torque:next SKILL.md skillA

torque:next from mattjaikaran/torque is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add mattjaikaran/torque/torque:next@git:20260418.8b1fe2e

Pins git:20260418.8b1fe2e in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
mattjaikaran/torque
Path
skills/next/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260418.8b1fe2e, committed Apr 18, 2026
First version recorded
Apr 13, 2026
Size
3,829 bytes
Repository stars
6
License
MIT

Determine the single best next action based on current project state. Reads GSD state, SP plans, and git context to suggest exactly one command to run.

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

# Torque Next Action

Analyze project state and recommend exactly ONE next command. Think of this as a GPS for your development workflow.

## Procedure

### Step 1: Gather state

Same as `/torque:status` — read `.planning/`, `docs/plans/`, git state. But don't output the full status. Focus on determining the current position.

### Step 2: Decision tree

Work through this tree top-to-bottom. First match wins.

```
1. Is there an active bug or failing test?
   → `systematic-debugging`
   Why: Bugs block everything. Fix first.

2. Does .planning/ exist?
   ├─ YES (GSD project):
   │   a. Is there a HANDOFF.md in the active phase?
   │      → `/gsd:resume-work`
   │      Why: Paused work should be resumed before starting new work.
   │
   │   b. Is STATE.md showing a phase in "executing" with incomplete plans?
   │      → `/gsd:execute-phase` (continue)
   │      Why: Finish what you started.
   │
   │   c. Is a phase complete but not verified?
   │      → `/gsd:verify-work`
   │      Why: Verification before review.
   │
   │   d. Is a phase verified but not code-reviewed?
   │      → `requesting-code-review`
   │      Why: GSD has no review step — SP fills the gap.
   │
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add mattjaikaran/torque/torque:next@sha256:db56dcfd039c5565

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260418.8b1fe2e, 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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[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_fi6qkivs55ttj6u5.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_fi6qkivs55ttj6u5)

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Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 18, 2026, about one every 3 days.

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git:20260418.8b1fe2e latest2026-04-18 8b1fe2e 3,829 BA view · diff
git:20260417.a1f4e342026-04-17 a1f4e34 3,407 BA view · diff
git:20260413.6cbccc02026-04-13 6cbccc0 3,404 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3829 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

GitHub

mattjaikaran/torque · 6 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-07 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_fi6qkivs55ttj6u5
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mattjaikaran/torque/torque:next
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/db56dcfd039c5565acc1302758d31d44a64e9628867dacd7a3428efc7df9af9b

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.

Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.

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