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deft-directive-write-skill from deftai/directive is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned

mdr add deftai/directive/deft-directive-write-skill@git:20260809.8d82d29

Pins git:20260809.8d82d29 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: deftai/directive
Path: content/skills/deft-directive-write-skill/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 3
Latest version: git:20260809.8d82d29, committed Aug 9, 2026
First version recorded: Jun 22, 2026
Size: 7,313 bytes
Repository stars: 31
License: a license file GitHub does not identify

Create new deft skills with proper structure, RFC2119 notation, triggers, and progressive disclosure. Use when user wants to create, write, or build a new deft skill.

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

<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by task packs:render -- DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY -->
<!-- Purpose: rendered skill -->
<!-- Source of truth: packs/skills/skills-pack-0.1.json -->
<!-- Regenerate with: task packs:render -->
<!-- Edit the source, not this file. Slice instead of loading every SKILL.md: task packs:slice skills by-trigger --trigger <kw> (or list) -->

# Deft Write Skill

Create new deft skills that follow directive's conventions: RFC2119 notation, YAML frontmatter with triggers, clear When-to-Use sections, and proper naming.

Legend (from RFC2119): !=MUST, ~=SHOULD, ≉=SHOULD NOT, ⊗=MUST NOT, ?=MAY.

> Inspired by [write-a-skill](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/write-a-skill) from [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills). Adapted to deft's SKILL.md conventions, RFC2119 notation, and naming patterns.

## When to Use

- User wants to create a new skill for a workflow directive doesn't cover yet
- Formalizing an ad-hoc process that keeps repeating into a reusable skill
- Extending directive with project-specific or domain-specific skills

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## Deft Skill Naming Conventions

| Skill type | Naming pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add deftai/directive/deft-directive-write-skill@sha256:b1d0a846f736c81a

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260809.8d82d29, 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.

Badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_3xcisntivahvehq6.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_3xcisntivahvehq6)

2 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.

Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jun 22, 2026 and Aug 9, 2026, about one every 24 days.

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20260809.8d82d29 latest	2026-08-09	8d82d29	7,313 B	A	view · diff
git:20260729.d0d3d01	2026-07-29	d0d3d01	6,907 B	A	view · diff
git:20260622.035cde3	2026-06-22	035cde3	6,000 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

A 17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.

pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7313 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

GitHub

deftai/directive · 31 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch master

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_3xcisntivahvehq6
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=deftai/directive/deft-directive-write-skill
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b1d0a846f736c81af9e335081da0363a7549c2fba61b016094db3d6da839cdd3

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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