protected-files SKILL.md skillA
protected-files from bradygaster/squad is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add bradygaster/squad/protected-files@git:20260418.7b4ba79Pins git:20260418.7b4ba79 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- bradygaster/squad
- Path
.copilot/skills/protected-files/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260418.7b4ba79, committed Apr 18, 2026
- Size
- 2,873 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3,298
- License
- MIT
Zero-dependency bootstrap files that must never import npm packages or SDK code.
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
## Context The CLI (`squad-cli`) has bootstrap utilities that run **before** the Squad SDK is loaded. If these files import SDK code (e.g., `FSStorageProvider`, anything from `squad-sdk`), the CLI breaks at startup — no helpful error, just a crash. This skill applies when: - Touching any file in `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/` - Running sweeping refactors (e.g., "convert all `fs` calls to `StorageProvider`") - Adding new bootstrap utilities ## Protected File List | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/detect-squad-dir.ts` | Finds `.squad/` directory at startup — runs before SDK init | | `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/errors.ts` | Error classes (`SquadError`, `fatal()`) — used by all CLI entry points | | `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/gh-cli.ts` | GitHub CLI wrapper — uses only `node:child_process` and `node:util` | | `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/output.ts` | Color/emoji console output — pure ANSI codes, zero imports | | `packages/squad-cli/src/cli/core/history-split.ts` | Separates portable knowledge from project data — pure string logic | ## Rules …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add bradygaster/squad/protected-files@sha256:f0029a535d723207The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260418.7b4ba79, 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 1 version of this file, committed on Apr 18, 2026.
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 (2873 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
bradygaster/squad · 3,298 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch dev
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_in37s6m44uj5cr6w GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=bradygaster/squad/protected-files GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f0029a535d7232072bcea4a5f885826b03a8a14c1bbfab60ee92bf329e9471c8
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