coordinator-source-of-truth SKILL.md skillA

coordinator-source-of-truth from microsoft/waza is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add microsoft/waza/coordinator-source-of-truth@git:20261016.42d1b9f

Pins git:20261016.42d1b9f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
microsoft/waza
Path
.github/skills/coordinator-source-of-truth/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
git:20261016.42d1b9f, committed Oct 16, 2026
Size
7,879 bytes
Repository stars
1,424
License
MIT

The complete file-by-file source-of-truth hierarchy for Squad: which files are authoritative, which are derived/append-only, who may write each one, who may read each one, and the precedence rules when they conflict. Squad coordinator loads this on demand when it needs to resolve a write conflict, decide where a piece of state belongs, or answer a 'who owns this file' question.

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

> **Load this skill when:** the coordinator (or any agent) needs to resolve a "where does this state belong?" or "who is allowed to write this file?" question — e.g., when about to write `.squad/decisions.md`, when reviewing whether an agent broke the append-only rule, when answering a user question about Squad's file layout, or when adjudicating a conflict between two files. The short summary in `squad.agent.md` is for routing; this skill is the full reference.

## State backend note

Files below marked as **"Derived / append-only"** are **mutable state** — agents access them with runtime state tools (`squad_state_read`, `squad_state_write`, `squad_state_append`, `squad_state_delete`, `squad_state_list`). The runtime decides whether the configured backend stores them on disk, git-native state, or an external provider. Files marked as **"Authoritative"** are **static config** and always live on disk regardless of backend.

## File hierarchy

**Waza support-review override (Squad only):** Charter output/persistence restrictions take
precedence over generic history, audit-trail or decision-inbox write permissions below.
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add microsoft/waza/coordinator-source-of-truth@sha256:f68fb070b94c5140

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261016.42d1b9f, 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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Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Oct 16, 2026.

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7879 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
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Source

GitHub

microsoft/waza · 1,424 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_eq53qdjayntvolqm
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=microsoft/waza/coordinator-source-of-truth
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f68fb070b94c514048eaf184cdb235e8f8e376bed22f75d843ef4b7e410a97a5

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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