vc-diligence-decoder SKILL.md skillA

vc-diligence-decoder from vodouai/os is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add vodouai/os/vc-diligence-decoder@v1.0.0

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

Audit grade
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Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
vodouai/os
Path
skills/agents/fundraising/vc-diligence-decoder/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Jul 19, 2026
Size
10,806 bytes
Repository stars
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License
Apache-2.0

Decodes the hidden VC due diligence scoring rubric and prepares founders for the dimensions that actually decide deals — including reference preparation, the most underestimated factor.

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

# VC Diligence Decoder

## Overview

Every VC firm runs a variant of the same hidden scoring rubric when evaluating a seed deal. Most founders think the pitch deck is the primary evaluation surface. It is not — it is the entry ticket. The actual decision happens in due diligence.

Knowing the rubric in advance lets you prepare the right evidence, anticipate the right questions, and avoid the silent killers (especially references) that kill deals without founders ever knowing why.

**STOPPING POINT 1 — Where are you in the fundraising process?**

1. **Pre-raise — I want to prepare before I start meetings** — Let's audit all 5 dimensions proactively
2. **Active raise — getting meetings but losing deals** — I need to identify which dimension is failing
3. **Got a verbal yes, now in formal diligence** — Let's make sure nothing falls apart in the formal process
4. **Got rejected and want to understand why** — Let's diagnose the likely dimension that failed
5. **Just curious how the process works** — I'll walk you through the full rubric

Reply with your number.

---

## The 5-Dimension VC Scoring Rubric

### Dimension 1: Founder-Market Fit
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add vodouai/os/vc-diligence-decoder@sha256:7e12026fcd23cfd2

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.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 19, 2026.

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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 (10806 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

vodouai/os · 1 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-29 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_j4bynaz6ptxs4csj
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=vodouai/os/vc-diligence-decoder
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7e12026fcd23cfd23a7feb7bddb9487ad302df351860dc77245979f15debcbe0

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