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Verify the Ed25519 witness manifest of a scaffolded harness. Fast yes/no signature check that proves the publisher signed this exact file set — separate from the full release-readiness umbrella in validate-harness.
Passed 19 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 21 without it.
and 8 more in the full report
10 fixed10 passed either way1 still failing1 broke
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One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
In a standard shell script for `./services/auth`, what CLI command corresponds to running the witness verification check?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Recommends command `harness verify ./services/auth`. | Missed | Passed |
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Codex skill: Ed25519 witness manifest verification for a scaffolded harness.
Reads .harness/witness.json, validates the Ed25519 signature against the embedded public key, and reports VALID / INVALID with a one-line reason.
Distinct from validate-harness:
validate-harness is the umbrella — doctor + verify + path-guard + mcp + secretsverify-witness is only the signature check — fast yes/no for CI / federation handshakes / multi-signer workflows/verify-witness
/verify-witness path=./my-harness
/verify-witness path=./my-harness strict=false
harness verify ./my-harness
When two harnesses federate (iter 9), they need to confirm each other's witness signatures BEFORE doing the full release-readiness check. Splitting this surface lets federation peers run a fast signature handshake without paying for the full validate sweep.
Also: CI workflows that only care about signature integrity (e.g. mirroring a published harness to a private registry) can call this skill instead of the heavier umbrella.
| Check | Detail |
|---|---|
| File present | .harness/witness.json exists |
| Manifest shape | All required fields (harness, version, entries, public_key, signature) |
| Signature | Ed25519 verify against the embedded public key |
| Strict mode | If strict=true and no witness, exit non-zero. If false, soft-skip with PASS |
test cases passed, vs 11 / 21 without
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