tmdl-linter-false-positives SKILL.md skillA
tmdl-linter-false-positives from fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/tmdl-linter-false-positives@git:20260728.80a7ab6Pins git:20260728.80a7ab6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall
- Path
plugins/data-analytics/tmdl-linter-false-positives/skills/tmdl-linter-false-positives/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260728.80a7ab6, committed Jul 28, 2026
- Size
- 1,900 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5
- License
- MIT
VS Code's TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language) linter reports valid syntax as errors:.
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
# TMDL Linter False Positives
## The Problem
VS Code's TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language) linter reports valid syntax as errors:
```tmdl
measure 'Total Sales' = SUM('Sales'[Amount])
description = "Sum of all sales amounts" // Linter: "Invalid property 'description'"
```
The `description` property IS valid — this is a linter limitation.
## The Solution
Ignore these specific false positives:
### Known False Positives
| Property | Context | Actual Status |
|----------|---------|---------------|
| `description` | On measures | ✅ Valid |
| `description` | On columns | ✅ Valid |
| `formatString` | Some contexts | ✅ Valid |
| `displayFolder` | On measures | ✅ Valid |
### Verification
Test in Power BI Desktop or Tabular Editor:
1. Apply the TMDL
2. If it loads without error, the syntax is correct
3. The VS Code linter is wrong, not your code
## Workaround Options
### Option 1: Ignore the Squiggles
The TMDL will work — the linter is just incomplete.
### Option 2: Suppress in Settings
```json
// .vscode/settings.json
{
"tmdl.validate": false
}
```
### Option 3: Use Tabular Editor
Tabular Editor's TMDL support is more complete.
## When Linter IS Correct
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/tmdl-linter-false-positives@sha256:f9f9abc6837e9f1fThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260728.80a7ab6, 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 Jul 28, 2026.
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- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
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- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_iujs6ffwynkmutxj GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/tmdl-linter-false-positives GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f9f9abc6837e9f1fac768ff1a2d03b69f1d27c456866c2f768756d80ac566b4b
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