rename-symbol SKILL.md skillA

rename-symbol from cowork-os/cowork-os is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/rename-symbol@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
cowork-os/cowork-os
Path
resources/skills/rename-symbol/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Sep 19, 2026
First version recorded
Feb 28, 2026
Size
1,528 bytes
Repository stars
535
License
MIT

Rename a variable/function across files.

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

# Rename Symbol

## Purpose

Rename a variable/function across files

## Routing

- Use when: Use when renaming identifiers across files requires consistent symbol-level updates.
- Do not use when: Don't use when simple local rename in a single file can be done manually.
- Outputs: List of files edited, replacement counts, and ambiguous cases flagged for review.
- Success criteria: Only real symbol references are changed, with exports/imports kept consistent.

## Trigger Examples

### Positive

- Use the rename-symbol skill for this request.
- Help me with rename symbol.
- Use when renaming identifiers across files requires consistent symbol-level updates.
- Rename Symbol: provide an actionable result.

### Negative

- Don't use when simple local rename in a single file can be done manually.
- Do not use rename-symbol for unrelated requests.
- This request is outside rename symbol scope.
- This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.

## Parameters

| Name    | Type   | Required | Description                |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------- |
| oldName | string | Yes      | Current name of the symbol |
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/rename-symbol@sha256:2c95cd556106283c

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, 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.

Badge

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Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026, about one every 102 days.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
v1.0.0 latest2026-09-19 215ca86 1,528 BA view · diff
v1.0.02026-08-20 23fb3cb 1,453 BA view · diff
git:20260228.98708342026-02-28 9870834 1,370 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 (1528 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

cowork-os/cowork-os · 535 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ijw73by5yrfyttdp
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cowork-os/cowork-os/rename-symbol
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/2c95cd556106283cb53f2bb2bb91a08195a4ec4672227627fa13eeaed20c2dc8

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