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80%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is highly actionable and well-structured: every instruction is an executable command, duplication is minimal, and the single-file layout fits the skill's scope. The main weakness is the absence of validation or verification steps around scripts that auto-commit batch changes to .trellis metadata.
Suggestions
Add a verification checkpoint after Step 2, e.g. re-run get_context.py or `git log -1` to confirm the journal entry and auto-commit landed, with guidance on what to do if add_session.py fails or partially writes.
Apply the same validation discipline to archiving: before `task.py archive <task-name>`, instruct the reader to confirm the task's acceptance criteria via the context output, since archiving auto-commits and moves task files.
Trim the Script Command Reference table so it only lists commands not already shown in the steps (e.g. keep `task.py list`), or drop the duplicated flag strings to reduce redundancy.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and operational ("Do NOT run `git commit` directly", "judge by work status, not the `status` field") with no explanation of known concepts. Not 5: the Script Command Reference table repeats the exact `get_context.py`, `add_session.py`, and `task.py archive` commands already shown in the steps, which is trimmable duplication. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Every step is a copy-paste-ready command with real flags: both the simple form (`--title "Session Title" --commit "hash1,hash2" --summary "..."`) and the heredoc `--stdin` variant, plus `task.py archive <task-name>`. Not 4: the examples are fully executable and cover the common cases with no gaps. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The two-step sequence is clear with a prerequisite gate ("only be used AFTER the human has tested and committed") and archive decision criteria, but the scripts "Auto-commits .trellis/workspace and .trellis/tasks changes" — batch git operations — with no post-run verification or error-recovery step, capping the score at 3 per the batch-operation guideline. Not 4: validation is entirely absent, not merely gappy. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | This is a simple single-file skill (~60 lines) with well-organized sections ("Record Work Progress", "Script Command Reference") and no content that belongs in a separate file; no bundle files exist and no references are nested. The simple-skill exception applies — clear structure alone warrants 5. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |