unattended-agent-runs SKILL.md skillA

unattended-agent-runs from jamditis/claude-skills-journalism is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/unattended-agent-runs@git:20261024.21f0bb2

Pins git:20261024.21f0bb2 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
Path
newsroom-agent-ops/skills/unattended-agent-runs/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
git:20261024.21f0bb2, committed Oct 24, 2026
Size
7,815 bytes
Repository stars
450
License
MIT

Use to design or operate recurring newsroom agent work without a person watching each run. Covers a simple process-per-run starter and a persistent supervised session.

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

# Unattended agent runs

Run recurring work with explicit authority, durable state, bounded resources,
and recovery that does not repeat external actions.

## When to use

- A scheduled process checks an inbox, calendar, task queue, or issue pool.
- A long-running agent receives recurring work from a local producer.
- A run must recover safely after a restart or context loss.
- The operator needs proof that messages, files, or other external actions landed.

## When not to use

- A person is actively supervising one short task.
- The work has no stable authorization or escalation policy.
- The requested action needs a person at the moment it occurs.
- A one-off batch can use a normal interactive session.

## What you need

- A scheduler or event producer.
- A supervisor that can restart the agent process or session.
- A pinned working directory and state directory.
- A notifier and a summary file that the producer can deliver.
- A send log or other readback path for external actions.
- Resource controls for memory, swap, CPU, and worker fan-out.
- A written authorization policy for external actions.

Before any external action, read the project instruction file (AGENTS.md for
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/unattended-agent-runs@sha256:ab887ad33fbb7308

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261024.21f0bb2, 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 Oct 24, 2026.

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
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  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7815 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
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  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
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  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
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Source

GitHub

jamditis/claude-skills-journalism · 450 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-04 · branch master

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ccmnjm2gmz3fyn6u
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/unattended-agent-runs
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/ab887ad33fbb730841f86fe3f81d36c26038b40e304d5706077c23fe421ff6b1

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