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pdf-generation-troubleshooting

Systematic fallback workflow for PDF generation through pandoc, reportlab, and fpdf2 with installation verification

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SKILL.md
Quality
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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.

The content is highly actionable with executable code and a clearly sequenced, validated fallback workflow, losing points only on conciseness due to repeated restatements of the same fallback sequence.

Suggestions

Consolidate the redundant restatements: merge the Error Handling Pattern, Example Fallback Implementation, and Key Principles so the fallback sequence appears once.

Show the actual output-verification command (e.g. test -f output.pdf) rather than only listing 'Verify output file exists' as a prose step.

Replace or remove the labeled pseudocode Example Fallback Implementation since executable per-step code already exists above it.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows, but the fallback sequence is restated four times across the Workflow Overview, Error Handling Pattern, Example Fallback Implementation, and Key Principles sections, which could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Each step provides copy-paste-ready bash and Python commands (which pandoc, pandoc input.md -o output.pdf, full reportlab and fpdf2 scripts, pip install), giving concrete executable guidance rather than vague direction.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The pandoc -> reportlab -> fpdf2 fallback is clearly sequenced with explicit availability checks, a numbered Error Handling Pattern, and a feedback loop ('If fails, move to next tool in sequence').

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is a single self-contained file with clearly organized sections and no nested or deep references; with no bundle files present, the well-organized structure satisfies progressive disclosure.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Description

60%

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 names a concrete fallback chain, but lacks explicit 'when to use' trigger guidance and natural keyword variations, which together limit completeness and trigger-term quality.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g. 'Use when you need to generate a PDF and the primary tool may be unavailable.'

Include natural trigger variations users would say: 'generate a PDF', 'create a PDF', 'convert markdown/HTML to PDF', '.pdf files'.

Clarify the trigger boundary so it does not overlap with general PDF document skills.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names three concrete tools (pandoc, reportlab, fpdf2) and a specific mechanism ('fallback workflow', 'installation verification'), matching the anchor for multiple specific concrete actions rather than just naming a domain.

3 / 3

Completeness

It states clearly what the skill does but provides no 'Use when...' or equivalent explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should invoke it, which caps completeness at 2 per the judging guidelines.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

'PDF generation' is a natural user term, but common variations (create PDF, convert to PDF, .pdf) are absent and 'fallback workflow' / 'installation verification' are process jargon users would not naturally say.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The three named tools give it a recognizable niche, but PDF generation is a common task that could overlap with other document/PDF skills, and no explicit triggers delineate its boundary.

2 / 3

Total

9

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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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