community-builder — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited community-builder (Agent Skill) and scored it 96/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 1 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
Findings & checks · 1 flagged
The text {match} tells the agent to skip the normal "ask the user first" gate. Used adversarially it removes the human-in-the-loop check before destructive or sensitive actions, turning a normally-gated agent into a fire-and-forget executor.
Every scanned point with the score it earned and what moved between them.
First recorded scan — no prior version to compare against.
The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
Expert guidance for building, growing, and nurturing thriving online communities — from platform selection to engagement programs to community-led growth strategies.
Great communities are built on three pillars:
When invoked, apply the guidelines in rules/ organized by:
strategy-* — Community-led growth, positioning, and strategic planningplatform-* — Discord, Slack, Circle, and platform selectiononboarding-* — Member welcome flows and activationengagement-* — Programs, rituals, and recurring activitiescontent-* — User-generated content and content programsprograms-* — Ambassador, champion, and super-user programsmetrics-* — Community health and analyticsmoderation-* — Governance, moderation, and conflict resolutiondevrel-* — Developer relations and technical community building┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ ATTRACT │───▶│ ACTIVATE │───▶│ ENGAGE │ │
│ │ (Reach) │ │ (Value) │ │ (Habit) │ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ ▲ │ │
│ │ ┌──────────┐ │ │
│ │ │ ADVOCATE │ │ │
│ └──────────│ (Amplify)│◀─────────┘ │
│ └──────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘| Stage | Characteristics | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Nascent | Founder-led, <100 members | 1:1 conversations, manual everything |
| Growing | Early champions emerge, 100-1,000 | Systems, rituals, first programs |
| Scaling | Self-sustaining activity, 1,000-10,000 | Governance, moderation, delegation |
| Mature | Community-led initiatives, 10,000+ | Platform, sub-communities, ecosystem |
| Stage | Goal | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Lurker | First interaction | Post/reply count |
| Newcomer | Find value, connect | Retention D7 |
| Regular | Form habits, contribute | Weekly active |
| Champion | Lead initiatives | Content created |
| Ambassador | Represent externally | Referrals, reach |
In most communities:
Goal: Move people up the engagement ladder, not force everyone to create.
| Dimension | Audience | Community |
|---|---|---|
| Direction | One to many | Many to many |
| Value | From creator | From each other |
| Ownership | Creator owns | Members co-own |
| Content | Creator produces | Members produce |
| Retention | Content-dependent | Relationship-dependent |
| Scalability | Linear | Network effects |
| Platform | Best For | Key Strength | Key Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | Gaming, dev, real-time | Rich features, free | Overwhelming UX |
| Slack | Professional, B2B | Familiar, searchable | Expensive at scale |
| Circle | Courses, creators | Clean UX, courses | Less real-time |
| Discourse | Long-form, async | SEO, knowledge base | Old-school feel |
| GitHub Discussions | Open source, devs | Code integration | Limited features |
| Public discovery | SEO, scale | Less control |
| Category | Metrics |
|---|---|
| Growth | New members, referral rate, churn rate |
| Engagement | DAU/MAU, posts per member, response time |
| Health | Sentiment, helpful answers, retention |
| Value | NPS, support deflection, product influence |
| Motion | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Assisted | Community supports product users | Support deflection |
| Community-Qualified | Leads emerge from community | B2B, enterprise |
| Community-Distributed | Growth through member networks | Viral products |
| Community-Created | Members build on platform | Platforms, APIs |
| Program | Frequency | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Office Hours | Weekly | Direct access, Q&A |
| Show & Tell | Weekly/Monthly | Member showcases |
| AMAs | Monthly | Expert access |
| Challenges | Monthly/Quarterly | Activation, content |
| Conferences | Annual | Milestone, celebration |
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