compare-files skillA
compare-files is agent-read markdown (skill) from cowork-os/cowork-os: Compare two files and show differences.
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# Compare Files ## Purpose Compare two files and show differences ## Routing - Use when: Use when the user asks to compare two files and show differences. - Do not use when: Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. - Outputs: Outcome from Compare Files: task-specific result plus concrete action notes. - Success criteria: Returns concrete actions and decisions matching the requested task, with no fabricated tool-side behavior. ## Trigger Examples ### Positive - Use the compare-files skill for this request. - Help me with compare files. - Use when the user asks to compare two files and show differences. - Compare Files: provide an actionable result. ### Negative - Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. - Do not use compare-files for unrelated requests. - This request is outside compare files scope. - This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed. ## Parameters …
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How to install
mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/compare-files@v1.0.0mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/compare-files@sha256:7f670c9fd2084e27Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_d2ub4bhcj7bipsod)
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 latest | 2026-09-19 | 8dd6439 | 1,677 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-08-20 | 0237d57 | 1,614 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260228.7952cc5 | 2026-02-28 | 7952cc5 | 1,531 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 (1677 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
cowork-os/cowork-os · 459 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_d2ub4bhcj7bipsod GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cowork-os/cowork-os/compare-files GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7f670c9fd2084e273239555e348a8329e2a6a9e3b92c3b6ec666a1de9120815e
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