BC executing-nist-rmf-authorization-to-operate
Drive a federal system through the NIST Risk Management Framework (SP 800-37 Rev 2) to an Authorization to Operate (ATO): Prepare, Categorize (FIPS 199), Select a control baseline (FIPS 200 / SP 800-53 Rev 5), Implement, Assess (SP 800-53A), Authorize, and Monitor continuously. Use when a system needs an ATO or a renewal, when working a FISMA/FedRAMP authorization package, when building or reviewing an SSP, SAR, or POA&M, when categorizing a system as Low/Moderate/High impact, when selecting or tailoring a control baseline, or when standing up continuous monitoring (ConMon) after authorization. Covers ATO, conditional ATO (cATO), and the artifacts assessors expect. Keywords: NIST RMF, 800-37, ATO, authorization to operate, FISMA, FedRAMP, SSP, SAR, POA&M, FIPS 199, FIPS 200, 800-53, 800-53A, control baseline, security categorization, continuous monitoring, authorizing official, system boundary, ongoing authorization.
Drive a federal system through the NIST Risk Management Framework (SP 800-37 Rev 2) to an Authorization to Operate (ATO): Prepare, Categorize (FIPS 199)…
As a process C 64/100 · Has gaps — weak spots: when it triggers, failures and branches, running it twice
How to improve
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 0
✓ No critical or high findings
Files scanned: 5. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
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frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "domain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "subdomain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "nist_csf" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "mitre_attack"
Process rating: all ten parameters 64/100
- 0Failures and branches. Linear process with no failure handling
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 1 mutating operations with no state check
- 60Result and completion. Output format stated, no completion criterion
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 85Steps. 34 steps, 1 vague phrases
- 100Tools and files. No external tools needed
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1852 tokens
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- +3Description length 930: 120–800 characters recommended
- +4No input/output examples
- -41 reference files, but SKILL.md never points to them: the model will not open them
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Structure: 15 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 34 items
- +3Output format is stated explicitly
- +3All 1 scripts are documented
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 77.