This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 9 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
writing-for-agents from fabiandistler/agents is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
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
Reference for writing any document an agent consumes: a skill, an `AGENTS.md` / `CLAUDE.md`, a doc reached by a pointer. The packaging differs; the writing does not: the same levers make each one predictable, since the agent takes the same _process_ every run rather than producing the same output.
When the document you're writing is a skill, read [`SKILL-MECHANICS.md`](SKILL-MECHANICS.md) for frontmatter, invocation choice, and router skills.
## Context pointers
A **context pointer** is a reference held in the agent's context that names some out-of-context material and encodes the condition for reaching it. A skill's description is one; a line in `AGENTS.md` naming a doc is the same object. The pointer's _wording_, not its target, decides when the agent reaches the material, and how reliably. A must-have target behind a weakly worded pointer is a variance bug: sharpen the wording first, and inline the material only if sharpening fails.
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The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260930.0a9e31d, 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.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_en3wx36zphobg6qm
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabiandistler/agents/writing-for-agents
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/551adca942227b44192edba88acd4e8db911f0121ce58ad16944ccf6a896a74a
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.
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/code-review/SKILL.md · Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes: Standards (does the code…
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/codebase-design/SKILL.md · Shared vocabulary for designing deep modules. Use when the user wants to design or improve a module's interface, find…
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/diagnosing-bugs/SKILL.md · Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports…
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/domain-modeling/SKILL.md · Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when discussing codebase terminology, writing or editing a GLOSSARY.md…
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md · A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design, which also creates docs (ADR's and glossary) as we go.
fabiandistler/agents · .claude/skills/grilling/SKILL.md · Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking, or…
kunolu/640-skills · sbtd-workflow-onboard/assets/external-skills/stable/skills/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
oyadotai/oya-browser · .agents/skills/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · This skill should be used when creating or editing skills, agent definitions, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, or reference…
oyadotai/oya-browser · .claude/skills/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · This skill should be used when creating or editing skills, agent definitions, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, or reference…
qshanx/docs-governance · skills/documentation/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
timharris707/skills · skills/author/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · Write and prune documents an agent consumes: a SKILL.md, an AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md, a rules file, a reference file…
timharris707/skills · plugins/clickai-codex/skills/author/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · For skills, standing agent instructions, recorded rules, or documents agents skip, write and prune reliable triggers…
vodailocz/kilo-kit-mcp · skills/productivity/writing-for-agents/SKILL.md · Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
