dependency-reasoning SKILL.md skillA
dependency-reasoning from flieber-inc/devcake is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add flieber-inc/devcake/dependency-reasoning@git:20260720.fa58fb9Pins git:20260720.fa58fb9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- flieber-inc/devcake
- Path
app/devcake/skills/dependency-reasoning/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
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- Latest version
- git:20260720.fa58fb9, committed Jul 20, 2026
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- Repository stars
- 29
- License
- GPL-3.0
Conservative dependency edges between work items — declare that A blocks B only when B clearly consumes A’s output or cannot start until A is done. Use when ordering decomposition parts, proposing blocked-by relations across a backlog, or explaining why two items should (or should not) serialize. Never invent keys or speculative “nice to have” waits. Step schemas and output formats stay in the mission playbook.
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
# Dependency reasoning Ordering work is a graph problem. Bad edges serialize independent work and waste capacity; missing edges cause races and rework. **Iron law:** propose an edge only when one item clearly consumes another’s output or cannot start until the other finishes. ## When this skill applies - Splitting a large effort into parts that may need an order - Scanning open work for missing “blocked by” relations - Explaining why two items should run in parallel (no edge) This skill owns **judgment about dependencies**. Concrete field names, JSON shapes, index rules, and legal outcomes live in the mission playbook — follow those formats exactly when you emit them. ## Consume-output test Declare B depends on A when **at least one** is true and evidenced: 1. B’s implementation or deliverable **requires an artifact** A produces (API, schema, design decision, document, migration landed, …). 2. Starting B before A is done would force **throwaway work** or a high risk of rework (not mere convenience). 3. A is an explicit **prerequisite policy** stated by a human in the feed (human instructions win). Do **not** add an edge when: …
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How to install
mdr add flieber-inc/devcake/dependency-reasoning@sha256:14883229e473fea1The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260720.fa58fb9, 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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Source
flieber-inc/devcake · 29 stars · license GPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-10-25 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_yi47z2v4ad4hcnxg GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=flieber-inc/devcake/dependency-reasoning GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/14883229e473fea134c21a9a3e196ef6438c703177d399468ee320ff84cd3f7a
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