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common-workflow-writing is agent-read markdown (skill) from hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard: Rules for writing concise, token-efficient workflow and skill files. Prevents over-building that requires costly optimization passes. Use when creating or editing workflow files, SKILL.md files, or new skill definitions..

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What the file says

# Workflow Writing Standard

## **Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)**

## Core Rules

- **Templates, not examples**: Workflows define _structure_, not pre-filled data. agent generates data at runtime.
- **No example rows in tables**: Include headers + 1 skeleton row only. Never populate with fake data.
- **No prose explanations**: If bullet or command achieves same result, delete paragraph.
- **No pre-answered questions**: Don't document what agent _will_ output — let it output it.
- **Merge sequential steps**: If two steps always happen together, they one step.

## Size Limits

| File type | Limit | If exceeded |
| ----------------- | --------- | --------------------------------- |
| Workflow `.md` | 80 lines | Extract detail to `references/` |
| SKILL.md | 100 lines | Extract examples to `references/` |
| Table rows | 8 | Extract to `references/` |
| Inline code block | 10 lines | Extract to `references/` |

## Workflow Structure (Required order)

```
1. Goal (1 sentence)
2. Steps (imperative verb → command or checklist)
3. Output template (headers only, no pre-filled rows)
```

## Anti-Patterns
…

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A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, 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 (2690 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
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  • pass: No script tag

Source

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hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard · 571 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch develop

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard/common-workflow-writing
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/153063fb1a434dfb8b3d224d917b84ad38a80cfabd1ffad44dbe1df5498a29fb

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