validate SKILL.md skillA
validate from etr/groundwork is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add etr/groundwork/validate@git:20261023.5f1d1f9Pins git:20261023.5f1d1f9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- etr/groundwork
- Path
skills/validate/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 7
- Latest version
- git:20261023.5f1d1f9, committed Oct 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- Sep 13, 2026
- Size
- 44,062 bytes
- Repository stars
- 44
- License
- MIT
This skill should be used when implementation is complete to run multi-agent verification with baseline-determined repair and causal closure review.
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
# Validation Loop Skill
Autonomous verification that performs one comprehensive audit, applies every repair determined by the declared requirements, and closes those repairs without silently restarting discovery.
## Explicit Project Input
If arguments include `--project <name>`, resolve that project directly from the repository's `.groundwork.yml` for this invocation. Treat it as authoritative; do not depend on or change persisted project selection. In runner mode, `GROUNDWORK_PROJECT` and `GROUNDWORK_PROJECT_ROOT` provide the same invocation-local selection.
## Noninteractive Invocation
If arguments include `--noninteractive`, skip the model recommendation and never call `AskUserQuestion`. Preserve normal non-runner result and commit behavior. When user input would otherwise be required, persist unexecuted findings, preserve the durable session, and return `Validation INCOMPLETE ({N} iter, reason: <reason>)`. Do not restart validation.
## Runner Mode
If session context contains `GROUNDWORK_RUNNER_MODE=true`:
- Skip the model recommendation pre-flight and do not call `AskUserQuestion`.
- Use the supplied `base_sha` for the complete task diff.
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add etr/groundwork/validate@sha256:026dffed620c752dThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261023.5f1d1f9, 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_o6v53hy2z2kj33wu)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 7 versions of this file, between Sep 13, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026, about one every 7 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261023.5f1d1f9 latest | 2026-10-23 | 5f1d1f9 | 44,062 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261007.b1b01f7 | 2026-10-07 | b1b01f7 | 41,880 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.abcc1a3 | 2026-09-13 | abcc1a3 | 38,850 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.f08e8e0 | 2026-09-13 | f08e8e0 | 38,574 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.6de36c0 | 2026-09-13 | 6de36c0 | 39,103 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.04b1d3b | 2026-09-13 | 04b1d3b | 38,365 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.34ac377 | 2026-09-13 | 34ac377 | 38,364 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 (44062 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
etr/groundwork · 44 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-30 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_o6v53hy2z2kj33wu GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=etr/groundwork/validate GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/026dffed620c752d89d897d7e6218951af5f0eeeb5be6ee854fe39e686cf08a0
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.