Agent skill
verify-before-irreversible-action
Use this skill before taking any action that is hard to reverse — deleting files, overwriting data, sending messages, pushing to remote, modifying production systems. Always pause, state what you are about to do, and confirm before executing.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/verify-before-irreversible-action
SKILL.md
Verify Before Irreversible Action
Before executing any destructive or hard-to-undo operation, pause and confirm.
Checklist:
- State explicitly what you are about to do and why.
- Identify what cannot be undone if this goes wrong.
- Ask the user to confirm if the action is significant.
- Prefer dry-run or preview modes when available (
git diff,--dry-run, staging environments).
Examples of irreversible actions: rm -rf, git push --force, DROP TABLE, sending an email, publishing a post.
Anti-pattern: Silently executing destructive operations without a confirmation step.
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