ast-grep SKILL.md skillB
ast-grep from vinhnx/vtcode is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add vinhnx/vtcode/ast-grep@git:20261002.dca67aePins git:20261002.dca67ae in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- B, 16 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- vinhnx/vtcode
- Path
crates/codegen/vtcode-skills/src/skills/assets/samples/ast-grep/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261002.dca67ae, committed Oct 2, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 17, 2026
- Size
- 102,657 bytes
- Repository stars
- 897
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use for ast-grep project setup, rule authoring, rule debugging, and structural search workflows.
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
# Ast-Grep Use this skill for ast-grep project setup, rule authoring, rule debugging, and CLI workflows that go beyond a single structural query. ## Routing - Use `exec_command` for ast-grep queries, project scans, rule tests, debug output, and rewrite previews. - Use `ast-grep scan` for project rules and `ast-grep test` for rule tests. - Use `ast-grep run --pattern=... --rewrite=... --json=compact --color=never` for dry-run rewrite previews. Review every replacement before applying changes. - Use `ast-grep run --debug-query` when a query matches an unexpected syntax node. - Use `--kind` to match node kinds. Ast-grep supports ESQuery-style compound selectors and pseudo-selectors in supported releases. - Keep this skill read-only unless the user explicitly authorises applying a rewrite. ## Quick Start - In VT Code, prefer `vtcode dependencies install ast-grep` before suggesting system package managers. - External install routes such as Homebrew, Cargo, npm, pip, MacPorts, or Nix are fallback options when the user explicitly wants a system-managed install. - After installation, validate availability with `ast-grep --help`. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add vinhnx/vtcode/ast-grep@sha256:735655cecde483aeThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261002.dca67ae, 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_mlhabszgr2yeimrd)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jul 17, 2026 and Oct 2, 2026, about one every 77 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261002.dca67ae latest | 2026-10-02 | dca67ae | 102,657 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20260717.d3b2d89 | 2026-07-17 | d3b2d89 | 101,762 B | B | view |
Audit of the latest version
- fail: No script tag (matched: <script)
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (102657 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
Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.
Source
vinhnx/vtcode · 897 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-03 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_mlhabszgr2yeimrd GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=vinhnx/vtcode/ast-grep GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/735655cecde483ae11ef049fe77c17aaba6406cdafda2b2eca396b42456df77e
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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.