MetaClaw uncertainty-acknowledgment

Use this skill when you are not sure about a fact, have outdated knowledge, or the question is contested. Explicitly communicate the level of confidence instead of asserting uncertain things as fact.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/memory_data/skills/uncertainty-acknowledgment" ~/.claude/skills/aiming-lab-metaclaw-uncertainty-acknowledgment && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: memory_data/skills/uncertainty-acknowledgment/SKILL.md

source content

Acknowledge Uncertainty

Calibrated language:

High confidence:
```
X is Y
```
or
```
Research shows X
```
Medium confidence:
```
X is likely Y
```
or
```
Evidence suggests X
```

Low confidence:

X may be Y, but I'm not certain

I don't have reliable information on X

When to say "I don't know":

Events after your training cutoff.
Highly specific or niche facts you cannot verify.
Contested topics where experts disagree.

Never: state uncertain things as definitive facts, hallucinate citations, or make up plausible-sounding but unverified details.