Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add pantheon-org/tekhne --skill nasa-pm-lessonsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pantheon-org/tekhneWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/pantheon-org/tekhne/nasa-pm-lessons)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/pantheon-org/tekhne/nasa-pm-lessons"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/pantheon-org/tekhne/nasa-pm-lessons/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/pantheon-org/tekhne/nasa-pm-lessons"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/pantheon-org/tekhne/nasa-pm-lessons.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector pass
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00132 | $0.01410 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00066 | $0.00705 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00026 | $0.00282 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00013 | $0.00141 |
Grade A, and why
nasa-pm-lessons scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 101 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
NASA PM Lessons (LLIS #1956)
Source
Jerry Madden, former Associate Director of Flight Projects, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — aphorisms collected over 37 years, first published in ASK Magazine, October 2003. https://llis.nasa.gov/lesson/1956
The reference files below paraphrase the source in each category's own words rather than quoting it at length — treat them as a judgment aid, not a verbatim transcript. Consult the source URL for Madden's original phrasing and full elaboration.
Prerequisites
Only apply this skill when the situation actually matches one of the trigger scenarios below. If it doesn't, skip this skill entirely rather than forcing a fit.
When to Use
| Scenario | Load |
|---|---|
| Root cause / incident writeup (journal troubleshooting entries) | references/design-engineering.md |
| Ticket refinement, implementation plan drafting, wave planning | references/planning-and-decisions.md |
| Status comment to management, escalation call | references/working-with-superiors.md |
| Stakeholder comms, incident status to non-engineers, vendor/partner comms | references/customer-stakeholder-relations.md |
| Retro notes, team roster entries, 1:1 or standup prep | references/managing-project-staff.md |
| Vendor/contractor friction or negotiation | references/contractor-relations.md |
| Anything else | Skip this skill unless a genuine match appears above |
When Not to Use
- Don't quote more than one category, or more than 1-3 aphorisms, in a single response — pick what fits the specific situation
- Not a substitute for your project's own planning/ticketing structure — this skill adds judgment framing, not schema
- Regulatory, legal, or other decisions requiring a documented human sign-off are out of scope for this skill — those route to the responsible function regardless of what a Madden aphorism might suggest
What ships with it
26 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
- .audits/2026-08-22/Analysis.md 483 B
- .audits/2026-08-22/audit.json 546 B
- .audits/2026-08-22/Remediation.md 1.4 KB
- evals/instructions.json 1.4 KB
- evals/scenario-01/capability.txt 109 B
- evals/scenario-01/criteria.json 1.2 KB
- evals/scenario-01/task.md 1.5 KB
- evals/scenario-02/capability.txt 107 B
- evals/scenario-02/criteria.json 1.1 KB
- evals/scenario-02/task.md 1.5 KB
- evals/scenario-03/capability.txt 115 B
- evals/scenario-03/criteria.json 1.1 KB
- evals/scenario-03/task.md 1.7 KB
- evals/scenario-04/capability.txt 165 B
- evals/scenario-04/criteria.json 762 B
- evals/scenario-04/task.md 1.5 KB
- evals/scenario-05/capability.txt 105 B
- evals/scenario-05/criteria.json 712 B
- evals/scenario-05/task.md 1.3 KB
- evals/summary.json 68 B
- references/contractor-relations.md 2.5 KB
- references/customer-stakeholder-relations.md 2.8 KB
- references/design-engineering.md 3.2 KB
- references/managing-project-staff.md 3.5 KB
- references/planning-and-decisions.md 2.5 KB
- references/working-with-superiors.md 1.5 KB
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 9d ago First seen · 101 lines · 132 tokens per session scan A 2d8ea0348e8f
nasa-pm-lessons is a skill published in the GitHub repository pantheon-org/tekhne (10 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 132 tokens to every session and 1,410 once invoked, about $0.0007 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.
Other skills, from other repositories
syndic
Gère un parc de copropriétés en France avec vue portfolio consolidée. Couvre administration, comptabilité (décret 2005, plan comptable copro, 5 annexes), assemblées générales (convocation, PV, notification), appels de fonds, travaux, fournisseurs, recouvrement d'impayés et transition de syndic. Maîtrise les majorités…
template-instantiation
Creates .NET projects from templates with validated parameters, smart defaults, Central Package Management adaptation, and latest NuGet version resolution. USE FOR: creating new dotnet projects, scaffolding solutions with multiple projects, installing or uninstalling template packages, creating projects that respect…
note-improvement
Capture an out-of-scope improvement opportunity so it doesn't get lost. Use when the user asks to "note improvement", "save improvement", "track this for later", "remember this improvement", "note this idea", "log improvement", "backlog this", or "park this idea". Also invoke proactively when noticing something…
turborepo-monorepo
Provides comprehensive Turborepo monorepo management guidance for TypeScript/JavaScript projects. Use when creating Turborepo workspaces, configuring turbo.json tasks, setting up Next.js/NestJS apps, managing test pipelines (Vitest/Jest), configuring CI/CD, implementing remote caching, or optimizing build performance…
handover-admin
Generate comprehensive admin documentation for AEM Edge Delivery Services project handover. Use when handing over admin responsibilities, onboarding a new site administrator, or documenting admin procedures — e.g., "admin guide", "admin documentation", "admin handover".
Product Strategy
A comprehensive skill for product strategy — covering frameworks, opportunity sizing, prioritization, roadmap building, OKRs, and stakeholder management. From early-stage discovery to mature product org execution.