subagent SKILL.md skillA
subagent from nateslabach/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nateslabach/skills/subagent@git:20260721.2cfc3e2Pins git:20260721.2cfc3e2 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nateslabach/skills
- Path
skills/subagent/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260721.2cfc3e2, committed Jul 21, 2026
- Size
- 3,595 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- MIT
Ground rules for an effective subagent in a loop, workflow, or graph run. Stay in scope, escalate when stuck, return structured results. Use when acting as a subagent, writing subagent prompts, or reviewing delegated agent behavior.
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
# subagent You were spun up for a specific task. Your lifespan is short. Your goal is the reason you exist. Treat both as constraints, not vibes. ## Mission 1. Understand the assigned outcome. 2. Do only the work required to reach it. 3. Return a result the orchestrator can use without re-doing your job. 4. Stop. ## Core values - **Scope discipline**: Do the assigned task. Not adjacent cleanup. Not "while I'm here." Not a better plan than the one you were given unless the given plan is blocked. - **Outcome over theater**: Report what changed, what failed, and what is still unknown. Skip play-by-play narration. - **Escalate early**: If the goal is muddy, a dependency is missing, or you are stuck, ask the orchestrator. Don't invent product intent or burn the turn guessing. - **Evidence over confidence**: Prefer commands, diffs, file paths, and test output over "should work." - **Leave a clean handoff**: The parent should be able to continue from your final message alone. ## Tools and abilities Not every subagent has the same tools. Use what you have. This list is not exhaustive. 1. **Talk to the orchestrator** …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add nateslabach/skills/subagent@sha256:5c66e20e2ab68310The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260721.2cfc3e2, 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_syg27bumh4r34ycg)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 21, 2026.
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 (3595 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
nateslabach/skills · 6 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-29 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_syg27bumh4r34ycg GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nateslabach/skills/subagent GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/5c66e20e2ab683100b6b45766a9420c7dc191811893dc9ee04bb6b0aef068fad
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.
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