abstraction-quality skillA
abstraction-quality is agent-read markdown (skill) from codybrom/clairvoyance: Evaluates whether abstractions provide a genuinely different way of thinking or are structurally shallow. Use when adjacent layers feel redundant, wrappers add boilerplate without depth, or an abstraction feels leaky. Not for a single module's interface-to-implementation ratio (use deep-modules) or information leakage across boundaries (use information-hiding)..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# Abstraction Quality Review Lens When invoked with $ARGUMENTS, focus the analysis on the specified file or module. Read the target code first, then apply the checks below. Evaluate whether abstractions are genuine (hiding complexity) or false (adding layers without reducing what callers must know). ## When to Apply - Reviewing class hierarchies or layered architectures - When an abstraction feels like it adds complexity rather than reducing it - When decorator or wrapper patterns are used - When two layers seem to operate at the same level of abstraction ## Core Principles ### Genuine vs. False Abstraction Test **Can callers forget what's underneath?** If yes, it's genuine. If callers must peek through to use it correctly, it's false. #### Two Ways Abstractions Fail - **Including unimportant details**: The interface leaks implementation concerns. Shows up as wide interfaces, excessive parameters. More common, at least visible. - **Omitting important details**: The interface hides something callers need. **More dangerous because it signals nothing.** The abstraction appears clean, inviting trust it doesn't deserve. …
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How to install
mdr add codybrom/clairvoyance/abstraction-quality@git:20260722.fcfda01mdr add codybrom/clairvoyance/abstraction-quality@sha256:355154a0fb26c87aPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260722.fcfda01 latest | 2026-07-22 | fcfda01 | 3,727 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260701.ba096c5 | 2026-07-01 | ba096c5 | 3,789 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260227.455211b | 2026-02-27 | 455211b | 4,081 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260225.e46f12c | 2026-02-25 | e46f12c | 4,017 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 (3727 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
codybrom/clairvoyance · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_i3uhu7xhx6b5424t GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=codybrom/clairvoyance/abstraction-quality GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/355154a0fb26c87a663931d49f9baddacd3e401bcd8d2c9c42a6ca5ecb50d493
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