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android-background-work

Implement WorkManager and background processing correctly on Android. Use when creating Worker classes, scheduling tasks, choosing between WorkManager and Foreground Services, or setting up Hilt in workers; defer FCM and notification delivery to android-notifications.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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

A well-organized, token-efficient standard that appropriately defers detail to a reference file. The body itself lacks inline executable examples and any validation/workflow sequence, which caps actionability and workflow_clarity at 2.

Suggestions

Add a minimal inline CoroutineWorker + enqueue snippet in the WorkManager section so the skill is actionable without opening the reference.

Include a short validation/checklist step (e.g. verify constraints are set, confirm HiltWorkerFactory is bound) to sequence the setup as a workflow.

Add a brief retry/backoff note in the body (currently only in the reference) so failure handling is visible at the overview level.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence — bullet points name choices and constraints without explaining what WorkManager or Hilt are, so every token earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

Guidance is concrete in intent ('Use @HiltWorker', 'Inject dependencies via @AssistedInject') but the body contains no executable code; the copy-paste-ready example lives entirely in the referenced file, leaving the main skill's guidance incomplete on its own.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Decisions are organized into sections, but there is no sequenced workflow or validation checkpoint for tasks (e.g. constraint setup, enqueue, retry) that would benefit from one.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

A concise overview with a single one-level-deep, well-signaled reference to a real bundle file (references/implementation.md), matching the simple-skill allowance.

3 / 3

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Description

75%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description with an explicit Use-when clause and helpful boundary-setting against a sibling skill. It is slightly short of fully comprehensive trigger coverage, which keeps trigger_term_quality and specificity at 2 rather than 3.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain and several concrete actions ('creating Worker classes', 'scheduling tasks', 'choosing between WorkManager and Foreground Services', 'setting up Hilt in workers'), but the actions are framed at a moderate rather than fully comprehensive level.

2 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' ('Implement WorkManager and background processing correctly on Android') and 'when' via a clear 'Use when...' clause enumerating concrete triggers.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes some relevant natural terms ('Worker classes', 'scheduling tasks', 'Hilt in workers', 'Foreground Services'), but omits common variations a user might naturally say (e.g. 'background task', 'periodic job', 'retry').

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The explicit deferral ('defer FCM and notification delivery to android-notifications') carves a clear niche and reduces conflict with the adjacent notifications skill.

3 / 3

Total

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12

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Validation

87%

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

Validation14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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Total

14

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16

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