Repo Audit

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Audit MCOS repository state before implementing a phase. Use before edits in every phase.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
7/28/2026
Claude Code
#repo-audit#pre-implementation#planning#read-only#workflow

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Automated summary

This skill enforces a read-only repository audit (active phase file, handoff manifest, readFirst paths) before any code change, and outputs a file-by-file edit plan.

Strengths

  • Forces the agent to read the active phase file and handoff/realignment/manifest.json before writing anything
  • Surfaces existing contracts and conflicts with the phase objective, catching silent regressions early
  • Explicitly lists files to edit, tests to add, validation commands, and a risks section
  • Standardized markdown output (Phase audit summary) that is easy to review or attach to a PR

Limitations

  • Tightly coupled to a specific MCOS layout (handoff/realignment/manifest.json, phase files with readFirst), so it is not portable as-is
  • No automated analysis tooling: audit quality depends entirely on what the agent reads manually
  • It provides no technical guard preventing edits; the "no edits before the plan" rule relies on agent discipline
When to use it

Invoke it manually at the start of each phase, right before touching the repository, to frame the edits and validation steps.

When not to use it

Unnecessary for a one-off fix or a read-only exploration that does not follow the MCOS phase workflow.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score65/100

The skill only instructs reading files and producing an audit plan. It declares no tools and does not direct any execution, modification, network access, or destructive actions. No sensitive data handling or exfiltration risk is present.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Start of a phase
/repo-audit — audit the repo for phase 3 before I change anything, and give me the edit plan with tests and validation commands.
Conflict check against manifest
Run the repo audit: read the active phase file and handoff/realignment/manifest.json, then list any old contracts that conflict with the phase objective.
Pre-edit scope review
Before I implement, audit the phase readFirst paths and produce the files-to-edit, tests-to-update, validation-commands and risks summary.

name: repo-audit description: Audit MCOS repository state before implementing a phase. Use before edits in every phase. disable-model-invocation: true

Repo Audit Skill

Use this before editing.

  1. Read the active phase file.
  2. Read handoff/realignment/manifest.json.
  3. Inspect all phase readFirst paths.
  4. Identify old contracts that conflict with the phase objective.
  5. Produce a file-by-file edit plan.
  6. Identify tests and validation commands before editing.
  7. Do not edit until the plan is explicit.

Output:

## Phase audit summary
- Phase:
- Existing contracts found:
- Conflicts:
- Files to edit:
- Tests to update/add:
- Validation commands:
- Risks:

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From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

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3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/repo-audit' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar' '.claude/skills/repo-audit'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar'

openskills read 'repo-audit-ms47voar'

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For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

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Read .skill-downloads/repo-audit-ms47voar/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

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