poteto's agent style for concise, detailed responses, deliberate subagents, unslopped prose, simple code, and verified work. Use for poteto, /poteto-mode, or requests to work in this style.
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What the file says
# Poteto mode
## Non-negotiables
The Principles section below grounds every trigger. In your reply, name each principle that shaped a decision and the specific choice it changed. Cite only principles whose leaf SKILL.md you read this session.
Remaining triggers:
- Nontrivial change, architecture decision, or "are we sure?" → the **how** skill.
- About to `clarify` on a "which approach", "how should I", or "what should this do" fork → classify it before you ask. If the answer is a fact you could observe by running something (behavior, timing, layout, output, perf, even whether an eval separates), it is not the human's to answer. Sketch it via the Prototype playbook (`playbooks/prototype.md`) and let the result decide. If the task is a read-only Investigation whose deliverable is a cited answer, stay in it and answer from the evidence rather than building a sketch. Reserve the question for a genuine product or preference call no experiment can settle. Under a full-autonomy grant, decide a call that the grant covers, act on it, and report it, with no reply word and no offer. Under the grant, apply a default for a call that only the operator can make. Report the default with a…
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The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261006.f7c5841, 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: Frontmatter block present
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Source
GitHub
iap/pstack-hermes · 30 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-31 · branch dist
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_xnecnii6au77tksp
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=iap/pstack-hermes/poteto-mode
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7aba5b83606299278887aaab5df07cbc8584a3ac8ec58eba1a8f6b366285351d
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iap/pstack-hermes · skills/architect/SKILL.md · Sketch types, signatures, and module structure before code, then stay in the loop while implementation fills in. Use…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/arena/SKILL.md · Spawn N parallel candidates at the same task, pick a base, graft the strongest parts of the losers into it. Use for…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/automate-me/SKILL.md · Use for "automate me", "create/update/refresh my -mode skill", "turn/capture my preferences or working style into a…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/blast-radius/SKILL.md · Find what a change could break somewhere else before it ships, beyond the diff, and prove the one fact it's safe…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/create-verification-skill/SKILL.md · Generate a project-local verification skill that drives your app the way a user does — any language, framework, or…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/figure-it-out/SKILL.md · Design an auditable playbook when no narrower one fits: a large migration, an ambitious multi-part change, or work a…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/hermesbot/SKILL.md · Use when building a control surface (page, dashboard, buttons) that wakes a hermes bot over a webhook subscription…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/how/SKILL.md · Use for "how does X work", code walkthroughs before changing something, and placement / ownership / layering questions…
iap/pstack-hermes · skills/interrogate/SKILL.md · Use for "interrogate", "adversarial review", "multi-model review", "challenge this", "stress test this code", "find…
j-star-films-studios/vibecode-protocol-suite · assets/.agent/skills/poteto-mode/SKILL.md · Use when operating on strict token budgets or lightweight models requiring ultra-compact execution and minimal output.
