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bidirectional-differential from jszmajda/lid is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add jszmajda/lid/bidirectional-differential@git:20260529.8273053

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Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
jszmajda/lid
Path
plugins/lid-experimental/skills/bidirectional-differential/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260529.8273053, committed May 29, 2026
First version recorded
Apr 25, 2026
Size
11,589 bytes
Repository stars
112
License
MIT

Audit coherence across an arrow of intent by running two parallel fresh Claude sessions — one reconstructs code from a single EARS, the other reconstructs the EARS from stripped code — then classifies the drift between them. Use when the user invokes /differential-audit, asks to audit EARS-to-code drift for a feature or segment, wants a differential round-trip on a specific spec, or reaches Phase 6 code-complete in linked-intent-dev with arrow-maintenance overlay present and a touched-EARS set…

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What the file says

# Bidirectional Differential

This skill runs a bidirectional differential audit on EARS↔code pairs. The audit is **advisory** — findings concentrate human review on specific cases, and acting on findings is always user-judged. When the audit surfaces drift, the recommended repair path walks the whole arrow: validate intent with the user, then cascade EARS → Tests → Code.

## When to act

**Command mode** — user invokes `/differential-audit`:
- No arguments → open the scoping conversation (see §Scoping).
- One or more EARS IDs as arguments → audit them directly with configured defaults; skip the scoping conversation.

**Ambient mode** — at linked-intent-dev's Phase 6 boundary (code is complete for a change) in a project where arrow-maintenance's overlay exists and ambient triggering is not disabled. Emit **one batched prompt** listing every EARS the change touched, offering `all`, `none`, a comma-separated subset, or `skip-arrow`. If ambient is disabled in the project's `CLAUDE.md` (see §Configuration), do not fire.

Ambient mode is advisory: declining, skipping, or any classification outcome MUST NOT block Phase 6 completion.

## Hard precondition — arrow-maintenance overlay
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add jszmajda/lid/bidirectional-differential@sha256:8d10cbc26d21381f

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  • 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
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Source

GitHub

jszmajda/lid · 112 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-14 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bkiu2icp73ags3b7
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jszmajda/lid/bidirectional-differential
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8d10cbc26d21381f125b2bef89a6a9d80514b59e1fcdb08c8aee7ebb650833fe

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