architecture-audit SKILL.md skillA

architecture-audit from marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/architecture-audit@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex
Path
skills/analysis/architecture-audit/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Jul 10, 2026
First version recorded
Apr 6, 2026
Size
4,807 bytes
Repository stars
4
License
none declared

Provides a repeatable, evidence-based framework for reviewing software architectures.

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

## What this skill does

Provides a repeatable, evidence-based framework for reviewing software architectures. It evaluates a design against quality attributes (scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, performance, operability), checks for constraint violations, and produces a prioritised list of findings with actionable recommendations.

## When to use it

- User asks to "review", "audit", or "assess" an architecture, design document, or ADR.
- User shares a system diagram, architecture description, or tech-stack decision and wants structured feedback.
- User wants to identify risks or trade-offs in a design before committing to it.
- User needs a report suitable for a design review meeting.

## Instructions

1. **Understand scope.** Clarify what is in scope (components, boundaries, interfaces) and what quality attributes matter most to the stakeholder. If not stated, default to: scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, performance, and operability.

2. **Collect evidence.** Read any provided diagrams, ADRs, documentation, or code. Note what is explicit, what is implied, and what is missing.

3. **Evaluate each quality attribute.**
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/architecture-audit@sha256:e4c31ebd8c5d2f63

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, 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 3 versions of this file, between Apr 6, 2026 and Jul 10, 2026, about one every 47 days.

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v1.0.0 latest2026-07-10 ffb3400 4,807 BA view · diff
v1.0.02026-05-15 b861afb 4,718 BB view · diff
v1.0.02026-04-06 4b61489 4,977 BA 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 (4807 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

marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex · 4 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-09-19 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6ame27bx6ywnv3n4
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/architecture-audit
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e4c31ebd8c5d2f6361c0f38fde671b4b921bde622ae82ed37b7dda4bb13083d0

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