swe:repo-introspection SKILL.md skillA
swe:repo-introspection from ckorhonen/swe-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add ckorhonen/swe-skills/swe:repo-introspection@git:20260404.c9ad52fPins git:20260404.c9ad52f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- ckorhonen/swe-skills
- Path
skills/repo-introspection/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260404.c9ad52f, committed Apr 4, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 4, 2026
- Size
- 5,735 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3
- License
- MIT
Inspects an unfamiliar software repository and produces a concrete orientation report covering structure, tooling, entry points, boundaries, active surfaces, and safe places to start work. Use when a user says `help me understand this repo`, `map this codebase before I edit it`, `where should I start`, or asks for an engineering walkthrough before planning or delegation. Do NOT use when the user already knows the target change and wants implementation, or when they need a specific bug…
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
# SWE Repo Introspection ## What This Skill Does Use this skill to help an engineer or agent become productive in an unfamiliar codebase without guessing. The report should explain: - How the repository is organized - How it is likely operated - Where the important boundaries are - Which surfaces look safest to touch next ## When To Use Use this skill when the user wants to: - Understand an unfamiliar repository before editing it - Prepare for delegation or planning - Map tooling, entry points, and boundaries - Find safe starting surfaces for follow-on work ## Do Not Use Do not use this skill for: - Implementing a known change request - Debugging one specific defect - Writing a broad architecture vision that goes beyond visible repo evidence ## Inputs To Confirm Confirm or infer: - Repo or package scope - Whether the user wants a whole-repo view or only selected directories - Whether recent activity or ownership context matters ## What To Optimize For - Concrete evidence from the repository - Fast orientation - Clear mental model of the codebase - Accurate identification of entry points and working surfaces - Explicit unknowns instead of speculation ## Instructions …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add ckorhonen/swe-skills/swe:repo-introspection@sha256:d6d605613acd436aThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260404.c9ad52f, 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_hhjn6h3biahtiygi)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, all committed on Apr 4, 2026.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260404.c9ad52f latest | 2026-04-04 | c9ad52f | 5,735 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260404.f3a9e33 | 2026-04-04 | f3a9e33 | 3,146 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 (5735 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
ckorhonen/swe-skills · 3 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-26 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hhjn6h3biahtiygi GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ckorhonen/swe-skills/swe:repo-introspection GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/d6d605613acd436ab44d7b65e365df0fe3eeb6f2b36e4e2863233a174a8f8584
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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