052-design-hamburger-method SKILL.md skillA
052-design-hamburger-method 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/052-design-hamburger-method@v0.19.0Pins v0.19.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
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- jabrena/plinth
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skills/052-design-hamburger-method/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- v0.19.0, committed Sep 26, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 10, 2026
- Size
- 4,081 bytes
- Repository stars
- 461
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when a large feature, story, plan, or spec idea needs to be split into small vertical slices with the Hamburger Method. This should trigger for requests such as Split this oversized story; Find the smallest useful slice; Break this feature into vertical slices; Apply the Hamburger Method; Turn this broad plan into tracked slices. 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
# Hamburger Method Design Guide Java teams through the Hamburger Method for splitting oversized work into small, valuable, end-to-end vertical slices. **This is an interactive SKILL**. **What is covered in this Skill?** - Recognizing oversized feature, story, plan, or spec work - Identifying 3-6 functional or workflow layers that participate in delivering value - Generating 4-5 implementation or quality options per layer - Challenging scope with the smallest useful version question - Filtering options that are too costly, redundant, irreversible, or unnecessary for early learning - Composing one first vertical slice and follow-up slices - Self-checking value, size, testability, deliverability, and issue-tracking suitability - Routing plan, OpenSpec, GitHub issue, and Jira follow-up through the existing planning skills ## Constraints Split oversized work into vertical slices that deliver observable value, not isolated horizontal technical tasks. - **MUST** read `references/052-design-hamburger-method.md` before applying the method - **MUST** identify 3-6 functional or workflow layers before selecting a slice …
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How to install
mdr add jabrena/plinth/052-design-hamburger-method@sha256:3cd004f0bd984535The 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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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jul 10, 2026 and Sep 26, 2026, about one every 39 days.
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| v0.19.0 latest | 2026-09-26 | 9569c35 | 4,081 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.18.0 | 2026-08-01 | 26b0e71 | 4,081 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.17.0 | 2026-07-10 | aaee915 | 4,081 B | A | view |
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Source
jabrena/plinth · 461 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zudukrnbuftmcitq GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jabrena/plinth/052-design-hamburger-method GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3cd004f0bd984535862623270cc8a4da56c62d1ccbe88a1f41a70f2bc8a9d6e0
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