bluf-rewriter SKILL.md skillA
bluf-rewriter from kalyvask/winning-writing is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add kalyvask/winning-writing/bluf-rewriter@git:20260610.8b6b2b8Pins git:20260610.8b6b2b8 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- kalyvask/winning-writing
- Path
side-panel-coach/rules/skills/bluf-rewriter/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260610.8b6b2b8, committed Jun 10, 2026
- Size
- 3,995 bytes
- Repository stars
- 16
- License
- MIT
Reorganizes a memo, email, status update, or report so the bottom line is up front. Implements Kramon's BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) rule. Use when a draft buries the lede, opens with context instead of conclusion, or builds up to the point with "organ music." Triggers on "BLUF," "lede," "buried," "memo," "status update," "exec summary," "TL;DR.".
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
# BLUF rewriter Source: `points/frameworks.md` (BLUF section), `points/core-rules.md` (rule 3). ## The rule Bottom line up front. The conclusion goes in the **first sentence**. Context, evidence, and qualification come after. This is a military principle. It applies to every form of business writing: emails, memos, status updates, board reports, performance reviews, investor updates, even op-ed openings. ## What "organ music" looks like > *"Over the past quarter, we evaluated several scenarios with input from sales, finance, and ops, and after extensive analysis with the team, we have come to believe that…"* 40 words of throat-clearing before the actual point. The reader has already started skimming. ## What BLUF looks like > *"We need to lower Q3 sales forecast by 50%. Three reasons:"* > > *1. Enterprise pipeline collapsed in August (down 60% MoM)* > *2. Top customer renewed for 1 year instead of 3* > *3. Competitor launched at 40% lower price point* The conclusion is the first sentence. Evidence follows. Reader knows in 5 seconds whether to keep reading. ## How to do it ### Step 1: find the actual bottom line …
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How to install
mdr add kalyvask/winning-writing/bluf-rewriter@sha256:4e800ca594216d60The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260610.8b6b2b8, 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 Jun 10, 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 (3995 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
kalyvask/winning-writing · 16 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kh72rwv33clkdy34 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=kalyvask/winning-writing/bluf-rewriter GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/4e800ca594216d60883d24dfc8c6b0cdfbd87091b69b6f7e4ed270b9d957a273
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