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75%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.
The body is highly actionable: concrete step counts, a complete output template, defined depth modes, and a full worked example leave no ambiguity about what to produce. The main weakness is token efficiency — the example session duplicates the response template and the common-alternatives table restates knowledge Claude already has. Structure and navigation are good for a self-contained skill, though a reference file would let the overview stay lean.
Suggestions
Trim or move the 75-line example session (or the response-format template — they overlap heavily) into a reference file, keeping one canonical demonstration of the output shape.
Drop or drastically shorten the 'Common alternative comparisons' table; Claude already knows the typical alternatives for state management, styling, data fetching, and databases, so this spends tokens on existing knowledge.
Add one line to step 1 specifying the fallback when the problem cannot be identified from context or argument (e.g., ask the user before presenting alternatives).
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The numbered instructions, response-format template, and depth modes are tight, but the ~75-line example session substantially duplicates the response-format template, and the 'Common alternative comparisons' table (useState/useReducer/Zustand/Redux, REST/GraphQL/tRPC, etc.) restates knowledge Claude already has. This is 'mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened' — not a 2 because the padding is demonstrative rather than conceptual explanation, and not a 4 because roughly half the body could be trimmed without losing guidance. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Guidance is fully executable for an instruction-only skill: numbered steps with exact counts ("Present 3-5 alternative approaches"), a copy-paste-ready response-format template, three clearly defined depth modes with concrete parameters, and a complete worked example covering a common case (form state). Not below 5 because no key execution detail is missing. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Instructions 1-5 give a clear, unambiguous sequence, and no validation checkpoints are needed since the task is non-destructive and produces a recommendation rather than modifying anything. It is not a 5 because step 1 ("Identify the problem being solved (from context or argument)") leaves the fallback undefined when neither context nor argument reveals the problem, a minor gap. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is self-contained with no bundle files, and the body is organized into clear, well-labeled single-level sections (Usage, Instructions, Response format, Comparison criteria, Depth modes, Example session, Common comparisons) with no nested references. It is not a 5 because at ~200 lines the long example session and the common-comparisons table are candidates for a separate reference file, which would keep the main body as a lean overview. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |