# Repo Applying Maker Checker Fixer > Three-stage content quality workflow pattern (Maker creates, Checker validates, Fixer remediates) with detailed execution workflows. Use when working with content quality workflows, validation processes, audit reports, or implementing maker/checker/fixer agent roles. - Skill: `wahidyankf/repo-applying-maker-checker-fixer` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 13 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add wahidyankf/repo-applying-maker-checker-fixer` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/wahidyankf/repo-applying-maker-checker-fixer/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: AI & ML - Author: wahidyankf (https://skillmd.com/u/wahidyankf) - Updated: 2026-09-10 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/wahidyankf/repo-applying-maker-checker-fixer --- # Maker-Checker-Fixer Pattern (Comprehensive) Complete guidance on the three-stage content quality workflow pattern used across repository agent families for systematic content creation, validation, and remediation. ## Purpose Use when implementing content quality workflows, working with maker/checker/fixer agents, validating content against conventions, applying validated fixes from audit reports, or creating new checker/fixer agents. ## The Three Stages **Maker** creates/updates content with cascading dependency management. **Checker** validates content against conventions and generates a criticality-categorized audit report (non-destructive). **Fixer** re-validates each finding, then applies only HIGH-confidence fixes, skipping MEDIUM and FALSE_POSITIVE for manual review. See [Stage 1: Maker and Stage 2 Checker Role](./reference/stage1-maker-and-checker-role.md) for the Maker workflow and the Checker's role/criticality categories. The Checker's 5-step process (Initialize → Validate → Finalize) is detailed in [Checker Workflow: 5-Step Process](./reference/checker-workflow-steps.md) and [Checker Report Finalization and Progressive Writing](./reference/checker-finalization.md). The Fixer's 6-step process is detailed across [Fixer Role, Priority, and Report Discovery](./reference/fixer-role-and-detection.md), [Fixer Mode Parameter Handling and Fix Application](./reference/fixer-mode-and-application.md) (lax/normal/strict/ocd), and [Fix Report Structure and Trust Model](./reference/fixer-reporting-and-trust.md) (why fixers lack web tools). ## Lifecycle-Owned Validation Before any quality-gate checker, fixer, or recheck invocation, apply the canonical [lifecycle ownership Step 0](../../../repo-governance/workflows/meta/workflow-identifier/check-fix-lifecycle-validation-ownership.md). Exclude registry-owned predicates from prompts and report them through `lifecycle-status`; keep `final-status` domain-only. ## Common Workflows and Agent Families See [Common Workflows and Agent Families](./reference/common-workflows-and-agent-families.md) for the basic and iterative maker→checker→fixer sequences and the repository-wide list of agent families using this pattern. ## Best Practices and Common Mistakes See [Best Practices and Common Mistakes](./reference/best-practices-and-common-mistakes.md) for role-specific DO/DON'T guidance and the most common mistakes for all roles, checkers, and fixers. ## Tool Requirements See [Tool Requirements](./reference/tool-requirements.md) for the typical tool set for checkers (read-only + report generation) and fixers (no web tools — trust checker's verification). ## Preventing Iteration Loops Without explicit safeguards, checker-fixer workflows can loop indefinitely. See [Preventing Iteration Loops](./reference/preventing-iteration-loops.md) for the four structural safeguards: FALSE_POSITIVE persistence, scoped re-validation, self-verification after bash edits, and escalation after repeated disagreements. ## Integration with Conventions The pattern integrates with: - **[Criticality Levels Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/criticality-levels.md)** - Checkers categorize by criticality, fixers use for priority - **[Fixer Confidence Levels Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/fixer-confidence-levels.md)** - Fixers assess confidence, combine with criticality - **[Temporary Files Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/infra/temporary-files.md)** - Checker/fixer reports stored in `local-tmp//` - **[Repository Validation Methodology](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/repository-validation.md)** - Standard validation patterns - **[AI Agents Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/agents/ai-agents.md)** - Agent structure, tool permissions, color coding ## References - **[Maker-Checker-Fixer Pattern Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/pattern/maker-checker-fixer.md)** - Complete pattern documentation - **[Criticality Levels Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/criticality-levels.md)** - Severity classification - **[Fixer Confidence Levels Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/fixer-confidence-levels.md)** - Confidence assessment - **[Temporary Files Convention](../../../repo-governance/development/infra/temporary-files.md)** - Report file organization and naming - **[Repository Validation Methodology](../../../repo-governance/development/quality/repository-validation.md)** - Validation patterns ## Related Skills - `repo-assessing-criticality-confidence` - Deep dive into criticality/confidence levels and priority matrix - `repo-generating-validation-reports` - UUID chain generation, report format, progressive writing - `repo-understanding-repository-architecture` - Understanding the six-layer governance and where patterns fit