version: "1.0.1" name: uncertainty-acknowledgment description: Use this skill when you are not sure about a fact, have outdated knowledge, or the question is contested.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. category: research

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 or 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.