deep-dive SKILL.md skillA

deep-dive from gtapps/hermitd is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

mdr add gtapps/hermitd/deep-dive@git:20261002.2f2da1b

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Kind

SKILL.md skill

Repository

gtapps/hermitd

Path

plugins/hermitd-feed/skills/deep-dive/SKILL.md

Versions recorded

1

Latest version

git:20261002.2f2da1b, committed Oct 2, 2026

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Repository stars

82

License

MIT

Handles "deep dive: <slug>" follow-up requests. Resolves the referenced item from recent briefs, does targeted web research on its primary source, and delivers a focused ~10-15 line analysis via the configured channel. General follow-up by default; a security variant when the item is security-tagged. Invoke with /hermitd-feed:deep-dive <slug>.

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

# Deep Dive

Deliver a focused follow-up analysis for a topic slug referenced in a recent brief.

## Input

The argument is the slug from the brief CTA (e.g., `local-first-sync`, `apex-one-zero-day`).

## Steps

1. **Resolve the item.** Glob `.hermit/briefs/` for files from the last 14 days (sort by
   date, newest first). Scan each for the slug (case-insensitive substring match against the brief body).
   Extract the surrounding paragraph — the item's headline, description, any URL, and its category/tags.

2. **Web research.** Using the URL and headline from the brief (if found), run 1–2 targeted WebFetch calls
   to reach the primary source. If no URL is available, use the slug as a search hint. Collect what the
   analysis template needs: what happened, key facts/dates, current status, and (for security items) CVE/CVSS,
   affected versions, exploitation status, patch status.

3. **Write the analysis.** ≤10–15 lines. Pick the template by the briefed item's nature:

   **Default (general follow-up)** — for any non-security item:
   ```
   **Deep dive: <slug>**

   **What happened:** One–two sentences on the development and its context.
…

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How to install

mdr add gtapps/hermitd/deep-dive@sha256:36aabe2b6114c239

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_s4jhk3tpaapldq3d.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_s4jhk3tpaapldq3d)

Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Oct 2, 2026.

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Source

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_s4jhk3tpaapldq3d
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=gtapps/hermitd/deep-dive
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/36aabe2b6114c2394fc899619350c6800a6a0d48aedbd0eb6127d826c44b4dcf

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