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excel-debug-extraction

Iteratively debug Excel structure with exploratory scripts before writing extraction logic

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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Reviews 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 with complete executable code and clean sectioning, but workflow clarity is held back by the absence of an explicit output-verification step for the batch extraction loop.

Suggestions

Add a final verification step to the workflow (e.g., assert the extracted DataFrame row count against the source sheet and spot-check values against debug output).

Tighten the Best Practices, Common Pitfalls, and File Naming sections by converting prose into a compact checklist to lift conciseness toward 5.

Consider extracting the reusable debug-script templates into a bundled scripts/ file referenced from SKILL.md to deepen progressive disclosure now that the file exceeds 50 lines.

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Conciseness

The body avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows (no preamble on openpyxl or Excel basics) and uses purposeful code-first sections; only minor prose in Best Practices/Pitfalls could be trimmed, so it is above the midpoint but not perfectly lean.

4 / 5

Actionability

Each step ships complete, copy-paste-ready executable Python covering structure reconnaissance, column mapping, row classification, and final extraction, matching the fully-executable anchor.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The five-step sequence is clear with an intermediate 'Document Findings' checkpoint, but there is no final verification that extracted output is correct; because extraction loops batch rows, the rubric caps workflow clarity at 3.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist and the skill is self-contained; content is well-organized into clearly labeled sections (When to Use, Workflow Steps, Best Practices, Pitfalls, File Naming) with no buried or nested references, fitting good structure with minor gaps.

4 / 5

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20

Passed

Description

53%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.

The description states a clear purpose and niche but omits an explicit 'when to use' trigger clause and lacks synonym/extension coverage, leaving most dimensions at the midpoint.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming trigger situations (e.g., 'Use when parsing unfamiliar .xlsx workbooks with merged cells or unknown structure').

Broaden trigger terms to include natural synonyms users say: 'spreadsheets', 'workbooks', and '.xlsx'.

Enumerate a couple more concrete actions (e.g., 'map column positions, classify row patterns') to lift specificity toward comprehensive coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the Excel domain and two concrete actions ('debug Excel structure with exploratory scripts', 'writing extraction logic'), matching the 1-2 concrete actions anchor without comprehensive coverage.

3 / 5

Completeness

The 'what' is clear (iteratively debug then write extraction), but there is no 'Use when...' trigger clause, so completeness is capped at 3 per the rubric guideline.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

'Excel' and 'extraction' are relevant natural keywords, but common synonyms and file extensions users say (spreadsheet, workbook, .xlsx) are missing.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The debug-first Excel extraction niche is mostly distinct with only minor overlap risk against generic Excel skills; not a 5 because triggers are not maximally differentiated.

4 / 5

Total

13

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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