Reality Check - Full Analysis Workflow
This is the main entry point for Reality Check. It performs a complete analysis workflow on a source URL.
Usage
code
realitycheck <url> [--domain DOMAIN] [--quick] [--no-register]
Workflow
- •Fetch - Retrieve source content
- •Metadata - Extract title, author, date, type
- •Stage 1 - Descriptive analysis (claims, assumptions, key terms)
- •Stage 2 - Evaluative analysis (evidence quality, coherence, disconfirmation search)
- •Stage 3 - Dialectical analysis (steelman, counterarguments, synthesis)
- •Extract - Format claims with IDs, credence, evidence levels
- •Register - Add source and claims to database
- •Validate - Ensure data integrity
- •Report - Generate summary
Prerequisites
Set REALITYCHECK_DATA environment variable:
bash
export REALITYCHECK_DATA=/path/to/data/realitycheck.lance
Install Reality Check CLI tools:
bash
pip install realitycheck
Arguments
- •
url: URL to analyze - •
--domain: Primary domain (TECH/LABOR/ECON/GOV/SOC/RESOURCE/TRANS/GEO/INST/RISK/META) - •
--quick: Skip dialectical analysis (Stage 3) - •
--no-register: Analyze without registering to database
Related Skills
- •
realitycheck-check- Full analysis with all options - •
realitycheck-analyze- Manual 3-stage analysis - •
realitycheck-extract- Quick claim extraction - •
realitycheck-search- Search existing claims - •
realitycheck-validate- Validate database integrity - •
realitycheck-export- Export data to YAML/Markdown - •
realitycheck-stats- Show database statistics - •
realitycheck-synthesize- Cross-source synthesis