explore-reason-act SKILL.md skillA
explore-reason-act from mangowhoiscloud/geode is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add mangowhoiscloud/geode/explore-reason-act@git:20260906.dc9349ePins git:20260906.dc9349e in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- mangowhoiscloud/geode
- Path
.agents/skills/explore-reason-act/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260906.dc9349e, committed Sep 6, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 25, 2026
- Size
- 3,373 bytes
- Repository stars
- 15
- License
- Apache-2.0
Mandatory 3-phase explore-reason-act workflow before code modification. Enforces read-before-write, root cause hypothesis formulation, minimal change application. Triggered by "explore" ("탐색"), "reason" ("추론"), "read before write", "root cause" ("근본 원인") keywords.
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
# Explore-Reason-Act Methodology Before modifying code, always follow the **Explore -> Reason -> Act** cycle. Modifying without exploration is the #1 cause of incorrect fixes and repeated failures. ## Phase 1: Explore (Read Before Write) Mandatory exploration patterns before code changes: ```bash # 1. Understand error context (failing file + surrounding lines) grep -rn "ERROR_SYMBOL" core/ tests/ --include="*.py" -l # 2. Find all usage sites of the target symbol grep -rn "ClassName\|function_name" core/ tests/ --include="*.py" # 3. Check the dependency chain grep -rn "from.*import.*ClassName" core/ --include="*.py" # 4. Check test expectations grep -rn "ClassName\|function_name" tests/ --include="*.py" ``` Rules: - Do not edit a file you have not read - Do not assume a symbol exists without grep verification - Read the entire function/class, not just the error line - Check at least 2 levels of callers/callees - If 10+ files have the same error, find the common root cause ## Phase 2: Reason (Hypothesis Formulation) State the following before writing fix code: 1. **Observation**: "I confirmed X in files A, B, C" 2. **Hypothesis**: "The root cause is Y. Evidence: Z" …
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How to install
mdr add mangowhoiscloud/geode/explore-reason-act@sha256:73b805e41f07bb4eThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260906.dc9349e, 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 2 versions of this file, between Aug 25, 2026 and Sep 6, 2026, about one every 12 days.
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| git:20260906.dc9349e latest | 2026-09-06 | dc9349e | 3,373 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260825.9516eab | 2026-08-25 | 9516eab | 2,996 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
mangowhoiscloud/geode · 15 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bodmbf6wgxm5rfgg GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mangowhoiscloud/geode/explore-reason-act GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/73b805e41f07bb4ecfcb717d728f61b46226794048f3a6d380e062760a543edf
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