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arn-code-execute-task

This skill should be used when the user says "execute task N", "run task N", "implement task N", "re-run task N", "retry task N", "run single task", or wants to execute a single specific task from the task list with optional review. This is for ONE task only — for executing the full plan (all tasks), use arn-code-execute-plan instead.

Quality

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Quality

Content

88%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

A highly actionable, well-sequenced orchestration procedure with explicit validation checkpoints, feedback loops, and thorough error handling. Its weaknesses are minor: some duplicated notes across steps and a monolithic structure where reference material (dispatch contexts, tracker update semantics, error branches) is inlined in SKILL.md.

Suggestions

Consolidate the Layer 1 visual-testing note into Step 4 (or a short shared section) and reference it from Step 5, removing the duplicated explanation in both steps.

Extract the detailed executor/reviewer dispatch context lists and the PROGRESS_TRACKER.json update procedure into a references/ file (e.g. DISPATCH.md or TRACKER-UPDATE.md), keeping SKILL.md as a lean overview with clearly signaled one-level-deep pointers.

Factor the repeated agent-model lookup guidance ('pass the model from .arness/agent-models/code.md ... Dispatch convention for fallback') into a single stated convention instead of repeating it in Steps 4 and 5.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is dense operational procedure with no padding or explanation of known concepts, but has minor duplication: the Layer 1 / multi-layer visual validation note appears in both Step 4.4 and Step 5.2, and the agent-model dispatch lookup instructions repeat across Steps 4 and 5. This matches the 'minor instances that could be trimmed' anchor rather than the every-token-earns-its-place anchor.

4 / 5

Actionability

Guidance is copy-paste ready for an instruction-only orchestration skill: exact AskUserQuestion prompts with numbered options, the exact project directory layout to verify, the exact one-line status message to emit, exact PROGRESS_TRACKER.json field updates, and branch-specific test-failure handling prompts. The only deferral (the 'Dispatch convention' fallback) is an explicitly signaled reference.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Six explicitly sequenced steps with validation checkpoints (task existence, blocked dependencies, missing tracker warning) and explicit feedback loops: needs-fixes verdicts drive resume/fresh-dispatch re-execution with a 2-cycle cap and escalation, and test failures branch into user-facing resolution options. This matches the clear-sequence-with-explicit-validation-and-feedback-loops anchor.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist; the skill is a single well-sectioned ~190-line document with clear headers and clearly signaled cross-references to sibling skills (ensure-config.md, arn-code-save-plan Step 1). However, detailed material that could live in a reference file — executor dispatch context lists, the PROGRESS_TRACKER update procedure, and the multi-branch test-failure handling — is fully inlined, so content is not split as the 5 anchor requires.

4 / 5

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18

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20

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Description

90%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

A strong description with excellent trigger coverage, explicit when-to-use guidance, and explicit boundary disambiguation against the related plan-execution skill. The only weakness is that the capability side stays at a high level, describing the outcome rather than the concrete actions the skill performs.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ('execute a single specific task from the task list with optional review') but only 1-2 user-level actions; it does not enumerate what execution involves (executor dispatch, review gate, progress tracker update), so coverage is not comprehensive as required for 4.

3 / 5

Completeness

Both 'what' (execute one task with optional review) and 'when' (explicit quoted trigger phrases) are clearly and explicitly stated, plus an explicit boundary ('This is for ONE task only... use arn-code-execute-plan instead'). The 4 anchor's caveat that 'when' could be more explicit does not apply.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Six quoted natural trigger phrases ('execute task N', 'run task N', 'implement task N', 're-run task N', 'retry task N', 'run single task') comprehensively cover synonyms and phrasing variations users would naturally say; no common terms are missing.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

An explicit disambiguation sentence against the sibling full-plan skill ('for executing the full plan (all tasks), use arn-code-execute-plan instead') plus task-specific triggers ('execute task N', 'retry task N') give it a clear niche with minimal conflict risk.

5 / 5

Total

18

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20

Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository

AppsVortex/arness

Path

plugins/arn-code/skills/arn-code-execute-task/SKILL.md

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