design-an-interface SKILL.md skillA
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design-an-interface from asymmetric-al/core is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add asymmetric-al/core/design-an-interface@git:20260709.bec34b9Pins git:20260709.bec34b9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- asymmetric-al/core
- Path
.agents/skills/design-an-interface/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260709.bec34b9, committed Jul 9, 2026
- Size
- 3,366 bytes
- Repository stars
- 370
- License
- AGPL-3.0
Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents. Use when user wants to design an API, explore interface options, compare module shapes, or mentions "design it twice".
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
# Design an Interface Based on "Design It Twice" from "A Philosophy of Software Design": your first idea is unlikely to be the best. Generate multiple radically different designs, then compare. ## Workflow ### 1. Gather Requirements Before designing, understand: - [ ] What problem does this module solve? - [ ] Who are the callers? (other modules, external users, tests) - [ ] What are the key operations? - [ ] Any constraints? (performance, compatibility, existing patterns) - [ ] What should be hidden inside vs exposed? Ask: "What does this module need to do? Who will use it?" ### 2. Generate Designs (Parallel Sub-Agents) Spawn 3+ sub-agents simultaneously using Task tool. Each must produce a **radically different** approach. ``` Prompt template for each sub-agent: Design an interface for: [module description] Requirements: [gathered requirements] Constraints for this design: [assign a different constraint to each agent] - Agent 1: "Minimize method count - aim for 1-3 methods max" - Agent 2: "Maximize flexibility - support many use cases" - Agent 3: "Optimize for the most common case" - Agent 4: "Take inspiration from [specific paradigm/library]" Output format: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add asymmetric-al/core/design-an-interface@sha256:a2596e9fa2d50e23The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260709.bec34b9, 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.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 9, 2026.
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- 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
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- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
asymmetric-al/core · 370 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch develop
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2mgyiboxvddxr5kb GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=asymmetric-al/core/design-an-interface GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a2596e9fa2d50e23ba014f64a5b8f9df4eb56b846a52cad152899ef5eb97b085
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