reference-match SKILL.md skillA
reference-match from glincker/ableton-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add glincker/ableton-skills/reference-match@git:20260427.5d4cee2Pins git:20260427.5d4cee2 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- glincker/ableton-skills
- Path
skills/reference-match/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260427.5d4cee2, committed Apr 27, 2026
- Size
- 4,383 bytes
- Repository stars
- 45
- License
- MIT
Use when the user references another track they want to emulate the vibe/sound of. Examples - "make this sound like Ólafur Arnalds", "I want a Tame Impala vibe", "match the mix of Kendrick's Money Trees". Translates artist/track references into actionable production decisions.
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
# Reference Match Translate a reference track or artist into concrete production choices. We do **not** download or analyze copyrighted audio. We use known sonic signatures and the user's own ears. ## Workflow ### 1. Identify the reference Ask if not given: "Which track or artist? And which aspect — the arrangement, the mix, the sound design, or the overall vibe?" ### 2. Pull the sonic signature from common knowledge Map the reference to its known characteristics. Examples: | Reference | Signature | | --- | --- | | **Ólafur Arnalds** | Felt piano, string ensemble (often Spitfire), tape saturation, slow tempo (60-80), minor key, sparse arrangement, long reverb tails, microphone proximity sound | | **Tame Impala (Currents-era)** | LinnDrum patterns, OP-1 synths, heavy chorus on guitar, vocoded vocals, sidechained bass, 60-90 BPM, vintage drum saturation | | **Bonobo** | Live percussion + electronic drums, jazz harmony, vinyl crackle textures, mid-tempo (90-110), wide stereo, heavy use of sample chops | | **Burial** | Vinyl/cassette texture, rain/atmosphere, pitched-up vocal samples, sub bass, garage-2step rhythm, lo-fi hihats, minor 7 chords | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add glincker/ableton-skills/reference-match@sha256:1c0d60921befd576The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260427.5d4cee2, 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_tvwsiuaoscwdlmtz)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Apr 27, 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 (4383 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
glincker/ableton-skills · 45 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_tvwsiuaoscwdlmtz GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=glincker/ableton-skills/reference-match GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1c0d60921befd576fe5255a2695500201f3924245e6e52abeb0d84ff7804e185
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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.