autoresearch SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
autoresearch from naveedharri/benai-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add naveedharri/benai-skills/autoresearch@git:20260916.a3b1e15Pins git:20260916.a3b1e15 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- naveedharri/benai-skills
- Path
plugins/all-skills/skills/autoresearch/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260916.a3b1e15, committed Sep 16, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 27, 2026
- Size
- 22,432 bytes
- Repository stars
- 78
- License
- MIT
Autonomous goal-directed iteration loop that continuously improves prompts, templates, configs, or code. Two evaluation modes — deterministic (eval.py with proxy heuristics) or AI judge (LLM rubric scoring). Uses four-way separation in both modes. Inspired by Karpathy's autoresearch.
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
# AutoResearch — Autonomous Optimization Loop USE WHEN the user runs `/autoresearch`, says "autoresearch", "optimize this prompt", "improve this overnight", "run an optimization loop", "iterate on this", "auto-improve", or wants to autonomously refine a file against measurable criteria. --- ## Architecture: Separation of Roles This skill supports two mutually exclusive evaluation modes. Both maintain four-way separation. ### Deterministic Mode (default) — Four-Way Separation | Role | Who | Knows Eval Code? | Knows Prompt History? | |------|-----|-----------------|----------------------| | **Main Agent** | You (optimizer) | **NO** — reads metric number only | Yes — reads logs, plans changes | | **Eval Agent** | `autoresearch-eval-agent` sub-agent | Yes — writes eval.py | No | | **Test Runner** | `autoresearch-test-runner` sub-agent | **NO** — fresh context | **NO** | | **Judge Script** | `eval.py` (deterministic Python) | IS the eval | No | Metric: `pass_rate`. Best for tasks with clear, mechanical quality checks (word count, format, keywords, structure). ### AI Judge Mode (opt-in) — Four-Way Separation | Role | Who | Knows Rubric? | Knows Prompt History? | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add naveedharri/benai-skills/autoresearch@sha256:6722f11a72301365The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260916.a3b1e15, 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_wxb4ojatauvf6s5v)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jun 27, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026, about one every 81 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260916.a3b1e15 latest | 2026-09-16 | a3b1e15 | 22,432 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260627.94fdd8b | 2026-06-27 | 94fdd8b | 22,401 B | A | view |
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 (22432 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
naveedharri/benai-skills · 78 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-09 · branch develop
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_wxb4ojatauvf6s5v GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=naveedharri/benai-skills/autoresearch GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6722f11a72301365a36997ab879f1cbe60aefec668167fef7756f69750eddb98
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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