Pre-implementation confidence assessment (≥90% required). Use before starting any implementation to verify readiness with duplicate check, architecture compliance, official docs verification, OSS references, and root cause identification.
Prevents wrong-direction execution by assessing confidence BEFORE starting implementation.
Requirement: ≥90% confidence to proceed with implementation.
Use this skill BEFORE implementing any task to ensure:
Calculate confidence score (0.0 - 1.0) based on 5 checks:
Check: Search codebase for existing functionality
✅ Pass if no duplicates found ❌ Fail if similar implementation exists
Check: Verify tech stack alignment
AGENTS.md, project documentation✅ Pass if uses existing tech stack ❌ Fail if introduces new dependencies unnecessarily
Check: Review official docs before implementation
✅ Pass if official docs reviewed ❌ Fail if relying on assumptions
Check: Find proven implementations
✅ Pass if OSS reference found ❌ Fail if no working examples
Check: Understand the actual problem
✅ Pass if root cause clear ❌ Fail if symptoms unclear
Total = Check1 (25%) + Check2 (25%) + Check3 (20%) + Check4 (15%) + Check5 (15%)
If Total >= 0.90: ✅ Proceed with implementation
If Total >= 0.70: ⚠️ Present alternatives, ask questions
If Total < 0.70: ❌ STOP - Request more context
📋 Confidence Checks:
✅ No duplicate implementations found
✅ Uses existing tech stack
✅ Official documentation verified
✅ Working OSS implementation found
✅ Root cause identified
📊 Confidence: 1.00 (100%)
✅ High confidence - Proceeding to implementation
Token Savings: Spend 100-200 tokens on confidence check to save 5,000-50,000 tokens on wrong-direction work.