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Build Evidence Map
Builds a structured map of claims, evidence and unresolved gaps, with a local validator for the map’s structure.
“Build an auditable evidence map for a contested technical choice, research synthesis, proposal review, or consequential decision. Use when Copilot must preserve”
01 / THE REASONING
Why this made the selection.
- Preserves supporting, contradicting, qualifying and missing evidence as separate relationships instead of flattening a contested choice into confident prose.
- Requires identifiable source regions and gives the map a structural validator and reproducible receipt hashes.
02 / THE REVIEW RECORD
What we actually inspected.
Source review has boundaries.
A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge.
Material inspected
- skills/build-evidence-map/SKILL.md
- README.md (installation and supported-host sections)
- LICENSE
- skills/build-evidence-map/references/evidence-ladder.md
- skills/build-evidence-map/references/map-schema.md
- skills/build-evidence-map/scripts/contract.mjs
- skills/build-evidence-map/scripts/validate.mjs
Our findings
- The entire skill, schema/evidence references and both JavaScript helpers were read.
- The validator checks dates, IDs, edge targets, graph reachability and cycles, then hashes canonicalized content; no helper was executed.
Not established by this review
- No upstream definition, helper, installer or generated workload was executed.
- No end-to-end agent session or effectiveness benchmark was run.
The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior.
03 / PUT IT TO WORK
Add a skill to your workflow.
DOCUMENTED COMMAND
npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map --skill build-evidence-mapCopying does not execute this command. It may retrieve a newer version than the reviewed source.
- Install the complete skill directory, including its references and helpers; select your intended host and project scope.
- Review the instructions before invoking them. The source revision is pinned; the installer was not executed or version-pinned by this review.
Before you start
- Node.js/npm and git for the documented Skills installer
- An agent host that supports the skill format and the tools required by the workflow
- Node.js for the bundled structural validator; optional Doubt CLI is a separate dependency
04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The source trail.
Our notes are separate from the original resource.
Check upstream before adopting a new version.
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map/SKILL.md
Supports: summary, upstreamDescription, whySelected, bestFor, limitations, review, access
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/README.md
Supports: install, compatibility
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/LICENSE
Supports: license, access.cost
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map/references/evidence-ladder.md
Supports: review, limitations, install, access
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map/references/map-schema.md
Supports: review, limitations, install, access
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map/scripts/contract.mjs
Supports: review, limitations, install, access
https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/a19b3101cc797a35de8b1c1698c13d1344703522/skills/build-evidence-map/scripts/validate.mjs
Supports: review, limitations, install, access
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/README.md
Supports: install
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/src/git.ts
Supports: install
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/src/source-parser.ts
Supports: install