factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources

Prevents false-positive fact-check verdicts by giving verification subagents complete primary sources.

3|Updated May 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/wan-huiyan/agent-traffic-control --skill factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources-wan-huiyan
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources
Source: https://github.com/wan-huiyan/agent-traffic-control/tree/main/plugins/agent-traffic-control/skills/factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/wan-huiyan/agent-traffic-control --skill factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources-wan-huiyan

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? When you dispatch a subagent to fact-check a document against sources but hand it an abridged or partial source dump, the agent confidently reports claims as "unsupported" or "fabricated" — even though the supporting text was in the section you trimmed. This Skill prevents those false positives and shows how to reconcile flagged claims against complete sources. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Prevention protocol: Pass complete primary sources (full files, cloned repos, retrievable originals) to verification subagents instead of hand-written summaries, or explicitly declare which sections were cut so the agent marks affected verdicts UNVERIFIABLE rather than INACCURATE. - Response protocol: Before accepting an "unsupported / fabricated" verdict, check the agent's report for hedges about partial sources and reconcile the flagged claim against the complete source yourself. - Parallel fan-out variant: Covers the case where N parallel verifiers each receive a different source subset, causing cross-cutting claims anchored to out-of-slice sources to be falsely flagged — with mitigations like shared provenance indexes and inline source-anchor tags. - Use Case: A planning-review document is fact-checked against two cloned repos and a hand-transcribed Google Doc dump; the agent flags one claim as fabricated, but the supporting text was in the abridged section — the claim stands and the lesson is to attach the real document. ## Quick Start Before dispatching a subagent to fact-check a document, attach the complete original sources and ask it to mark any claim touching missing sections as unverifiable rather than inaccurate.

Frequently Asked Questions about factcheck-subagent-needs-complete-sources

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I get a subagent to fact-check a document against sources?▼

Dispatch the subagent with the complete primary sources — full files, cloned repos, or retrievable document IDs — rather than summaries or partial dumps. If you must abridge, state explicitly which sections were cut and instruct the agent to mark affected verdicts UNVERIFIABLE.

Why does my verification subagent report claims as fabricated when they are correct?▼

The agent likely received a partial source dump, so absence of evidence reads as evidence of absence. Check the agent's report for hedges about incomplete sources, then reconcile the flagged claim against the full original before accepting the verdict.

How do I fact-check a document with multiple parallel verifier agents?▼

Give every verifier the full provenance set for cross-cutting claims, or a shared provenance index, even if each verifier's deep read is scoped to its section. Tag load-bearing numbers with their source anchor inline so scoped verifiers mark out-of-slice claims UNVERIFIABLE.

What should I do when a fact-check agent flags a claim as unsupported?▼

First grep the complete source set — not just that agent's slice — for the flagged claim. If it traces to a source the agent never received, keep the claim and sharpen its provenance citation; only apply corrections that trace to real discrepancies against complete sources.

When is it acceptable to give a verification subagent a partial source?▼

Only when unavoidable, and only with explicit disclosure: name which sources are partial and which sections were cut in the prompt. Instruct the agent to return UNVERIFIABLE for any verdict touching those sections instead of INACCURATE.