oak-vcs SKILL.md skillA
oak-vcs from oakdotspace/oak is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add oakdotspace/oak/oak-vcs@git:20261108.c0e2d70Pins git:20261108.c0e2d70 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- oakdotspace/oak
- Path
cli/src/commands/skill/oak-vcs/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261108.c0e2d70, committed Nov 8, 2026
- First version recorded
- Nov 4, 2026
- Size
- 18,336 bytes
- Repository stars
- 86
- License
- Apache-2.0
Work with repositories version-controlled by Oak (the `oak` CLI from oak.space) — a git replacement built for coding agents. Use this skill for ANY version-control operation (status, diff, commit, branch, push, pull, merge, clone, log, worktree-style parallel tasks) in a repo tracked by Oak, and before starting any task in one (`oak start`). An Oak repo has a `.oak/` directory and NO `.git` — if `.git` is missing but `.oak/` exists, git commands will fail or corrupt state; use `oak` instead.…
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
# Oak VCS Oak is version control at the speed of agents. It replaces git in repos it tracks. The mental model is close to git but simpler, and several habits from git actively don't apply — read the differences below before running anything. **Never run `git` in an Oak repo.** An Oak repo has a `.oak/` directory at its root and no `.git`. Check with `ls .oak` or `oak info`. (`git init` in an Oak repo creates a second, conflicting source of truth; `git status` just fails.) ## How Oak differs from git 1. **No staging area.** There is no `add`/index. `oak commit` checkpoints every change in the working tree, or only the given paths (`oak commit src/ docs/README.md`). 2. **Commits carry no message.** `oak commit -m` is refused. The **branch description** is the narrative of the work: set it with `oak desc "..."` or `oak desc --file <f>` (or `-` for stdin). It becomes the squash-merge message when the branch lands on main. 3. **Branches parent onto `main` unless you stack them.** `oak switch -c` always branches off `main`. To build on unmerged work, stack explicitly: `oak switch -c NAME --stack` (on the current branch) or `--parent BRANCH`. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add oakdotspace/oak/oak-vcs@sha256:a3bf148dd6c3f488The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261108.c0e2d70, 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_jshljlw2y4jwywiz)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Nov 4, 2026 and Nov 8, 2026, about one every 4 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261108.c0e2d70 latest | 2026-11-08 | c0e2d70 | 18,336 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261104.ecbc150 | 2026-11-04 | ecbc150 | 17,775 B | A | view |
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 (18336 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
oakdotspace/oak · 86 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch oak
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_jshljlw2y4jwywiz GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=oakdotspace/oak/oak-vcs GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a3bf148dd6c3f4882388ab5d816f536964129a096343952b4808cbde69ea9a13
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.