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research-patterns from akaszubski/autonomous-dev is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add akaszubski/autonomous-dev/research-patterns@git:20260829.faa994ePins git:20260829.faa994e in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- akaszubski/autonomous-dev
- Path
plugins/autonomous-dev/skills/research-patterns/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20260829.faa994e, committed Aug 29, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 6, 2026
- Size
- 4,813 bytes
- Repository stars
- 34
- License
- none declared
4-phase research methodology: codebase recon, targeted web search, deep source analysis, and evidence synthesis. Use when investigating patterns, evaluating libraries, or analyzing best practices. TRIGGER when: research, investigate, evaluate options, compare libraries. DO NOT TRIGGER when: implementation tasks, bug fixes, routine code changes.
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
# Research Patterns Enforcement Skill Ensures every research task follows a consistent, evidence-based methodology. Used by the researcher and researcher-local agents. ## 4-Phase Research Methodology Every research task MUST follow these phases in order. ### Phase 1: Codebase Recon - Grep/Glob for existing patterns that relate to the task - Identify what the codebase already does (avoid reinventing) - Note file locations, naming conventions, architectural patterns - Document existing test patterns for the area ### Phase 2: Targeted Web Search - Formulate 2-3 specific search queries - Include the current year in queries for freshness (e.g., "JWT best practices 2026") - Search for official documentation first - Search for known issues or CVEs if security-related ### Phase 3: Deep Fetch Top Sources - Fetch the top 2-3 most relevant results - Extract specific code examples, configuration snippets, or API references - Note version numbers and compatibility requirements - Record URLs for citation ### Phase 4: Synthesis with Gap Analysis - Compare findings against existing codebase patterns - Identify gaps between current implementation and best practices …
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How to install
mdr add akaszubski/autonomous-dev/research-patterns@sha256:55b0363042b55700The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260829.faa994e, 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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The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Mar 6, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026, about one every 44 days.
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| git:20260829.faa994e latest | 2026-08-29 | faa994e | 4,813 B | A | view · diff |
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| git:20260317.e64d556 | 2026-03-17 | e64d556 | 4,780 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-03-17 | b108c5a | 4,900 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-03-06 | 3a09c50 | 4,972 B | A | view |
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Source
akaszubski/autonomous-dev · 34 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-10-04 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hsorqsgpz2vo5yhs GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=akaszubski/autonomous-dev/research-patterns GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/55b0363042b5570003f2d40efb93041c955d1c6f949111168c3e4645c680be02
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