goga-define-problem SKILL.md skillB

goga-define-problem from qarium/goga is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add qarium/goga/goga-define-problem@git:20260818.89efbed

Pins git:20260818.89efbed in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
B, 16 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
qarium/goga
Path
goga/assets/skills/goga-define-problem/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
git:20260818.89efbed, committed Aug 18, 2026
Size
6,874 bytes
Repository stars
44
License
BSD-3-Clause

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

# goga-define-problem

## Purpose

Define the actual product problem that needs to be solved.

Transform the initial product idea into a clear problem statement that explains:

- what is wrong or missing;
- who is affected;
- in what context the problem occurs;
- why the problem matters;
- what outcome is currently prevented.

The result must describe the problem, not the proposed solution.

---

## Contract

```yaml
consume:
  - product
  - input

produce:
  - problem
```

---

## Core Principle

Do not accept the user's proposed solution as the problem.

A request such as:

> "Add export to Excel."

is not a problem statement.

Determine what problem the requested capability is intended to solve.

For example:

> Users need to share operational data with colleagues, but the current product does not provide a convenient way to transfer the relevant information outside the product.

The proposed Excel export may or may not be the right solution.

Do not decide that at this stage.

---

## Product Interview

The problem must be established with the user, not inferred from the requested feature alone.

Treat the initial request as a hypothesis about the problem.
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add qarium/goga/goga-define-problem@sha256:3b9004ac2dc924b1

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260818.89efbed, 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 1 version of this file, committed on Aug 18, 2026.

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Audit of the latest version

B  16 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • fail: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (6874 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

Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.

Source

GitHub

qarium/goga · 44 stars · license BSD-3-Clause · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch 2.1.x

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6mmp4xogjpwzqwva
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=qarium/goga/goga-define-problem
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3b9004ac2dc924b1a99017225072bef2df9ef63d6fdd3908f6cc3dd41b395975

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