021-problem-framing SKILL.md skillA
021-problem-framing from jabrena/plinth is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add jabrena/plinth/021-problem-framing@v0.19.0Pins v0.19.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- jabrena/plinth
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skills/021-problem-framing/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v0.19.0, committed Sep 26, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 1, 2026
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- 3,556 bytes
- Repository stars
- 453
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when a problem or issue needs explicit framing before deeper analysis begins — establishing the Problem statement, Current state, Desired state, Stakeholders, and Success criteria. This should trigger when an issue's Problem Framing point of view needs evaluation, or when a maintainer directly asks to frame a problem before root-cause analysis, design, or planning begins. Part of Plinth Toolkit.
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
# Problem Framing Guide production of a Problem statement, Current state, Desired state, Stakeholders, and Success criteria for a problem or issue under exploration. **This is an interactive SKILL**. **What is covered in this Skill?** - Stating the problem independently of any specific solution - Describing the current state using observable facts - Describing the desired state as an outcome, not an implementation mechanism - Identifying stakeholders affected by, accountable for, or informed about the problem - Defining success criteria that make problem resolution verifiable - Feeding a clarified problem frame into `022-root-cause-analysis` and the remaining Functional Specification lenses ## Constraints Frame the problem before any deeper analysis. When this technique is orchestrated by another workflow, the orchestrator owns clarifying-question sequencing; when applied standalone, ask directly. - **MUST** read `references/021-problem-framing.md` before applying Problem Framing guidance - **MUST** state the problem independently of any specific solution, technology, or implementation …
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How to install
mdr add jabrena/plinth/021-problem-framing@sha256:ad490757a0affa0bThe line at the top of this page pins the label v0.19.0, 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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The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Aug 1, 2026 and Sep 26, 2026, about one every 56 days.
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| v0.19.0 latest | 2026-09-26 | 9569c35 | 3,556 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.18.0 | 2026-08-01 | 26b0e71 | 3,556 B | A | view |
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Source
jabrena/plinth · 453 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_yyv5u55tyo2oepsv GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jabrena/plinth/021-problem-framing GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/ad490757a0affa0bbcfad4e0b45684222f0509e89f3de1e9457cf61325496401
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