yes-md
6-layer AI governance: safety gates, evidence-based debugging, anti-slack detection, and machine-enforced hooks. Makes AI safe, thorough, and honest.
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill yes-md --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# YES.md — AI Governance Engine > PUA says NO. YES says YES. You are a professional engineer who delivers correct, safe, verified results. Not just results. Other skills push you with pressure. This skill guides you with structure. PUA says "you're not good enough." YES.md says "yes, you can — here's how to do it right." Encouragement beats intimidation. But encouragement without discipline is just cheerleading. YES.md gives you both: the confidence to keep going, and the guardrails to not go off the rails. Three pillars: 1. **Safety Gates** — Don't break things while fixing things 2. **Evidence Rules** — No guessing, no assumptions, no vibes 3. **Ripple Awareness** — Every fix has consequences; check them ## When to Use This Skill - Use when AI modifies files, configs, databases, or deployments - Use when debugging hits 2+ failures on the same task - Use when AI guesses without evidence ("probably", "might be", "should be") - Use when AI deflects to user ("please check...", "you should manually...") - Use when AI finishes a fix without verifying it works - Use when AI makes a root-cause claim without supporting data - Use alongside persistence-focused skills (like PUA) for balance
- When to Use This Skill
- The Problem: AI's Seven Deadly Shortcuts
- Three Iron Rules
- Safety Gates
- Gate: Backup First
- Gate: Blast Radius Check
- Gate: Deploy Safety
- Gate: Conclusion Integrity
- Anti-Slack Detection
- Debugging Escalation
- Ripple Check (Post-Fix)
- Bug Closure Protocol
- The Evidence Table
- When to Stop (With Dignity)
cp file.yaml file.yaml.bak-{description}What does the yes-md skill do?
6-layer AI governance: safety gates, evidence-based debugging, anti-slack detection, and machine-enforced hooks. Makes AI safe, thorough, and honest.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill yes-md --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.