Agent Format

Standard formatting for agent messages. Visual hierarchy, status indicators, progress bars — scannable on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp. The baseline fo...

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only formatting guide for agent messages; it asks for no credentials, installs, or file access and is consistent with its stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description match the SKILL.md content: it's a formatting/style guide for agent outputs. There are no unrelated requirements (no env vars, binaries, or install steps).

Instruction Scope

The SKILL.md only specifies visual conventions (emoji, progress bars, tables, sparklines). It does not instruct reading files, accessing environment variables, calling external endpoints, or collecting user data.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec and no code files. This is the lowest-risk type (instruction-only) and nothing will be written to disk by the skill itself.

Credentials

The skill requires no credentials, env vars, or config paths. Requested privileges are minimal and appropriate for a formatting guide.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent/system-level changes or access to other skills' configs. Normal autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default).

Assessment

This skill is essentially a styling guide and appears safe to install: it contains no code, no installs, and requests no secrets. Before installing, confirm you trust the agent that will use it (the agent could apply the formatting to any message you give it). Also note downstream considerations: formatted content (emojis, block characters) may render differently across chat clients and could be used in social-engineering if combined with other skills that send messages on your behalf. If you integrate this with other skills that have network or credential access, review those skills' permissions separately.

How agents should format messages for chat apps.

Patterns

Status Indicators

Symbol	Meaning
🟢	Good / Done
🟡	In Progress / Warning
🔴	Blocked / Error
🔥	Urgent
⚡	Quick

Progress Bars

████████░░ 80%
██████░░░░ 60%
████░░░░░░ 40%

Chars: █ (filled) ░ (empty)

Sparklines

▁▂▃▅▇█▇▅▃▂

Chars (low→high): ▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █

Tables (Monospace)

Project     Status    Owner
─────────────────────────────
Alpha       🟢 Done   PM
Beta        🟡 WIP    CTO
Gamma       🔴 Block  Sales

Principles

Lead with signal. Most important first.

Assume scanning. Nobody reads walls of text.

Visual hierarchy. Emoji → bars → text.

Example

📊 Status

🔴 Blocked
• Client scope (waiting)

🟡 Active
• Launch prep ████████░░ 80%

🟢 Done
• Demo ✓
• Docs ✓

📈 Week: ▂▃▅▆▇█

Reference

Progress: ░█
Spark:    ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█
Divider:  ─────
Status:   🟢🟡🔴🔥⚡