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choose-boring-technology skillA

choose-boring-technology is agent-read markdown (skill) from the-artificer-of-ciphers-llc/skills-from-the-artificer: Apply the "Choose Boring Technology" principle when evaluating tech stack decisions, adding new tools or frameworks, proposing a rewrite, or debating between a familiar vs. cutting-edge approach. Use this skill whenever someone is considering adopting a new library, language, database, or service—even if they frame it as "should we use X?", "what tech should we pick?", or "is it worth trying Y?". This skill helps teams resist shiny-object syndrome and make grounded technology choices..

Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.

How to install

Latest version
mdr add the-artificer-of-ciphers-llc/skills-from-the-artificer/choose-boring-technology@git:20260530.3e17152
Exact content
mdr add the-artificer-of-ciphers-llc/skills-from-the-artificer/choose-boring-technology@sha256:b616751f4699d03d

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3582 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

GitHub

the-artificer-of-ciphers-llc/skills-from-the-artificer · 4 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-13 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ysboeccyrc3ekbka
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=the-artificer-of-ciphers-llc/skills-from-the-artificer/choose-boring-technology
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b616751f4699d03d5e54302c86ade302f839e58ca0f821f4b73f214e8839c151

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