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pandoc-pdf-error-diagnosis

Systematic diagnostic workflow for resolving pandoc PDF conversion errors

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SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Content

77%

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

The skill is highly actionable with a clear, validated diagnostic workflow and concrete commands throughout. Its weaknesses are mild verbosity and a monolithic single-file structure that could split the diagnostic script into a bundle file.

Suggestions

Remove explanations of things Claude already knows (e.g. the sentence after `pandoc --version`) and trim the engine character blurbs.

Move the Quick Reference Diagnostic Script into a scripts/ file and reference it from the body to reduce redundancy with steps 1–3.

Add a brief 'Quick start' overview at the top that points to the detailed steps, establishing an overview→detail progressive-disclosure structure.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient but includes unnecessary explanation Claude already knows (e.g. 'This verifies pandoc is available and shows which version and features are supported'), engine character blurbs, and a diagnostic script that re-covers steps 1–3.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands (pandoc invocations with --pdf-engine, 2>&1 | tee capture), concrete install commands per OS, an error-pattern→solution table, and a complete diagnostic script.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 7-step sequence with explicit validation (stderr capture, exit-code check via $?) and a feedback loop (fallback through xelatex→pdflatex→lualatex→wkhtmltopdf on failure), matching the anchor-3 example.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Content is well-sectioned but monolithic in a single ~140-line file with no overview→detail split or external references; the standalone diagnostic script is a natural candidate for a scripts/ file.

2 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Description

57%

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 is specific and distinct but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' trigger and lists only a composite action rather than multiple concrete ones. It reads naturally but is incomplete as trigger guidance.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g. 'Use when pandoc reports an unknown error during PDF conversion or PDF output is empty/corrupt.'

Enumerate concrete actions (e.g. 'verifies pandoc install, probes PDF engines, retries with fallback engines, installs missing TeX packages') instead of one composite phrase.

Include a few more natural trigger variations (PDF export, PDF generation, LaTeX error) to broaden trigger-term coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ('pandoc PDF conversion errors') and a composite action ('Systematic diagnostic workflow for resolving') but does not list multiple distinct concrete actions like the anchor-3 example.

2 / 3

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does, but there is no explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, so per the judging guideline completeness is capped at 2.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural terms a user would say ('pandoc', 'PDF conversion errors') but as a single phrase, missing common variations such as 'PDF export', 'PDF generation', or 'LaTeX error'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The narrow niche of 'pandoc PDF conversion errors' is highly specific and unlikely to trigger for the wrong skill, matching the anchor-3 example.

3 / 3

Total

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12

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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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HKUDS/OpenSpace
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