research-first-dev SKILL.md skillA
research-first-dev from a5c-ai/babysitter is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add a5c-ai/babysitter/research-first-dev@git:20260601.da7723aPins git:20260601.da7723a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- a5c-ai/babysitter
- Path
library/methodologies/everything-claude-code/skills/research-first-dev/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20260601.da7723a, committed Jun 1, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 25, 2026
- Size
- 2,090 bytes
- Repository stars
- 1,896
- License
- MIT
Research-first development methodology that investigates existing solutions, brainstorms alternatives, and evaluates trade-offs before any implementation begins.
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
- Parse the request into specific technical requirements - Identify the domain and relevant technology stack - List known constraints (time, resources, compatibility) - Define success criteria ### 2. Existing Solution Search - Search GitHub for similar implementations - Check package registries (npm, PyPI, crates.io, etc.) - Review documentation for framework-specific solutions - Identify relevant design patterns - Check for known anti-patterns to avoid ### 3. Alternative Brainstorming - Generate at least 3 alternative approaches - Include a "build" option and at least one "buy/reuse" option - Consider unconventional approaches ### 4. Trade-Off Evaluation - Complexity: implementation effort, learning curve - Time: development timeline, time-to-value - Risk: failure modes, dependency risks, maintenance burden - Scalability: growth limits, performance under load - Score each alternative on all 4 axes ### 5. Recommendation - Rank alternatives by composite score - Provide clear recommendation with justification - Include risk mitigation plan for chosen approach - Define go/no-go criteria ## Iterative Retrieval - Start broad, narrow based on findings …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add a5c-ai/babysitter/research-first-dev@sha256:b7ac250f8fddc5f7The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260601.da7723a, 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_d5qxpabqjc7dyrag)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Mar 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026, about one every 17 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20260601.da7723a latest | 2026-06-01 | da7723a | 2,090 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260507.9f5be95 | 2026-05-07 | 9f5be95 | 2,142 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260507.8dfdcb4 | 2026-05-07 | 8dfdcb4 | 2,137 B | C | view · diff |
| git:20260507.56f011d | 2026-05-07 | 56f011d | 2,217 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260325.a6b3a88 | 2026-03-25 | a6b3a88 | 2,102 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 (2090 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
a5c-ai/babysitter · 1,896 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-01 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_d5qxpabqjc7dyrag GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=a5c-ai/babysitter/research-first-dev GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b7ac250f8fddc5f7ce94510795c7958251aeeb16ae7ea650a3b84cf0fb117e2b
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