gitlab-ci-validator SKILL.md skillB
gitlab-ci-validator from pantheon-org/tekhne is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add pantheon-org/tekhne/gitlab-ci-validator@git:20261005.60b8197Pins git:20261005.60b8197 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- B, 16 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- pantheon-org/tekhne
- Path
skills/ci-cd/gitlab-ci/validator/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- git:20261005.60b8197, committed Oct 5, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 3, 2026
- Size
- 11,609 bytes
- Repository stars
- 10
- License
- MIT
Validates .gitlab-ci.yml syntax, detects security misconfigurations in job definitions, checks for deprecated keywords, ensures proper stage ordering, and audits pipeline configurations for best practices. Use when working with .gitlab-ci.yml files, validating GitLab CI/CD pipeline syntax, debugging configuration errors, checking for hardcoded secrets or credentials in pipeline jobs, optimizing pipeline performance with DAG or cache, or performing security audits on GitLab CI/CD configurations.
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
# GitLab CI/CD Validator Validates, lints, tests, and secures GitLab CI/CD pipeline configurations (`.gitlab-ci.yml` files) across three layers: syntax/schema validation, best practices analysis, and security scanning. ## Philosophy - Validate in layer order: syntax first, then best practices, then security. A syntax error can hide later findings. - Treat security findings as blockers and best-practice findings as guidance that tightens over time. - Prefer fast static checks before slower local execution with `gitlab-ci-local`. - Validate everything the pipeline pulls in, not just the entry-point file. ## When to Use - Reviewing a `.gitlab-ci.yml` change before merging. - Debugging a pipeline that fails at queue time with a configuration error. - Auditing jobs for hardcoded secrets, `curl | bash` patterns or SSL bypasses. - Checking `include:` entries, components and `needs` graphs for problems. - Adding a validation job to a GitLab CI pipeline. ## When Not to Use - Running the pipeline on GitLab runners: this skill checks configuration statically. - Writing a new pipeline from scratch: use the GitLab CI generator skill instead. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add pantheon-org/tekhne/gitlab-ci-validator@sha256:e79729d2ab2723bdThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261005.60b8197, 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_iggstisj3pqxvd4i)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between Mar 3, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026, about one every 72 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261005.60b8197 latest | 2026-10-05 | 60b8197 | 11,609 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20261001.6ed2a6a | 2026-10-01 | 6ed2a6a | 11,608 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20260316.2d4c8cf | 2026-03-16 | 2d4c8cf | 8,318 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20260303.39eba09 | 2026-03-03 | 39eba09 | 6,745 B | B | view |
Audit of the latest version
- fail: No curl or wget piped into a shell (matched: curl | bash)
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11609 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 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
Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.
Source
pantheon-org/tekhne · 10 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_iggstisj3pqxvd4i GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=pantheon-org/tekhne/gitlab-ci-validator GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e79729d2ab2723bd024edb18e945f704a496d14ecce5ca6558a5632c13d55d95
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