research-first-development SKILL.md skillA
research-first-development from fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/research-first-development@git:20260728.80a7ab6Pins git:20260728.80a7ab6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall
- Path
plugins/academic-research/research-first-development/skills/research-first-development/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260728.80a7ab6, committed Jul 28, 2026
- Size
- 19,151 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5
- License
- MIT
Build knowledge bases that build software — research before code, teach before execute.
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
# Research-First Development > Build knowledge bases that build software — research before code, teach before execute Methodology for AI-assisted development where investment in research, skill creation, and knowledge encoding **precedes** implementation. Discovered through the Dead Letter heir's masterclass on cognitive architecture utilization (February 2026). --- ## When to Use - Starting any new project with the AI assistant - Entering a new implementation phase of an existing project - Onboarding the AI assistant to an unfamiliar domain - When AI output quality is inconsistent (symptom: insufficient context) - Before any complex multi-subsystem implementation --- ## Core Insight Traditional software development: **Requirements → Design → Code → Test** AI-assisted development with cognitive architecture: **Research → Teach → Plan → Execute** > **The quality of AI output is directly proportional to the quality of knowledge in its context.** Instead of the human writing code with AI assistance, **the human orchestrates intent while AI handles execution**. But AI can only execute what it understands. Therefore: invest in teaching before asking for output. --- …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/research-first-development@sha256:3b1a1f4b74bbd004The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260728.80a7ab6, 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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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 28, 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 (19151 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
fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_yttl4oiptupwls6h GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/research-first-development GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3b1a1f4b74bbd0041a01ab57eef471bec3e3145520c07ced0832e767d61b2634
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.