Content
54%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is well-structured and clearly organized, but its fundamental weakness is that it teaches Claude things it already knows — PEMDAS, basic arithmetic, and order of operations are core knowledge for any LLM. The token budget is spent on redundant information rather than adding genuinely new capabilities or project-specific constraints. The workflow and organization are solid, but the content itself provides minimal value over Claude's existing abilities.
Suggestions
Remove the PEMDAS table, supported operations list, and common mistakes table — Claude already knows all of this. Focus only on the desired output format/style.
If the goal is to enforce a specific step-by-step presentation format, reduce the skill to just the 'How to Respond' section and one example, cutting ~70% of the content.
Consider adding guidance for edge cases Claude might actually struggle with, such as ambiguous notation, implicit multiplication, or how to handle malformed expressions from users.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | This skill explains PEMDAS, basic arithmetic operations, and order of operations — all concepts Claude already knows thoroughly. The entire content is teaching Claude things it fundamentally understands, wasting token budget on a PEMDAS table, common mistakes table, and supported operations list that add no new knowledge. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides a clear response format (restate, identify, work through, state answer) and includes a worked example, which is somewhat actionable. However, there's no executable code or tool usage — it's purely instructional guidance for something Claude can already do, and the example is helpful but basic. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 4-step 'How to Respond' sequence is clear and unambiguous for this single-task skill. The worked example demonstrates the exact workflow expected. Since this is a simple, non-destructive task with no batch or risky operations, the workflow is appropriately complete. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | For a simple, single-purpose skill under 50 lines of meaningful content, the organization is clean with well-structured sections (overview, rules table, workflow, example, supported operations, common mistakes). No external references are needed for this scope. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |