ia-meta-prompting SKILL.md skillA
ia-meta-prompting from iliaal/whetstone is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add iliaal/whetstone/ia-meta-prompting@git:20260923.1fe6908Pins git:20260923.1fe6908 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- iliaal/whetstone
- Path
plugins/whetstone/skills/ia-meta-prompting/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 6
- Latest version
- git:20260923.1fe6908, committed Sep 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 2, 2026
- Size
- 5,686 bytes
- Repository stars
- 35
- License
- MIT
Structured decision modifiers (/think, /verify, /adversarial, /edge, /confidence, /assumptions, etc.) to stress-test conclusions, evidence, assumptions, alternatives, and edge cases. Use when validating an important design, architecture decision, or ambiguous plan before committing.
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
# Meta-Prompting
Stress-test decisions via `/commands` or natural language. Commands combine
left-to-right: `/verify /adversarial`. Auto-trigger when context warrants and
note which pattern applied. Output a decision record with the conclusion,
decisive evidence, alternatives, uncertainty, and the applicable marker (e.g.,
`VERIFIED ANSWER:`, `REVISED ANSWER:`, confidence tier).
## Patterns
**`/think`** | `/show`: Present a concise decision record: conclusion,
decisive evidence, alternatives considered, rejection reasons, and material
uncertainty. With `/think doubt`, state what evidence could overturn each
material conclusion.
**`/adversarial`** | `/argue`: After answering, steelman the opposing case. 3 strongest counterarguments ranked by severity. Identify blind spots and unstated assumptions.
**`/constrain`** | `/strict`: Tight constraints: 3 sentences max, cite sources, no hedging. Override inline: `/constrain 5 sentences`.
**`/json`** | `/format`: Respond in valid JSON code block, no surrounding prose unless asked. Default schema:
```json
{"analysis": "string", "confidence_score": 85, "methodology": "string", "limitations": ["string"]}
```
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add iliaal/whetstone/ia-meta-prompting@sha256:3cadcf59a0f3c0c7The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260923.1fe6908, 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_pw3kppvnuiuncs7i)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 6 versions of this file, between May 2, 2026 and Sep 23, 2026, about one every 29 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20260923.1fe6908 latest | 2026-09-23 | 1fe6908 | 5,686 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260917.e9d876a | 2026-09-17 | e9d876a | 5,720 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260829.119c176 | 2026-08-29 | 119c176 | 5,720 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260707.2c20a75 | 2026-07-07 | 2c20a75 | 5,347 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260703.f42683d | 2026-07-03 | f42683d | 5,357 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260502.a01df88 | 2026-05-02 | a01df88 | 4,594 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 (5686 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
iliaal/whetstone · 35 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-04 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_pw3kppvnuiuncs7i GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=iliaal/whetstone/ia-meta-prompting GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3cadcf59a0f3c0c71ba51e0936f720c953d4d42add139ad49762a221c5b1f5dd
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.