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Apply Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) with true factored verification using isolated sub-agents.

Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

Overview

Apply Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) with true factored verification using isolated sub-agents.

This mode spawns separate sub-agents for each verification question, ensuring they have zero context about the initial answer. Use when maximum accuracy is required.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

Flags

FlagEffectUse Case
(none)general-purpose agentDefault, full tool access
--exploreExplore agentCodebase-related verification
--haikuUse haiku modelFaster/cheaper verification
--agent=<name>Custom agent typeUser-defined agents

Flag Parsing Rules:

  • Flags must appear before the question
  • Flags start with --
  • --agent=value format for custom agents
  • Unknown flags are treated as part of the question
  • Flags can be combined in any order

Invocation

If $ARGUMENTS is provided:

  1. Extract any flags from the beginning of $ARGUMENTS
  2. Apply CoVe isolated verification to the remaining question
  3. Pass extracted flags to the workflow

If $ARGUMENTS is empty: Apply CoVe isolated verification to the previous response in the conversation.

Process

Invoke the kk:chain-of-verification skill using the chain-of-verification-isolated.md workflow:

  1. Generate Initial Answer (or use previous response if verifying)
  2. Create 3-5 Verification Questions targeting potential errors
  3. Spawn isolated sub-agents to answer each question (parallel execution)
  4. Reconcile findings and produce final verified answer with agent metadata

Examples

Basic isolated verification:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated What is the default port for PostgreSQL?

Codebase verification with Explore agent:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated --explore How does the auth middleware work in this project?

Faster verification with haiku model:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated --haiku What is the speed of light in m/s?

Custom agent type:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated --agent=general-purpose What is the capital of France?

Combined flags:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated --haiku --explore What testing pattern does this codebase use?

Verify previous response:

/kk:chain-of-verification:isolated

(Use after receiving a response to verify it with isolated sub-agents)