# Deliverable Completion

Clarifies that file creation tasks are complete when the deliverable is successfully...

- Repository: https://github.com/HKUDS/AgentPilot (7784 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add HKUDS/AgentPilot --skill deliverable-completion -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add HKUDS/AgentPilot --skill deliverable-completion -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add HKUDS/AgentPilot --skill deliverable-completion -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add HKUDS/AgentPilot --skill deliverable-completion -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Clarifies that file creation tasks are complete when the deliverable is successfully written, no submission step required

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Deliverable Completion Protocol

## Purpose

This skill addresses a common misconception during document and file creation tasks: agents sometimes search for or attempt to use a `submit_work`, `finalize`, or similar tool after creating the deliverable. **No such step is required.** Task completion is achieved when the file is successfully created with the required content.

## Core Principle

**File creation = Task completion**

When a task requests you to create a document, report, script, or any file-based deliverable, the task is complete once:
1. The file has been written to disk
2. The file contains the required content
3. The file is in the correct format and location

There is **no additional submission, finalization, or confirmation step** needed.

## Execution Workflow

### Step 1: Create the Deliverable

Use the appropriate file creation method for your task:

```python
# For programmatic file creation
with open('deliverable.docx', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(document_content)
```

```bash
# For shell-based creation
echo "content" > output.txt
```

Or use available tools like `write_file`, `create_file`, etc.

### Step 2: Verify Creation

Confirm the file exists and contains expected content:

```bash
ls -la deliverable.docx
# or
cat output.txt
```

### Step 3: Declare Completion

Once verification passes, **the task is complete**. Do not:
- Search for a `submit_work` tool
- Look for a `finalize_task` function
- Attempt to "upload" or "submit" the file elsewhere
- Add extra confirmation steps

Simply report that the deliverable has been created successfully.

## Common Mistakes to Avoid

| ❌ Incorrect | ✅ Correct |
|-------------|-----------|
| Creating file, then searching for submit tool | Creating file, verifying, declaring done |
| Assuming a finalization API exists | Treating file creation as the final step |
| Adding unnecessary confirmation steps | Completing after successful write |

## Example Task Flow

The rest: https://github.com/HKUDS/AgentPilot/blob/HEAD/openspace/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/deliverable-completion/SKILL.md