narratives skillA
narratives is agent-read markdown (skill) from notactuallytreyanastasio/deciduous: Understand how a system evolved - narratives are the source of truth.
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What the file says
# Narrative Tracking **Narratives are the source of truth. Commits are just evidence.** ## Step 1: Initialize narratives file ```bash deciduous narratives init ``` This creates `.deciduous/narratives.md` pre-populated with your active goal titles. ## Step 2: Understand the system first Before looking at git, read the code. Ask: **What are the major pieces of this system?** Each major piece probably has a narrative behind it. ## Step 3: Fill in the narratives Edit `.deciduous/narratives.md`. For each section: 1. Describe the **current state** (how it works today) 2. Infer the **evolution** (how it likely got this way) 3. Identify **PIVOTs** (when the conceptual model changed) 4. Find evidence (PRs, commits, docs) - optional 5. Check attached documents (`deciduous doc list`) Signs of a pivot: - Two approaches coexisting (migration in progress) - Comments explaining "we used to do X" - Config for old + new system - Deprecation warnings ## Step 4: Review narratives ```bash deciduous narratives show ``` ## Step 5: Check existing pivots ```bash deciduous narratives pivots ``` ## Output Format Each narrative section in `.deciduous/narratives.md`: ```markdown ## <Name> …
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How to install
mdr add notactuallytreyanastasio/deciduous/narratives@git:20260408.c06a5damdr add notactuallytreyanastasio/deciduous/narratives@sha256:f27d703f66cce9cbPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2044 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
notactuallytreyanastasio/deciduous · 161 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_oprkam53r5sqjm5d GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=notactuallytreyanastasio/deciduous/narratives GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f27d703f66cce9cb44c5494d4fe84d030dd20d4c1a7c96b1f8ed14097a6c8c45
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