ask-matt SKILL.md skillC

ask-matt from ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/ask-matt@git:20260826.54f6831

Pins git:20260826.54f6831 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
C, 15 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill
Path
skills/custom/ask-matt/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260826.54f6831, committed Aug 26, 2026
First version recorded
Aug 24, 2026
Size
2,299 bytes
Repository stars
3
License
none declared

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

# Ask Matt

A skill for asking Matt Pocock-style questions to explore and challenge ideas.

## Use case

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Ask probing questions about a concept or design
- Explore an idea from multiple angles
- Challenge assumptions with expert-level questions

## Workflow

1. **Listen** — Understand what the user is trying to accomplish.
2. **Ask one question at a time** — Each question should probe a different aspect.
3. **Build on answers** — Use previous answers to shape the next question.
4. **Summarize** — After the session, summarize what was learned.

## Rules

- Ask questions **one at a time**.
- Be curious and constructive.
- Don't lecture — let the user discover through answering.

## Credit

This skill is based on the work of **Matt Pocock** ([@mattpocock](https://github.com/mattpocock)). Original source: [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills). Licensed under MIT.

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## How to use?

### 1. Download
Go to the [AGENT KD SKILL gallery](https://ctaxnagomi.github.io/agent-kd-skill/) and find this skill card. Click **Download** to save the SKILL.md file to your computer.

### 2. Install
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/ask-matt@sha256:140a13c78cb74a83

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260826.54f6831, 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.

Badge

mdr badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_f5urqw5ke24zbyvw.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_f5urqw5ke24zbyvw)

3 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.

Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 26, 2026, more than one a day.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
git:20260826.54f6831 latest2026-08-26 54f6831 2,299 BC view · diff
git:20260824.dfd64f32026-08-24 dfd64f3 2,303 BC view · diff
git:20260824.da779f92026-08-24 da779f9 1,239 BC view

Audit of the latest version

C  15 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • fail: Frontmatter declares a name
  • fail: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2299 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

Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.

Source

GitHub

ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill · 3 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-10-14 · branch master

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_f5urqw5ke24zbyvw
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/ask-matt
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/140a13c78cb74a83e8a29ded1fa4d1cc0dd5768b02b28b3598f2c6caa05adcda

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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