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ambaba/session-handoff

Save full session context for resumption in a fresh context window.

94

Quality

94%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Discovery

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This is an excellent skill description that clearly communicates what the skill does (saves/resumes session handoff documents with specific captured elements) and when to use it (with a comprehensive list of natural trigger phrases). The description is concise, uses third person voice, and occupies a distinct niche that minimizes conflict risk with other skills.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'save or resume a session handoff doc', 'captures decisions, actions, pending work, files touched, and skill roster into a structured markdown doc'. These are concrete, well-defined capabilities.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (save/resume session handoff docs capturing decisions, actions, pending work, files touched, skill roster into structured markdown) and 'when' (explicit 'Triggers on:' clause with multiple trigger phrases). Both dimensions are thoroughly addressed.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'session handoff', 'save session', 'save progress', 'resume session', 'continue later', 'pick up where I left off', 'new context window'. These are highly natural phrases a user would actually use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive niche — session handoff and context preservation is a very specific use case unlikely to overlap with other skills. The trigger terms like 'handoff', 'pick up where I left off', and 'new context window' are unique to this domain.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Implementation

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This is a well-structured, concise skill that clearly defines two operational modes with explicit steps and validation. Its main weakness is the lack of a concrete example of the output handoff document, which would make the 11-section structure unambiguous and reduce the chance of inconsistent output formatting. Overall it's a strong skill that respects token budget while providing clear workflows.

Suggestions

Add a brief example snippet showing what a completed handoff markdown file looks like (even a truncated version with 2-3 sections filled in) to make the output format fully actionable.

Include an example of the Skill Roster table format with a sample row, since the pipe-delimited table syntax is mentioned but not demonstrated with content.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Every line serves a purpose. No unnecessary explanations of what a session handoff is or why it's useful. The skill assumes Claude understands concepts like JIRA tickets, markdown, and file operations. The format is tight and scannable.

3 / 3

Actionability

The guidance is specific about file paths, section names, and the workflow, but lacks executable code examples. The file path template and section list are concrete, but there's no example of what the output markdown file should look like, which would make the 11-section structure much clearer and more copy-paste ready.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Both save and resume modes have clearly numbered sequential steps. Save mode includes an explicit validation step (step 3: confirm file exists and contains all 11 sections). Resume mode has a clear fallback for missing files. The workflow is unambiguous with good error handling paths.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

For a skill under 50 lines with no need for external references, the content is well-organized with clear section headers (Mode Detection, Save Mode, Resume Mode). The structure is logical and easy to navigate without requiring additional files.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Reviewed

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