slice-the-epic SKILL.md skillA
slice-the-epic from insideout-ai/make-it-work is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add insideout-ai/make-it-work/slice-the-epic@git:20261105.c60b1a4Pins git:20261105.c60b1a4 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- insideout-ai/make-it-work
- Path
skills/slice-the-epic/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20261105.c60b1a4, committed Nov 5, 2026
- First version recorded
- Oct 26, 2026
- Size
- 23,491 bytes
- Repository stars
- 12
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Slices a large requirement into small, AI-ready, value-driven slices. Use when the user asks to split, slice, right-size, or write stories from a requirement — including phrasing like "this ticket is too large," "break this into smaller pieces," or "help me write user stories for this epic.".
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
# Slice the Epic Turn an oversized requirement into a small, ordered backlog of independently demonstrable increments. Let the user choose a slicing approach, then save a shared Markdown overview and a separate Markdown file per slice under `make-it-work/`. In interactive mode, offer optional Jira Story/Task creation when a suitable integration is available. ## Usage ``` /make-it-work:slice-the-epic [--autopilot] <requirement text | Jira/Confluence reference> ``` - **No `--autopilot`** — interactive. Ask a focused clarification only when needed, then offer 2–3 slicing approaches and wait for the user's choice before generating stories. Save all Markdown deliverables before offering Jira creation. - **`--autopilot`** — unattended. Resolve any necessary clarification and select the recommended slicing approach using the policy below. Save the overview and individual slice files; skip Jira creation and Jira questions. ## Autopilot Mode When invoked with `--autopilot`, resolve necessary clarification without calling `AskUserQuestion` or waiting for an answer. Deliver the work in this order: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add insideout-ai/make-it-work/slice-the-epic@sha256:2184ddffedecb07dThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261105.c60b1a4, 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_74g534cs3amcvjnf)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 5, 2026, about one every 3 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20261105.c60b1a4 latest | 2026-11-05 | c60b1a4 | 23,491 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261028.40ae6d4 | 2026-10-28 | 40ae6d4 | 23,388 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261027.177e3ca | 2026-10-27 | 177e3ca | 21,082 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261027.51e952b | 2026-10-27 | 51e952b | 20,593 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261026.254a2b8 | 2026-10-26 | 254a2b8 | 20,155 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 (23491 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
insideout-ai/make-it-work · 12 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_74g534cs3amcvjnf GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=insideout-ai/make-it-work/slice-the-epic GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/2184ddffedecb07df7d39b5770b6abc5004fe371f24de98e6d4254d623f82176
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.