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Exercise the real app/API/CLI and collect observable evidence; tests alone do not count as end-to-end verification.

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Quality

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

80%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

The body is exceptionally concise and well-structured for a simple instruction-only skill, with concrete actionable steps and good section organization. Its main weakness is workflow clarity, where explicit validation checkpoints and a retry-on-missing-evidence feedback loop are absent.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation checkpoint between capture and report (e.g., 'If no observable evidence was captured, retry with adjusted inputs before reporting').

Clarify what counts as sufficient evidence and how to escalate when the entrypoint cannot be exercised.

Optionally include a minimal runnable example command for one surface type (CLI/API/UI) to lift actionability from 4 to 5.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and free of padding; no concepts Claude already knows are re-explained, and every line (When to use, Non-goals, Workflow) earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

Steps are concrete and specific ("Identify the real entrypoint (CLI binary, API, UI)", "Capture outputs, exit codes, logs, or screenshots"); as an instruction-only skill the lack of copy-paste code is acceptable, leaving only minor gaps versus fully executable guidance.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Four steps are clearly sequenced, but validation checkpoints are only implicit ("Report evidence and remaining uncertainty") with no feedback loop to retry when evidence is missing, matching the anchor for sequence present but checkpoints missing.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with no external references needed, yet organized into clear, well-labeled sections (When to use, Non-goals, Workflow); per the simple-skill guideline this qualifies for a 5.

5 / 5

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17

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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 is concise, third-person, and clearly distinguishes end-to-end verification from unit testing, but it omits an explicit "Use when..." trigger clause and has only moderate keyword coverage, capping completeness and trigger-term quality.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with concrete trigger phrases (e.g., 'Use when the user asks to verify the real app, API, or CLI works end-to-end, or wants proof beyond unit tests').

Broaden trigger-term coverage with synonyms users naturally say, such as 'verify', 'smoke test', 'integration check', or 'prove it works'.

Add one or two more concrete actions (e.g., 'capture exit codes, logs, and screenshots; report remaining uncertainty') to lift specificity from 3 to 4.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the verification domain and two concrete actions ("Exercise the real app/API/CLI" and "collect observable evidence"), matching the anchor for 1-2 concrete actions without comprehensive coverage.

3 / 5

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does (exercise real surfaces, collect evidence) but provides no explicit "Use when..." trigger; per the judging guidelines a missing trigger clause caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant terms like "app/API/CLI", "observable evidence", and "end-to-end verification", but lacks common variations and the natural "Use when..." phrasing users would say.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Carves a clear niche (end-to-end verification vs unit tests) with low conflict risk; not a 5 because it shares territory with general check/test skills.

4 / 5

Total

13

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20

Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

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