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81%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.
An exceptionally actionable, well-sequenced operational skill with real validation checkpoints and a sound two-file reference structure. Its main cost is token weight: several rule sets (reply format, other-runs' PRs) are stated two or three times across the body and the Slack reference, and the body carries detail that belongs in the reference.
Suggestions
State each rule once: the reply-format rules in 'The contract' are restated in step 5 and again in references/slack-reaction-replies.md — keep the body to a short summary plus the good/bad example table and defer the rest to the reference.
Collapse the three statements of the other-runs'-PR rule ('PRs', 'One run, one PR', and 'Open items first') into one boundary rule and reference it from the other two spots.
Move the 'Real replies that missed' table and detailed close-out reply variants into references/slack-reaction-replies.md so the body reads as the overview the reference structure implies.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body never explains concepts Claude already knows and is dense with workflow-specific rules, but several rule sets are repeated: the reply-format rules appear in 'The contract' (~90 lines with two example tables), again in step 5, and in more detail in references/slack-reaction-replies.md; the other-runs'-PR rule is stated in 'PRs', 'One run, one PR', and 'Open items first'. This is mostly efficient but could be meaningfully tightened, matching the could-be-tightened anchor rather than the minor-trimming one. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Fully executable guidance throughout: exact commands ('gh issue list --state open --search "updated:>=<date>"', 'git worktree add <path> origin/main', 'pnpm ci:wait <number>', 'gh pr checks <number> --watch --interval 60'), concrete channel IDs, copy-paste reply examples, and a recap template cover the common cases. Matches the copy-paste-ready top anchor. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Six clearly sequenced steps with explicit validation checkpoints ('Reproduce before you edit', 'Prove it' requiring the check to fail with the fix reverted, second-opinion review before the PR, CI exit-code handling, review-round escalation) and a closing self-check checklist. Feedback loops and checklists for error recovery match the top anchor; the batch/destructive cap does not apply since validation is pervasive. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Both bundle references are real, clearly signaled, and one level deep with when-to-read guidance ('read it before marking, replying to, or closing any Slack report'; the linked #backstop anchor exists). However the body is a 445-line full procedure rather than an overview, and its contract detail substantially overlaps references/slack-reaction-replies.md, so placement is good but not fully split — matching the minor-organization-gaps anchor rather than the clear-overview one. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |