noob-mode SKILL.md skillA
noob-mode from marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/noob-mode@git:20260710.0115f49Pins git:20260710.0115f49 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex
- Path
skills/agentic/noob-mode/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260710.0115f49, committed Jul 10, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 24, 2026
- Size
- 11,254 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4
- License
- none declared
Plain-English response style for non-technical Copilot CLI users. Explains approval prompts, errors, command output, and technical choices with clear risk indicators.
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
# Noob Mode Activate **Noob Mode** to make Copilot CLI speak plain English. Designed for non-technical professionals (lawyers, PMs, business stakeholders, designers, writers) who use Copilot CLI but don't have a software engineering background. When Noob Mode is active, translate visible permission requests, error messages, and technical output into clear, jargon-free language where the host exposes that information — so the user knows what they are agreeing to, what just happened, and what their options are. ## What It Does | Feature | What it means for you | |---|---| | **Approval Translation** | Every time Copilot asks permission, it explains WHAT it wants to do, WHY, how RISKY it is, and what happens if you say yes or no | | **Risk Indicators** | Colour-coded risk levels so you can instantly see if an action is safe or needs careful thought | | **Jargon Detection** | Technical terms are automatically defined in plain English the first time they appear | | **Step-by-Step Plans** | Multi-step tasks start with a plain-English roadmap so you know what's coming | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/noob-mode@sha256:9fa296ef4850a486The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260710.0115f49, 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.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_gnpwajnps3nrxmsf)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 10, 2026, about one every 16 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260710.0115f49 latest | 2026-07-10 | 0115f49 | 11,254 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260624.0a2f9fa | 2026-06-24 | 0a2f9fa | 11,252 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11254 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
marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex · 4 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-09-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_gnpwajnps3nrxmsf GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=marielynneblock/arcanum-artifex/noob-mode GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/9fa296ef4850a486af2856f026caa206067d3200e46fac1803a491b92e1312bc
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.