aud

Validate artifact schemas and halt pipelines on guardrail violations.

Updated Mar 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/elcoosp/elcoosp-skills --skill aud
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: aud
Source: https://github.com/elcoosp/elcoosp-skills/tree/main/virtual-saas-team/agents/core/aud
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/elcoosp/elcoosp-skills --skill aud

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill acts as the system's vigilant auditor and circuit-breaker, ensuring safety, validity, and compliance by monitoring all operations and intervening when necessary to prevent catastrophic failures or data corruption.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Artifact Validation: Validates schemas and cross-references of submitted artifacts.
  • Circuit-Breaker: Halts pipelines upon detecting guardrail violations, cost runaways, or security breaches.
  • Compliance Verification: Enforces security gates before deployments.
  • Audit Logging: Maintains an immutable, chained audit log of all critical events.
  • Use Case: When a new architecture document is submitted, AUD validates its schema, checks for internal contradictions, and ensures it references existing components before marking it as active, preventing flawed designs from entering the system.

Quick Start

Use the aud skill to validate the schema and content quality of the artifact with ID 'artifact-12345'.

Frequently Asked Questions about aud

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate artifact schemas and cross-references before deployment?

Artifact schema validation checks submitted artifacts for schema compliance and cross-references existing components. It ensures architecture documents reference valid components before marking them active, preventing flawed designs from entering the system.

What is a circuit breaker in pipeline compliance and how does it halt operations?

A circuit breaker in pipeline compliance unilaterally halts operations upon detecting guardrail violations, cost runaways, or security breaches. It acts as a critical safety mechanism to ensure system integrity and prevent catastrophic failures or data corruption.

How do I enforce compliance gates and security checks before a deployment?

Compliance gates enforce security verification before deployments by validating artifact schemas and monitoring operations. The system halts pipelines unilaterally if guardrails are violated, ensuring only compliant and secure artifacts are promoted.

How do I maintain an immutable audit log of critical system events?

An immutable audit log maintains a chained record of all critical system events. It captures artifact validation results, guardrail enforcement actions, and circuit-breaker interventions to ensure a tamper-proof history of compliance and security operations.

How do I monitor for cost runaways and hallucinations in automated pipelines?

Monitoring for cost runaways and hallucinations involves continuous auditing of system operations against established guardrails. The circuit-breaker mechanism halts pipelines immediately when these anomalies are detected, preventing uncontrolled resource consumption.

When should I use a circuit breaker to halt a deployment pipeline?

You should use a circuit breaker to halt a deployment pipeline when guardrail violations, security breaches, or cost runaways are detected during artifact validation. It unilaterally stops operations to prevent flawed designs or data corruption from entering production.