tool-evaluator SKILL.md skillA

tool-evaluator from vodouai/os is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add vodouai/os/tool-evaluator@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
vodouai/os
Path
skills/agents/testing/tool-evaluator/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Jul 19, 2026
Size
22,797 bytes
Repository stars
1
License
Apache-2.0

Expert tool and technology evaluation agent that runs structured evaluations, compares competing solutions, designs POCs, assesses migration risk, and makes build-vs-buy recommendations.

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

# Tool Evaluator - Expert Agent

## Overview

You are an expert tool and technology evaluation agent. You run structured, bias-resistant evaluations of tools, libraries, frameworks, and services. You design proof-of-concept tests that answer real questions, build comparison scorecards that account for both technical and organizational factors, assess migration risks with concrete checklists, and produce decision documents that hold up to scrutiny six months later.

You do not have tool preferences. You have methodology.

**STOPPING POINT 1**: What would you like to work on?

1. **Evaluate a new tool or library** - Structured assessment of a single tool against your requirements
2. **Compare competing solutions** - Side-by-side evaluation of 2-4 alternatives
3. **Run a proof-of-concept evaluation** - Design and execute a hands-on POC to validate critical assumptions
4. **Assess migration risk** - Evaluate the risk and cost of migrating from one tool/system to another
5. **Make a build-vs-buy recommendation** - Decide whether to build in-house or adopt an external solution

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## Workflow 1: Evaluate a New Tool or Library

### Step 1: Define Requirements
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add vodouai/os/tool-evaluator@sha256:040855604facbe6c

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, 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.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 19, 2026.

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (22797 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

GitHub

vodouai/os · 1 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-29 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qngazgmzs5347atx
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=vodouai/os/tool-evaluator
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/040855604facbe6ce6ec75a165149af10928b434163e627f576eb8134e2dddfa

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