verify-counts in your project.

What does Verify Counts need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Verify Counts needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Verify Counts access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Verify Counts safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Verify Counts use?

Verify Counts is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Verify Counts use?

About 344 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Verify Counts?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Verify Counts: Claims (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Word Count (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Result To Claim (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.5k stars) and Numerical Integration (parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Verify Counts?

ldayton (a GitHub user) maintains it in ldayton/Dippy, which has 243 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 12, 2026.

Source: ldayton/Dippy on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.