nw-command-design-patterns-classification SKILL.md skillA
nw-command-design-patterns-classification from nwave-ai/nwave is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nwave-ai/nwave/nw-command-design-patterns-classification@git:20261102.c67d57bPins git:20261102.c67d57b in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nwave-ai/nwave
- Path
nWave/skills/nw-command-design-patterns-classification/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
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- Latest version
- git:20261102.c67d57b, committed Nov 2, 2026
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- Repository stars
- 633
- License
- MIT
How to size and categorize a command, the declarative command template, and the WHAT-vs-HOW logic-placement rule.
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
# Command Classification, Sizing, and Declarative Template (KNOWLEDGE)
**Kind**: KNOWLEDGE (reference). Composed by `nw-command-design-patterns` core. Fires when: a command must be classified, sized, or restructured against the declarative template (the "what category / what size / what shape" question). No forced sequence.
## The Forge Model (Gold Standard)
`forge.md` at 40 lines is the reference dispatcher. Contains: header (wave, agent, overview) | Agent invocation (name + command + config) | Success criteria (checklist) | Next wave handoff | Expected outputs. Every dispatcher should aspire to this pattern.
## Command Categories
| Category | Description | Size Target | Examples |
|----------|-------------|-------------|----------|
| Simple | Direct action, minimal delegation | 40-80 lines | forge, start, version, git |
| Dispatcher | Delegates to one agent with context | 40-150 lines | research, review, execute |
| Orchestrator | Coordinates multiple agents/phases | 100-300 lines | develop, document |
## Declarative Command Template
Commands declare WHAT, not HOW. The agent knows how to do its job.
```markdown
# DW-{NAME}: {Title}
**Wave**: {WAVE_NAME}
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How to install
mdr add nwave-ai/nwave/nw-command-design-patterns-classification@sha256:e25e4167b42b93fdThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261102.c67d57b, 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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- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
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- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
nwave-ai/nwave · 633 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
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