pragmatic-guard SKILL.md skillA
pragmatic-guard from codenamev/ai-software-architect is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add codenamev/ai-software-architect/pragmatic-guard@git:20260504.d1d5014Pins git:20260504.d1d5014 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- codenamev/ai-software-architect
- Path
skills/pragmatic-guard/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260504.d1d5014, committed May 4, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 4, 2026
- Size
- 5,776 bytes
- Repository stars
- 79
- License
- none declared
Enables and configures Pragmatic Guard Mode (YAGNI Enforcement) to prevent over-engineering. Use when the user requests "Enable pragmatic mode", "Turn on YAGNI enforcement", "Activate simplicity guard", "Challenge complexity", or similar phrases.
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
# Pragmatic Guard Mode Enables and configures the Pragmatic Guard Mode to actively challenge over-engineering. ## Process ### 1. Check Current Configuration - Read `.architecture/config.yml` to check current settings - If config.yml doesn't exist, offer to create it from `.architecture/templates/config.yml` - Check if `pragmatic_mode.enabled` is true - Note the intensity level (strict/balanced/lenient) - Review exemption categories and triggers ### 2. Enable Pragmatic Mode (if requested) If user wants to enable: - If config.yml doesn't exist: ```bash cp .architecture/templates/config.yml .architecture/config.yml ``` - Set `pragmatic_mode.enabled: true` - Confirm intensity level with user or use default (balanced) - Create `.architecture/deferrals.md` from template if it doesn't exist: ```bash cp .architecture/templates/deferrals.md .architecture/deferrals.md ``` - Inform user about mode activation and current settings ### 3. Configure Intensity Level Ask user which intensity they prefer if not specified: **Strict Mode**: - Challenges aggressively, requires strong justification for any complexity - Questions every "should" and "could" …
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How to install
mdr add codenamev/ai-software-architect/pragmatic-guard@sha256:b886d83e1f59ad33The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260504.d1d5014, 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 2 versions of this file, all committed on May 4, 2026.
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| git:20260504.d1d5014 latest | 2026-05-04 | d1d5014 | 5,776 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260504.27ad56d | 2026-05-04 | 27ad56d | 5,745 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
codenamev/ai-software-architect · 79 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_3vy7bitrys2kh35f GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=codenamev/ai-software-architect/pragmatic-guard GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b886d83e1f59ad33a82b0a6dbe5ba5fbbc747ac67829cff368ae61744b30544c
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