speq-writing-guardrails SKILL.md skillA
speq-writing-guardrails from marconae/speq-skill is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add marconae/speq-skill/speq-writing-guardrails@git:20261019.02530faPins git:20261019.02530fa in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- marconae/speq-skill
- Path
.claude/skills/speq-writing-guardrails/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 10
- Latest version
- git:20261019.02530fa, committed Oct 19, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 8, 2026
- Size
- 1,630 bytes
- Repository stars
- 54
- License
- MIT
Nine prose rules for speq artifacts and PR text: conclusion first, one idea per sentence, named actors, plain words, no filler, no em dashes. Not for general writing.
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
# Writing Guardrails Follow these rules for governed prose. ## Scope - Govern: prose in `plan.md`, `spec.md`, `mission.md`, `architecture.md` (project and plan level), decision logs, ADR fragments in `specs/_decision/`, `review-findings.md`, verification reports, implementation summaries, GitHub PRs, issues, and comments. - Leave unchanged: Gherkin, Background bullets, tables, ASCII diagrams, delta markers, and validator-owned RFC keyword casing. ## Rules 1. Lead with the conclusion. State the decision, result, or finding first. Give reasons afterward. 2. Express one idea per sentence. Split sentences that make separate claims. 3. Name the actor. State who or what performs each action. 4. Name each thing once and reuse that name. Do not switch to a synonym for the same thing later in the text. 5. Assume the reader does not know the method, concept, technology, or system. Explain unfamiliar concepts in simple language before using specialized terms. 6. Remove filler, hedges, superlatives, intensifiers, hyperbole, and promotional language. Use measurable evidence when making claims about scale or quality. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add marconae/speq-skill/speq-writing-guardrails@sha256:cc5f665d5175a49cThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261019.02530fa, 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_e6lkdli52o5g7fap)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 10 versions of this file, between Jul 8, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026, about one every 11 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261019.02530fa latest | 2026-10-19 | 02530fa | 1,630 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261011.5b73638 | 2026-10-11 | 5b73638 | 1,746 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261004.aed7335 | 2026-10-04 | aed7335 | 1,829 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260930.46b9784 | 2026-09-30 | 46b9784 | 1,685 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260925.ebda1cf | 2026-09-25 | ebda1cf | 1,665 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260905.07790c8 | 2026-09-05 | 07790c8 | 4,063 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260728.aa687d1 | 2026-07-28 | aa687d1 | 3,796 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260726.745f343 | 2026-07-26 | 745f343 | 3,822 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260720.15e76d6 | 2026-07-20 | 15e76d6 | 3,053 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260708.38148a9 | 2026-07-08 | 38148a9 | 2,963 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 (1630 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
marconae/speq-skill · 54 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_e6lkdli52o5g7fap GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=marconae/speq-skill/speq-writing-guardrails GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/cc5f665d5175a49cfbda378dfa40d6e088016eb44ac48c4578a1fea8abb01a23
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