scout SKILL.md skillA
scout from mickeyyaya/evolve-loop is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add mickeyyaya/evolve-loop/scout@git:20260814.c8f9833Pins git:20260814.c8f9833 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- mickeyyaya/evolve-loop
- Path
skills/scout/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20260814.c8f9833, committed Aug 14, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 7, 2026
- Size
- 2,581 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when starting a new evolve-loop cycle and the cycle goal is ambiguous or only described as a one-line objective. Generates a structured specification before any code is written. Surfaces assumptions explicitly.
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
# scout
> Sprint 3 composable skill (v8.16+). Inspired by `addyosmani/agent-skills/spec-driven-development`. Invoked as `/evo:scout` and called by the `loop` macro.
## When to invoke
- Cycle goal is one line ("add fan-out to auditor") and details haven't been fleshed out
- The change touches multiple files
- About to make an architectural decision
## When NOT to invoke
- Cycle goal already has explicit task list with file paths
- Single-line bug fix
- Pre-defined task from `failedApproaches` retry queue (the spec already exists)
## Workflow
| Step | Action | Exit criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read cycle goal from `.evolve/state.json` | Goal extracted |
| 2 | List explicit assumptions about scope, stack, constraints | At least 3 numbered assumptions |
| 3 | Identify dependency graph (what depends on what) | Dependency tree drawn |
| 4 | Surface unknowns + risks | Risks enumerated with mitigation hints |
| 5 | Write spec to `<workspace>/spec.md` | File present, fresh, contains challenge token |
## Spec format (standalone deliverable)
Spec at `<workspace>/spec.md` with sections:
- `## Goal` (one paragraph)
- `## Assumptions` (numbered list)
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add mickeyyaya/evolve-loop/scout@sha256:e7bf022f7985bee3The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260814.c8f9833, 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_hpp25h3wmri6iixx)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Jun 7, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026, about one every 17 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260814.c8f9833 latest | 2026-08-14 | c8f9833 | 2,581 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260624.3e5ba4e | 2026-06-24 | 3e5ba4e | 2,582 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260614.4de95f7 | 2026-06-14 | 4de95f7 | 2,598 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260607.ce7147c | 2026-06-07 | ce7147c | 2,596 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260607.985c165 | 2026-06-07 | 985c165 | 1,934 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 (2581 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
mickeyyaya/evolve-loop · 6 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hpp25h3wmri6iixx GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mickeyyaya/evolve-loop/scout GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e7bf022f7985bee3ff91c1cc941462cb19536316c5a6c453ef148a4932f5a311
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