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amplifier-philosophy from microsoft/amplifier-bundle-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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Amplifier design philosophy using Linux kernel metaphor. Covers mechanism vs policy, module architecture, event-driven design, and kernel principles. Use when designing new modules or making architectural decisions.
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
# Amplifier Philosophy: The Linux Kernel Metaphor
## Core Principle: Mechanism Not Policy
**If two teams might want different behavior, it belongs in a module, not the kernel.**
The kernel provides mechanisms (mount, emit, dispatch). Modules provide policies (what to mount, when to emit, how to handle).
## Architecture Patterns
### Kernel (amplifier-core)
**Keep it minimal and stable:**
- Session management (`session_create`, `mount`, `unmount`)
- Event emission (`emit`)
- Hook registration
- Context access
**Never add to kernel:**
- Provider selection
- Tool routing
- Plan generation
- Default behaviors
- File I/O
### Modules (Everything Else)
**All capabilities as modules:**
- **Providers**: LLM backends (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama)
- **Tools**: Capabilities (filesystem, bash, web)
- **Orchestrators**: Execution strategies
- **Context Managers**: State management
- **Hooks**: Lifecycle observers
## Mount Point System
Think of modules as **devices mounted at paths**:
```
/mnt/providers/{name} - LLM backends
/mnt/tools/{name} - Agent capabilities
/mnt/hooks/{event} - Lifecycle observers
/mnt/context - Conversation state
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How to install
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Source
microsoft/amplifier-bundle-skills · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-02 · branch main
API
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