# Cardinal

> Les Mousquetaires du Cardinal — Red Team

- Skill: `zedarvates/cardinal` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 8 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add zedarvates/cardinal`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/zedarvates/cardinal/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: zedarvates (https://skillmd.com/u/zedarvates)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/zedarvates/cardinal

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# Les Mousquetaires du Cardinal — Red Team
Adversarial agents that challenge the Blue Team's work.

**Trigger:** After Blue Team pipeline, for critical code or health < 70.

**Agents:**
- 🗡️ Rochefort: Counter-auditor (finds what Porthos missed)
- 🔪 Milady: Counter-developer (finds what d'Artagnan broke)
- 🕯️ Comte de Wardes: Counter-optimizer (finds over-optimizations)
- 👑 Le Cardinal: Orchestrator (coordinates, verdict)

**Workflow:** `rochefort ∥ milady ∥ comte_de_wardes → cardinal`

**Module:** `skills/cardinal`
**Pre-prompts:** `skills/cardinal/prompts/` + `skills/core-agent.md`