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apple-reminders

Manage Apple Reminders via the `remindctl` CLI on macOS (list, add, edit, complete, delete). Supports lists, date filters, and JSON/plain output.

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The canonical home for this skill is apple-reminders in deepgram/dglabs-deepclaw

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Quality

Content

87%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.

An exemplary lean CLI reference: fully executable commands, well-organized sections, and zero token waste. The only substantive gap is the lack of verification guidance before destructive or batch operations like delete and complete.

Suggestions

Add a note to run 'remindctl' or 'remindctl list <name>' first to confirm reminder/list IDs before running 'complete' or 'delete --force'.

Document whether 'remindctl list Work --delete' prompts for confirmation or is immediately destructive so batch mistakes can be avoided.

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Conciseness

Nearly every line is a runnable command or a one-line factual note (e.g. 'Quick add: `remindctl add "Buy milk"`'), with no explanations of concepts Claude already knows and no padding — every token earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

All guidance is copy-paste-ready with concrete arguments ('edit 1 --title "New title" --due 2026-01-04', 'delete 4A83 --force'), and the examples cover setup, permissions, viewing, CRUD, and output formats.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Sections are logically ordered (Setup, Permissions, View, Manage), but destructive and batch operations ('delete 4A83 --force', 'list Work --delete', 'complete 1 2 3') have no validation steps such as confirming IDs via 'remindctl list' first, and the rubric caps workflow clarity at 3 for such skills. Not 2: the sequence and command coverage are coherent, only checkpoints are missing.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

This is a single-file, ~48-line skill with clean section headers and no content that warrants splitting into reference files, meeting the rubric's simple-skill exception for a 5.

5 / 5

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Description

75%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 concrete, well-scoped description that names the tool, platform, and full action set with no fluff. Its main weakness is the absence of any 'when to use this' trigger guidance, and it could add natural synonyms like to-dos or tasks.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause, e.g. 'Use when the user asks to manage Apple Reminders, to-dos, or tasks on macOS.'

Include natural synonyms such as 'to-do' and 'task' alongside 'Apple Reminders' to broaden trigger term coverage.

Consider mentioning reminder search or notes support if remindctl offers it, to round out capability coverage.

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Specificity

Names five concrete actions ('list, add, edit, complete, delete') plus 'lists, date filters, and JSON/plain output', giving comprehensive coverage of the tool's capability lifecycle rather than the minor-gaps profile of a 4.

5 / 5

Completeness

The 'what' is clear and concrete, but there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance, which caps completeness at 3 per the judging guidelines.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

'Apple Reminders', 'remindctl', and the action verbs are natural terms users would say, but common synonyms like 'to-do', 'tasks', or phrases like 'add a reminder' are missing, matching the good-coverage-with-a-few-gaps anchor rather than comprehensive synonym coverage.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Apple Reminders via the `remindctl` CLI on macOS' carves out a clear niche with a unique tool name and platform qualifier, so it is unlikely to trigger for the wrong skill.

5 / 5

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Validation

81%

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

Validation — 13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

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

Warning

Total

13

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16

Passed

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