design-pattern-suggestor

Recommends appropriate software design patterns based on problem descriptions, requirements, or code scenarios. Use when designing software architecture, refactoring code, solving common design problems, or choosing between design approaches. Analyzes the problem context and suggests suitable creational, structural, behavioral, architectural, or concurrency patterns with implementation guidance and trade-off analysis.

1.14x

Quality

88%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

92%

1.14x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

Quality

Content

77%

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

This skill provides excellent actionable guidance with concrete code examples and clear decision workflows for pattern selection. However, it suffers from verbosity - explaining concepts Claude already understands (basic OOP, what patterns are) and including extensive content that could be moved to reference files. The core workflow and examples are strong, but the skill would benefit from significant trimming.

Suggestions

Remove explanatory content about what design patterns are and basic OOP concepts - Claude already knows these. Focus only on the decision logic and implementation specifics.

Move the 'Quick Pattern Matching' table and 'Anti-Pattern Detection' sections to separate reference files to reduce main skill length.

Condense the 'Best Practices' section to 3-4 essential points rather than 10 items, many of which are obvious to Claude.

Trim the example consultations to show just one complete example rather than three, with others available in a reference file.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill contains significant verbosity with explanations Claude already knows (what design patterns are, basic OOP concepts). The workflow steps and best practices sections could be condensed substantially while preserving actionable guidance.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable code examples in multiple languages (Python, TypeScript, Java), concrete decision trees, and copy-paste ready implementations. The pattern recommendation structure and example consultations are highly actionable.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Clear 7-step workflow with explicit sequencing from understanding the problem through implementation guidance. Each step has clear purpose and the decision trees provide unambiguous paths for pattern selection.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	References external files (references/selection_guide.md, references/pattern_catalog.md) appropriately, but the main skill file is quite long with content that could be split out. The quick pattern matching table and anti-pattern sections could be separate reference files.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

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 a well-crafted skill description that excels across all dimensions. It provides specific capabilities, includes natural trigger terms users would actually use, explicitly states both what the skill does and when to use it, and carves out a distinct niche around design pattern recommendations that won't conflict with other skills.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Recommends appropriate software design patterns', 'Analyzes the problem context', 'suggests suitable creational, structural, behavioral, architectural, or concurrency patterns', 'implementation guidance and trade-off analysis'.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both what ('Recommends appropriate software design patterns...with implementation guidance and trade-off analysis') AND when ('Use when designing software architecture, refactoring code, solving common design problems, or choosing between design approaches').	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes natural keywords users would say: 'design patterns', 'software architecture', 'refactoring code', 'design problems', 'design approaches', plus specific pattern categories (creational, structural, behavioral, architectural, concurrency).	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Clear niche focused specifically on design pattern recommendations with distinct triggers like 'design patterns', 'architecture', and specific pattern categories; unlikely to conflict with general coding or documentation skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE
Commit: 0f00a4f

Reviewed: 4 months ago

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