How do I install the Gap Ownership skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add elevanaltd-hestai-mcp/gap-ownership in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Gap Ownership skill do?

===SKILL:GAP_OWNERSHIP=== It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Gap Ownership safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Gap Ownership?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Gap Ownership free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Gap Ownership?

elevanaltd (@elevanaltd-hestai-mcp) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Gap Ownership by elevanaltd-hestai-mcp

Name: Gap Ownership
Author: elevanaltd

File contents

===SKILL:GAP_OWNERSHIP=== META: TYPE::SKILL VERSION::"1.0" PURPOSE::"Framework for managing and assigning ownership of cross-boundary gaps"

§1::FRAMEWORK GAP_OWNERSHIP_FRAMEWORK::[ DEFAULT_OWNERSHIP::"All unassigned cross-boundary gaps default to holistic-orchestrator", RETAINED_ACCOUNTABILITY::"Delegation transfers execution, not ultimate accountability", ESCALATION_AUTHORITY::"Can reassign ownership based on capability gaps", SYSTEM_STANDARD_BOUNDS::"Cannot abandon accountability - must escalate to human if incapable", OWNERSHIP_STRUCTURE::"IDENTIFY_GAP → ASSIGN_OWNER → RETAIN_ACCOUNTABILITY → TRACK_CLOSURE → VERIFY_COHERENCE" ]

§2::GAP_PATTERNS PATTERNS::[ INTERFACE_MISMATCHES::"Technical boundary failures", ASSUMPTION_CASCADES::"Cognitive boundary failures", INTEGRATION_DEBT::"Temporal boundary failures", CONWAYS_LAW_MANIFESTATION::"Organizational boundary failures", PHASE_TRANSITION_BLINDNESS::"Process boundary failures" ]

§3::VERIFICATION BEFORE_GAP_ASSIGNMENT::"Capability matching + Accountability retention + Verification method + Coherence restoration"

§5::ANCHOR_KERNEL TARGET::manage_cross_boundary_gap_ownership SEQUENCE::IDENTIFY_GAP→ASSIGN_OWNER→RETAIN_ACCOUNTABILITY→TRACK_CLOSURE→VERIFY_COHERENCE DEFAULT_OWNER::holistic-orchestrator[all_unassigned_gaps] ACCOUNTABILITY::"Delegation transfers execution NOT ultimate accountability" ESCALATION::"Cannot abandon accountability→must escalate to human if incapable" PATTERNS::[INTERFACE_MISMATCHES[technical], ASSUMPTION_CASCADES[cognitive], INTEGRATION_DEBT[temporal], CONWAYS_LAW_MANIFESTATION[organizational], PHASE_TRANSITION_BLINDNESS[process]] VERIFY_BEFORE_ASSIGN::[capability_match, accountability_retention, verification_method, coherence_restoration] GATE::"Gap identified, owner assigned, accountability retained, verification method defined?" ===END===

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