github-repo-scout SKILL.md skillA
github-repo-scout from stijnman/grok-custom-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add stijnman/grok-custom-skills/github-repo-scout@v1.1.0Pins v1.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- stijnman/grok-custom-skills
- Path
.grok/skills/github-repo-scout/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- v1.1.0, committed Aug 14, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 24, 2026
- Size
- 2,367 bytes
- Repository stars
- 14
- License
- MIT
Investigate a GitHub repository from a URL by reviewing its README, file tree, local clone status, and recommended next steps. Use for: GitHub URL, check this repository, scout repository, understand this project.
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
# GitHub Repo Scout ## When to Use - User says **github.com** or task matches this capability - User says **check this repo** or task matches this capability - User says **scout repo** or task matches this capability - User says **what is this project** or task matches this capability ## Workflow 1. Parse owner/repo from URL; reject non-GitHub hosts unless user confirms. 2. Fetch README and top-level tree via public API or git clone (read-only). 3. Compare README claims vs actual committed files (note drift). 4. Check if repo exists locally in workspace or common clone paths. 5. Summarize: purpose, install steps, risks, suggested actions (clone, audit, review). 6. Do not access private repos without authenticated user context. ## Integrations - `oss-repo-maintainer` - `defensive-mcp-audit` - `skill-rubric-reviewer` ## Error Handling | Failure | Response | |---------|----------| | 404/private repo | State access limitation; ask user to clone locally. | | Rate limited | Backoff; use local clone if available. | ## Gotchas - Public repos only unless user has authenticated MCP/GitHub access. ## Safety & Ethics (Publication-Ready) …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add stijnman/grok-custom-skills/github-repo-scout@sha256:885cc4a99d691da9The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.0, 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.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_6kn2mb5hwiktregj)
3 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.
Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jun 24, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026, about one every 26 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.1.0 latest | 2026-08-14 | 80f2e55 | 2,367 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-08-14 | abe185a | 2,337 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-24 | 5c9866b | 2,448 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 (2367 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
stijnman/grok-custom-skills · 14 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6kn2mb5hwiktregj GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=stijnman/grok-custom-skills/github-repo-scout GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/885cc4a99d691da932a6e4231fe6f89773445fea5f098958c87ed71c803c18d0
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.