focus-order SKILL.md skillA

focus-order from thedaviddias/front-end-checklist is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add thedaviddias/front-end-checklist/focus-order@git:20261004.4b0ddb9

Pins git:20261004.4b0ddb9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
thedaviddias/front-end-checklist
Path
skills/focus-order/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
2
Latest version
git:20261004.4b0ddb9, committed Oct 4, 2026
First version recorded
May 29, 2026
Size
2,082 bytes
Repository stars
74,516
License
MIT

Use when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Ensure logical focus order. Check native semantics first, then inspect keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output where relevant.

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

# Ensure logical focus order

When focus jumps unexpectedly, keyboard users get disoriented and can't find content—mismatched visual and focus order makes navigation impossible.

## Quick Reference

- Tab order should match visual reading order (left-to-right, top-to-bottom)
- DOM order determines tab order—arrange HTML to match visual layout
- Never use positive tabindex values (1, 2, 3)—they break natural flow
- Use CSS for visual positioning, not DOM reordering

## Check

Tab through the page and verify focus moves in a logical sequence matching visual layout. Check that modals trap focus appropriately, and focus returns to triggering elements when dialogs close.

## Fix

Order DOM elements to match visual layout. Avoid positive tabindex values which override natural order. Use tabindex='0' for custom interactive elements and tabindex='-1' for programmatic focus management.

## Explain

Explain how keyboard users rely on predictable tab order to navigate efficiently, and why mismatched visual and focus order creates confusion and reduces usability for assistive technology users.

## Code Review
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add thedaviddias/front-end-checklist/focus-order@sha256:50d1a3e9120a900a

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261004.4b0ddb9, 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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Versions

The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between May 29, 2026 and Oct 4, 2026, about one every 128 days.

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git:20261004.4b0ddb9 latest2026-10-04 4b0ddb9 2,082 BA view · diff
git:20260529.7c059042026-05-29 7c05904 2,088 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the 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 (2082 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

GitHub

thedaviddias/front-end-checklist · 74,516 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hubfprmdlfdnle6o
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=thedaviddias/front-end-checklist/focus-order
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/50d1a3e9120a900a811ac5fbe5784f77e9152992987fe8ca1e8a94204e5c750d

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