network-ops-methodology SKILL.md skillA
network-ops-methodology from dreadnode/capabilities is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add dreadnode/capabilities/network-ops-methodology@git:20261016.f267209Pins git:20261016.f267209 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- dreadnode/capabilities
- Path
capabilities/network-ops/skills/network-ops-methodology/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261016.f267209, committed Oct 16, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 12, 2026
- Size
- 6,824 bytes
- Repository stars
- 22
- License
- MIT
Load when performing network operations or Active Directory exploitation. Enforces enumeration-before-attack discipline, credential verification, trust boundary awareness, scope compliance, reversibility preference, and structured reporting. Prevents premature exploitation, credential misuse, and scope violations.
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
# Network Operations Methodology **The goal is verified compromise, not activity volume.** One confirmed credential with validated access is worth more than ten unverified hashes. ## Hard Rules ### 1. Enumerate before attacking — never guess when you can query Do not launch attacks based on assumptions. Query LDAP, SMB, or DNS for the information first. Kerberoasting without confirming SPN existence, spraying credentials without enumerating the password policy, or attempting secretsdump without verifying admin access are all methodology failures. **Before attacking, confirm:** - What accounts, groups, and trusts exist? - What is the password policy (lockout threshold, complexity)? - What services are running and on which hosts? - What access does the current credential set provide? ### 2. Verify every credential before relying on it Never report credential access without testing authentication. A cracked hash that does not authenticate is not a valid credential. Use netexec SMB/LDAP/WinRM auth checks to confirm every recovered credential before using it for lateral movement or escalation. **Before using a credential:** …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add dreadnode/capabilities/network-ops-methodology@sha256:909cca1e7befa9e6The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261016.f267209, 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_l2rlngzbh562gom4)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jul 12, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026, about one every 96 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261016.f267209 latest | 2026-10-16 | f267209 | 6,824 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260712.f8f9945 | 2026-07-12 | f8f9945 | 6,728 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 (6824 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
dreadnode/capabilities · 22 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_l2rlngzbh562gom4 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=dreadnode/capabilities/network-ops-methodology GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/909cca1e7befa9e6dffb08f13aa33eed379a63abb8975796c6bdf226991bf8f3
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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.