response-quality

response-quality

Enforces response quality standards including mandatory source citations for Claude Code.

Overview

This plugin ensures Claude always discloses where information comes from, enabling users to verify claims and assess reliability.

Features

Source Citation Enforcement

Every response with factual claims must cite sources using these categories:

Category	Format	When to Use
FILE	[FILE: path/to/file.ts:L42-L56]	Information from reading project files
WEB	[WEB: https://example.com]	Information from web search or fetch
MCP	[MCP: server-name/tool-name]	Information from MCP tools
TRAINING	[TRAINING: knowledge cutoff Jan 2025]	General knowledge from training data
INFERRED	[INFERRED: from X]	Conclusions drawn from reasoning

Response Format

Responses with factual claims include a Sources section:

Based on the handler implementation [FILE: src/api/users.ts:L23-L45]...

---
## Sources
- [FILE: src/api/users.ts:L23-L45] - User handler implementation
- [WEB: https://react.dev/hooks] - React hooks documentation
- [TRAINING] - General knowledge (cutoff: Jan 2025)

Exempt Responses

No sources required for:

• Procedural statements ("Running npm install now...")
• Error message reporting (self-evident from tool output)
• Clarifying questions to the user
• Simple acknowledgments

Installation

/plugin install response-quality@claude-code-plugins

How It Works

1. SessionStart hook - Injects citation requirements into Claude's context at session start
2. Memory file - Reference documentation for citation format (in memory/source-citation-requirements.md)

Requirements

For Hook Execution

• .NET 10 SDK - Required for running the C# hook script
  • The hook uses #!/usr/bin/env dotnet run which requires .NET SDK
  • Install from dotnet.microsoft.com
  • Verify with: dotnet --version

Note: If .NET SDK is not installed, the hook will fail silently. The plugin's functionality depends on the hook injecting citation context at session start.

Configuration

The plugin works out of the box with no configuration required (assuming .NET SDK is installed).

Verification

After installation, test by:

1. Starting a new session - citation context should be injected
2. Asking a question requiring file reads - should see [FILE] citations
3. Asking for web search - should see [WEB] citations and Sources section
4. Asking general knowledge question - should see [TRAINING] tag

Version History

• 1.0.0 - Initial release with source citation enforcement

License

MIT