strategic-mindset SKILL.md skillA
strategic-mindset from codybrom/clairvoyance is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add codybrom/clairvoyance/strategic-mindset@git:20260722.fcfda01Pins git:20260722.fcfda01 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- codybrom/clairvoyance
- Path
skills/strategic-mindset/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20260722.fcfda01, committed Jul 22, 2026
- First version recorded
- Feb 25, 2026
- Size
- 5,019 bytes
- Repository stars
- 15
- License
- MIT
Assesses whether code reflects strategic or tactical thinking, including the 10-20% investment rule and tactical-tornado patterns. Use when evaluating design investment, when code was written under time pressure, or when working code consistently degrades the system. Not for judging whether a specific diff looks designed-in or bolted-on (use code-evolution).
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
# Strategic Mindset Review Lens When invoked with $ARGUMENTS, focus the analysis on the specified file, module, or codebase area. Read the target code first, then apply the checks below. > "The first step towards becoming a good software designer is to realize that working code isn't enough." — John Ousterhout, _A Philosophy of Software Design_ Evaluate whether code invests in design or just gets the job done. ## When to Apply - When reviewing code written under time pressure - When assessing technical debt in a codebase - When a developer consistently produces working code that degrades the system - When deciding how much time to invest in a design ## Core Principles ### Strategic vs. Tactical #### Tactical Programming Get it working, move on. Each shortcut is locally defensible. **This is precisely what makes it dangerous: it doesn't feel dangerous.** #### Strategic Programming Produce a great design that also happens to work. Two modes: - **Proactive**: Explore alternatives before implementing. Write documentation before code to surface interface problems early. - **Reactive**: When you discover a design problem, fix it. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add codybrom/clairvoyance/strategic-mindset@sha256:169b6aaa7b19f242The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260722.fcfda01, 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_4wztx65lmwh4uzdn)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Feb 25, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026, about one every 37 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260722.fcfda01 latest | 2026-07-22 | fcfda01 | 5,019 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260701.ba096c5 | 2026-07-01 | ba096c5 | 5,121 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260301.1854d20 | 2026-03-01 | 1854d20 | 4,966 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260227.455211b | 2026-02-27 | 455211b | 5,123 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260225.e46f12c | 2026-02-25 | e46f12c | 5,161 B | A | view |
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 (5019 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
codybrom/clairvoyance · 15 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-08 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_4wztx65lmwh4uzdn GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=codybrom/clairvoyance/strategic-mindset GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/169b6aaa7b19f2421d607ef6539ce7c921bca1b3688280fe154639b6df73d457
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.