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agent-comms is agent-read markdown (skill) from komluk/scaffolding: SendMessage recipient validation and worktreePath safety (CWE-59). TRIGGER when: validating a SendMessage `to:` recipient against the agent whitelist, or a worktreePath from another agent before acting on it. SKIP: routing topology (agent Comms Protocol); git ops (use git-operations); worktree recovery (use worktree-management)..

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What the file says

# Agent Comms Skill

## Purpose
Single source of truth for the two security-critical validation routines every
fan-out agent performs over inter-agent messages:

1. **Recipient validation** — never SendMessage to an unverified `to:` value.
2. **worktreePath validation** — never `cd` into or act on an unverified path
   (gitops and reviewer only).

Each agent keeps a compact 3-4 line inline rule so the logic survives even when
this skill is not loaded; the full algorithm and test cases live here.

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## 1. Recipient Validation (ALL fan-out agents)

Before any SendMessage, verify the `to:` value:

- Matches regex `/^[a-z][a-z0-9-]{2,30}$/` (kebab-case, 3-31 chars)
- Validate using TWO-STAGE matching:
  1. **Exact match first:** check if `to:` matches one of: `researcher`, `architect`, `developer`, `reviewer`, `gitops`, `orchestrator`, `analyst`, `debugger`, `optimizer`, `devops`, `tech-writer`. If yes → PASS.
  2. **Suffix strip only if no exact match:** strip trailing `-<digit>+` OR `-<word>` from the END of the name and re-check against whitelist. Apply ONE strip pass only (never recursive).
  - Test cases (must all PASS):
    - `tech-writer` → exact match → PASS
…

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How to install

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A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, 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 (5015 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

komluk/scaffolding · 15 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_k7futcqkzfxw75r5
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=komluk/scaffolding/agent-comms
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b3bfe324b3e80b1cdcaa95522f9a69e0c1d9b1e8fd1d5659bffbddfe9984fd0d

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