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devtools-ux-writing-refactor

Refactor user-facing UIStrings and localization comments in a DevTools module folder according to UX writing guidelines (child task of b/40799900). Use when simplifying wording, checking sentence case, or improving L10n comments in UIStrings for a specific folder or issue. Don’t use for general code changes or non-UIStrings files.

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SKILL.md
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Content

92%

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

A thorough, highly actionable workflow tailored to genuine DevTools i18n/Gerrit specifics, with strong validation checkpoints and feedback loops. Its main weakness is structure: a single dense file with no bundle references, where the 8-point checklist could be split into a referenced file for better progressive disclosure.

Suggestions

Move the detailed 8-point UX writing checklist and the google3 style-guide pointer into a separate references/ file (e.g. UX_CHECKLIST.md) and link to it from SKILL.md, so the body stays a lean overview with one-level-deep references.

Consider extracting the capitalization/terminology rules (checklist points 5 and 7) into a reference table file to reduce inline length while keeping them discoverable.

Add a brief 'Quick reference' summary at the top listing the high-level steps before the detailed sections, improving scannability within the single file.

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Conciseness

The body is dense but earns its tokens with domain-specific, non-obvious DevTools conventions (git new-branch vs checkout -b, depot_tools PATH, curly-vs-straight apostrophe rules, terminal punctuation for @description) rather than explaining generic concepts Claude already knows.

3 / 3

Actionability

Copy-paste-ready commands throughout ('$ISSUES render <issue_number>', 'git new-branch fix-<issue_number>', 'npm run lint -- <folder_path>', 'git cl upload -f -d ...') plus concrete before/after substitutions ('preserve -> keep'), matching the fully-executable anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clearly numbered 0-7 sequence with explicit validation checkpoints (lint, unit tests, presubmit), a pause-for-confirmation gate, and a pre-flight stop condition for already-fixed issues — feedback loops are present for the batch/string-editing context.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Well-sectioned into clear steps, but it is a monolithic single file with a large inline 8-point checklist and style-guide pointers that could plausibly live in a separate reference file; no bundle files exist to provide one-level-deep navigation.

2 / 3

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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.

A strong description that states concrete capabilities, gives explicit natural-language triggers, scopes a distinct niche, and adds negative guidance to avoid misfire. It uses the conventional imperative 'Use when' pattern (no first/second-person pronouns), so no voice penalty applies.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Refactor user-facing UIStrings and localization comments in a DevTools module folder according to UX writing guidelines' — rather than vague abstractions, matching the multiple-specific-actions anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' (refactor UIStrings and L10n comments per UX writing guidelines) and 'when' ('Use when simplifying wording, checking sentence case, or improving L10n comments'), plus a negative exclusion clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

'Use when simplifying wording, checking sentence case, or improving L10n comments in UIStrings' covers natural trigger phrasings a DevTools contributor would say, with good breadth across the domain.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A clear niche (DevTools UIStrings UX writing refactoring under a tracking bug) with an explicit 'Don't use for general code changes or non-UIStrings files', making conflict with other skills unlikely.

3 / 3

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Validation

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Validation16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

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ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend
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