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mikaelkaron/cherry-pick-filter

Syncs a working branch to a clean merge branch by cherry-picking commits that don't touch filtered paths. Use when syncing branches to beta/main during PR preparation, or when asked to "sync to beta", "cherry-pick to beta", or "update PR branch".

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Quality

100%

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Impact

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Quality

Content

100%

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

This is a high-quality skill that is concise, actionable, and well-structured. It provides executable commands, clear error handling with recovery steps, and appropriately defers advanced topics to reference files. The workflow section with its repeat loop and the troubleshooting section with exact output examples make this particularly effective.

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Conciseness

The content is lean and efficient. It doesn't explain what cherry-picking is or how git works — it assumes Claude's competence. Every section earns its place: setup, usage, workflow, troubleshooting. The error table and examples are tightly written.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable commands with concrete examples, a clear argument table, specific error messages, and copy-paste ready bash invocations. The troubleshooting section includes exact output formats and resolution commands.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The workflow is clearly sequenced (steps 1-5) with an explicit repeat loop. Error handling is well-covered: mixed commits halt with specific resolution steps (rebase -i), cherry-pick conflicts halt with continue/abort options. These serve as validation checkpoints and feedback loops.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The SKILL.md serves as a clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references to GIT-ALIAS.md and HISTORY-REWRITE.md for optional/advanced topics. Core content is inline and appropriately scoped; advanced concerns are deferred to reference files.

3 / 3

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Description

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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 a strong skill description that clearly defines a specific workflow (cherry-picking commits to sync branches while filtering paths), provides explicit trigger conditions with example phrases, and occupies a distinct niche. The description is concise yet comprehensive, covering what the skill does, when to use it, and providing natural language examples that would help Claude select it appropriately.

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Specificity

Lists concrete actions: 'sync a working branch to a clean merge branch', 'cherry-picking commits', 'don't touch filtered paths'. These are specific, actionable operations rather than vague language.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (sync a working branch to a clean merge branch by cherry-picking commits that don't touch filtered paths) and 'when' (explicit 'Use this script only when syncing branches to beta/main during PR preparation or updates' with example trigger phrases).

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural trigger terms users would say: 'sync to beta', 'cherry-pick to beta', 'update PR branch', 'syncing branches', 'PR preparation'. These are realistic phrases a developer would use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche: branch syncing via cherry-picking with path filtering for PR preparation. The specific workflow (sync to beta/main, filtered paths) is unlikely to conflict with general git or branching skills.

3 / 3

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Validation

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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

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No warnings or errors.

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