pragmatic-programmer SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 3 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
pragmatic-programmer from wondelai/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add wondelai/skills/pragmatic-programmer@v1.4.0Pins v1.4.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- wondelai/skills
- Path
pragmatic-programmer/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.4.0, committed Jun 30, 2026
- First version recorded
- Feb 23, 2026
- Size
- 16,557 bytes
- Repository stars
- 2,640
- License
- MIT
Apply meta-principles of software craftsmanship: DRY, orthogonality, tracer bullets, and design by contract. Use when the user mentions "best practices", "pragmatic approach", "broken windows", "tracer bullet", "software craftsmanship", "avoid technical debt", "code ownership", or "how do I become a better developer". Also trigger when evaluating build-vs-buy decisions, designing estimation approaches, or choosing between reversible and irreversible architectural decisions. Covers estimation…
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
# The Pragmatic Programmer Framework A systems-level approach to software craftsmanship from Hunt & Thomas' "The Pragmatic Programmer" (20th Anniversary Edition). Apply these meta-principles when designing systems, reviewing architecture, writing code, or advising on engineering culture -- how to think about software, not just how to write it. ## Core Principle **Care about your craft.** Software development demands continuous learning, disciplined practice, and personal responsibility -- pragmatic programmers think beyond the immediate problem to context, trade-offs, and long-term consequences. Great software comes from great habits: avoid duplication ruthlessly, keep components orthogonal, and treat every line of code as a living asset that must earn its place. The goal is not perfection -- it is systems that are easy to change, easy to understand, and easy to trust. ## Scoring **Goal: 10/10.** Score against the seven Quick Diagnostic rows: award ~1.4 points per row answered "yes" (7 yes = 10). Then band the result: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add wondelai/skills/pragmatic-programmer@sha256:7bd0a042aa2dd559The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.4.0, 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 5 versions of this file, between Feb 23, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026, about one every 32 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.4.0 latest | 2026-06-30 | 0dea03f | 16,557 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.3.0 | 2026-06-24 | 5356d12 | 16,229 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.2.0 | 2026-06-10 | 968c871 | 16,136 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-04-05 | 4d32253 | 18,292 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-02-23 | 79593e3 | 18,056 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 (16557 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
wondelai/skills · 2,640 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6jvfv4bnygfa6nu4 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=wondelai/skills/pragmatic-programmer GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7bd0a042aa2dd559f0327916f8d4f2dcf7d21e5f2343a193eaafee932f0f85a3
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