ai-safety-guardrails SKILL.md skillA

ai-safety-guardrails from varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library/ai-safety-guardrails@git:20261002.c25745d

Pins git:20261002.c25745d in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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SKILL.md skill
Repository
varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library
Path
skills/ai-safety-guardrails/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
4
Latest version
git:20261002.c25745d, committed Oct 2, 2026
First version recorded
Apr 3, 2026
Size
9,989 bytes
Repository stars
3
License
MIT

Design safety experiences for AI products - content moderation UX, bias detection surfaces, harm prevention patterns, and responsible AI interfaces. Use when: AI safety UX, content moderation, responsible AI, AI bias UX, harm prevention, content filtering UX, AI refusal design, safety disclaimers.

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

# AI Safety Guardrails

Design the user-facing layer of AI safety - how products prevent harm, communicate restrictions, handle sensitive content, and maintain accountability. The SHIELD framework ensures safety mechanisms protect users without destroying the user experience.

## Core Principle

Safety and usability are not opposites. The best safety design is **invisible when everything is fine and clear when it matters.** Safety should feel like a guardrail on a mountain road - you forget it's there until you need it, and when you need it, you're grateful it's solid.

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## The SHIELD Framework

| Letter | Principle | Design Question |
|---|---|---|
| **S** | Scope the Risks | Have you mapped every way this AI could produce harm? |
| **H** | Human Oversight Gates | Are there human checkpoints before high-risk AI actions take effect? |
| **I** | Inform on Restriction | When the AI restricts output, does it explain why and what alternatives exist? |
| **E** | Escalation Paths | Can users challenge a restriction through a clear, fair process? |
| **L** | Log Everything | Is there an auditable record of safety decisions? |
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library/ai-safety-guardrails@sha256:fd3052fd4a1cd228

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261002.c25745d, 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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  • 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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Source

GitHub

varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library · 3 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-04 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_eipt6hxmjtt6t45e
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=varunk130/ai-ux-skill-library/ai-safety-guardrails
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/fd3052fd4a1cd2286a0aad294320d0c9ca88a35af9ab4e423b84eaa10ad5f907

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