research-brief SKILL.md skillA
research-brief from hassan-mohiddin/freeflow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add hassan-mohiddin/freeflow/research-brief@git:20260821.506bc98Pins git:20260821.506bc98 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- hassan-mohiddin/freeflow
- Path
.deprecated/skills/research-brief/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260821.506bc98, committed Aug 21, 2026
- Size
- 2,148 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4
- License
- MIT
Use when gathering evidence before a decision, summarizing repo or external facts, checking whether context supports a proposed path, or preparing a brief before specs, plans, brainstorming, or implementation.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Research Brief Gather evidence before deciding. ## Target Gate Before researching, identify the exact target: artifact, URL, repo, product, paper, package, model, organization, or source. Use provided context first: links, screenshots, attached files, browser or page context, repo paths, issue numbers, and named artifacts. If multiple plausible targets would change the research path, stop and ask for the source. Do not choose by search ranking, source richness, name similarity, or an "I assume..." caveat. Research is not approval to follow the latest request. If the request is biased, stale, or asks you to skip relevant sources, inspect the evidence anyway. Do not edit implementation files. Do not create a durable brief unless asked. ## Evidence First Start with the smallest sources that can answer the question: - Code. - Tests. - Docs, specs, policies, ADRs. - Logs, issues, traces, or prior reports. - External sources when current facts matter. Prefer live evidence over summaries, handoffs, or the user's framing. ## Brief Shape Keep the brief short: ```text Question: ... Evidence: ... Conflict: ... Unknowns: ... Decision needed: ... Recommendation: ... ``` …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add hassan-mohiddin/freeflow/research-brief@sha256:be8d97bff1cbb722The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260821.506bc98, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_2mbvges7ibqnd4xg)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Aug 21, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2148 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
hassan-mohiddin/freeflow · 4 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2mbvges7ibqnd4xg GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=hassan-mohiddin/freeflow/research-brief GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/be8d97bff1cbb72249f7b422de820f2219d3a258d73171307e8541aa90555732
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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