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ponytail-debt

Harvest every ponytail: shortcut comment into one debt ledger, so deferrals get tracked instead of forgotten. One-shot report.

53

Quality

60%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Content

85%

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

A well-crafted, concise skill that clearly defines a one-shot debt ledger report. Its strengths are tight prose, clear output format specification, and good boundary setting. The main weakness is that the parsing/formatting logic relies on prose description rather than a concrete example showing an input comment and its corresponding ledger row output.

Suggestions

Add a concrete example showing a sample `ponytail:` comment and its corresponding ledger row output to make the parsing step fully actionable.

Include an example of a comment missing an upgrade path and show how the `no-trigger` tag appears in the output.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill is lean and efficient. Every sentence adds value—no explanation of what grep is, no padding about why tech debt matters. The prose is tight and assumes Claude's competence throughout.

3 / 3

Actionability

The grep command is concrete and executable, and the output format is clearly specified. However, the parsing logic (extracting ceiling and upgrade path from comments) is described in prose rather than with executable code or a concrete parsing example, and the git blame integration is only hinted at.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

For a single-task one-shot report, the workflow is clear and unambiguous: scan with grep, format output rows grouped by file, flag missing triggers, produce summary line. The sequence is logical and the 'no-trigger' flagging serves as a validation checkpoint for rot risk.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

This is a simple, single-purpose skill under 50 lines with no need for external references. The content is well-organized into clear sections (Scan, Output, Boundaries) that are easy to navigate.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Description

35%

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

The description attempts to convey a specific workflow (collecting deferred items from code comments into a tracking report), but relies on non-standard jargon ('ponytail') that obscures its purpose. It lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause and natural trigger terms that users would employ when searching for this capability.

Suggestions

Replace jargon like 'ponytail' with standard terminology (e.g., 'TODO', 'FIXME', 'tech debt comments') that users would naturally use when requesting this skill.

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user wants to scan codebase comments for deferred work items, tech debt, or TODO markers and compile them into a report.'

Include common trigger terms and file types users might mention, such as 'tech debt', 'code review', 'deferred tasks', 'TODO tracking', or 'shortcut annotations'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

It names a specific action ('harvest ponytail/shortcut comments into a debt ledger') and mentions tracking deferrals, but the language is metaphorical ('ponytail') and the concrete actions are limited to generating a one-shot report.

2 / 3

Completeness

The 'what' is partially addressed (harvest comments into a debt ledger, generate a one-shot report), but there is no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which caps this at 2 per the rubric guidelines.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

The term 'ponytail' is non-standard jargon that users would not naturally say. While 'shortcut comment' and 'debt ledger' have some relevance, the description lacks common trigger terms like 'tech debt', 'TODO', 'code comments', or 'tracking'. Most users would not use these phrases to find this skill.

1 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The concept of a 'debt ledger' from 'shortcut comments' is somewhat niche, but the unusual terminology ('ponytail') makes it unclear what domain this belongs to, and 'debt tracking' could overlap with financial or project management skills.

2 / 3

Total

7

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

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

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
DietrichGebert/ponytail
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