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A lean, well-structured policy skill with a clear five-step workflow and exemplary progressive disclosure into three real, one-level-deep reference files. Its weakness is actionability: the body states what to preserve and measure but leaves the how — projection procedure, artifact-reference format, compaction mechanics — entirely to the references without a worked example.
Suggestions
Add one worked example of a projected output (a summary plus a stable artifact reference, as in masking.md) to the body or explicitly point readers to it, so the core 'project after consumption' action is executable from SKILL.md alone.
Insert an explicit validation checkpoint before compaction (e.g., 'verify evidence, decisions, and verification receipts are stored at stable references, then compact') with a re-check loop if anything is missing.
Trim the duplication between Workflow steps and Anti-Patterns — the fixed-threshold rule and the no-history-rewrite rule each appear in both sections — keeping one canonical statement per constraint.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is dense, assumes Claude's competence, and explains no background concepts; the only trimmable material is the do/don't duplication where Anti-Patterns restate workflow constraints (e.g., "never... rely on a fixed turn/token threshold" vs "not a universal turn/token count"). Not a 5 because of that minor redundancy; not a 3 because there is no unnecessary explanation or padding. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | The steps include concrete lists ("Carry goal, active slice, authority, decisions, blockers, evidence links, and next action"; "Measure cache reads, replayed input, and total actor cost"), but execution-level detail — how to actually project an output or what a stable artifact reference looks like — is delegated to the reference files with no worked example or procedure in the body itself. Not a 4 because an instruction-only skill still needs its core action to be executable from the body; not a 2 because the directives are specific rather than high-level hints. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The five-step sequence (Inspect, Project, Bound, Compact, Measure) is clearly ordered and carries explicit checkpoints ("Compact only when useful and supported", "Archive required packets, reports and receipts at durable references before cleanup") plus a terminal measurement step. Not a 5 because there is no explicit error-recovery or re-validation loop; not a 3 because the checkpoints are stated rather than merely implicit. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is a concise overview with Workflow, Anti-Patterns, and References sections, and the three references (compaction.md, masking.md, implementation.md) all exist, are one level deep with no nested references, and are clearly signaled with descriptive titles. Content is appropriately split, matching the anchor-5 example. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |