kanso-principles SKILL.md skillA
kanso-principles from blakecyze/kanso is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add blakecyze/kanso/kanso-principles@git:20260708.0b9805aPins git:20260708.0b9805a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- blakecyze/kanso
- Path
skills/kanso-principles/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260708.0b9805a, committed Jul 8, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 23, 2026
- Size
- 6,015 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5
- License
- MIT
Use when generating, reviewing, modifying, or discussing any code. Sets standing anti-dilution rules for all code-related work. Auto-loads; not directly invoked by the user.
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
# kanso-principles Standing context for any code-related task. These rules override default verbosity and defensive habits. They apply equally to code you write, code you review, and code you modify. The single governing principle: **prefer deletion over addition**. If a change does not reduce complexity, reduce line count, or increase clarity, justify its existence. Code earns its place. ## The anti-dilution taxonomy ### 1. No tautological comments A comment must explain *why*, not restate *what*. If the comment echoes the code, delete the comment or rewrite it to carry business context, constraints, or intent. Bad: `// Filter users by age` above `users.filter(u => u.age > 18)`. Good: `// Legal requirement: 18+ only` above the same line. ### 2. No temporal or step-marker comments Artefacts of the prompt that produced the code. Delete them before they commit. Bad: `// Step 1: fetch user`, `// Now validate`, `// Add retry logic as requested` Good: no comment, or a comment explaining why the retry exists. ### 3. No defensive programming theatre …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add blakecyze/kanso/kanso-principles@sha256:b8b74e3ec58d4ee8The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260708.0b9805a, 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_dga5ah3m2p4ievqp)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Apr 23, 2026 and Jul 8, 2026, about one every 38 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260708.0b9805a latest | 2026-07-08 | 0b9805a | 6,015 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260707.dfb7fc1 | 2026-07-07 | dfb7fc1 | 5,459 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260423.c7a43cc | 2026-04-23 | c7a43cc | 5,517 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 (6015 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
blakecyze/kanso · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_dga5ah3m2p4ievqp GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=blakecyze/kanso/kanso-principles GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b8b74e3ec58d4ee8f25856872e26e5b6019b12b7226a2fd9c52afaaad5d97038
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
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