Query Open Targets Platform for target-disease associations, drug target discovery, tractability/safety data, genetics/omics evidence, known drugs, for therapeutic target identification.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
92%
1.67xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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Discovery
67%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This description excels at specificity and distinctiveness by naming the Open Targets Platform and listing concrete bioinformatics capabilities. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause and could benefit from more natural trigger terms that users might actually say when needing this skill.
Suggestions
Add a 'Use when...' clause with explicit triggers, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about drug targets, disease associations, or mentions Open Targets, target validation, or therapeutic target research.'
Include simpler, more natural trigger terms alongside technical ones, such as 'drug targets', 'disease genes', 'target validation', or 'what drugs target [gene/protein]'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'target-disease associations, drug target discovery, tractability/safety data, genetics/omics evidence, known drugs, therapeutic target identification' - these are all specific, domain-relevant capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers 'what' with detailed capabilities, but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. The 'when' is only implied through the domain terminology. | 2 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Contains good domain-specific terms like 'Open Targets', 'target-disease associations', 'tractability', 'omics', but missing common user variations like 'drug targets', 'disease genes', 'therapeutic targets database', or simpler terms users might naturally say. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | 'Open Targets Platform' is a specific, named platform creating a clear niche. The combination of bioinformatics terms like 'tractability/safety data' and 'genetics/omics evidence' makes this highly distinctive and unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured, highly actionable skill with excellent workflow clarity and progressive disclosure. The main weakness is verbosity - it includes explanatory content about Open Targets, clinical phases, and other concepts Claude already knows. The code examples are excellent and the workflow guidance is comprehensive, but the skill could be more token-efficient by trimming introductory and explanatory sections.
Suggestions
Remove the Overview section's explanatory content about what Open Targets is - start directly with capabilities and API access
Trim the 'When to Use This Skill' section which lists obvious use cases Claude can infer
Remove explanations of clinical phases (1-4) and other domain knowledge Claude already possesses
Condense the 'Best Practices' section by removing obvious guidance like 'validate mechanistically' and 'review literature manually'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is comprehensive but includes some unnecessary explanations (e.g., explaining what Open Targets is, what clinical phases mean) that Claude would already know. The content could be tightened by removing introductory context and focusing purely on actionable guidance. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable Python code examples with clear function calls, expected return values, and specific field access patterns. Code is copy-paste ready with realistic examples using actual identifiers. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Excellent workflow structure with numbered steps, clear sequencing for common use cases (target discovery, validation, drug repurposing, competitive intelligence), and explicit guidance on when to use each approach. The 7-step core workflow is well-organized with clear progression. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-structured with clear overview, core workflow, and explicit references to separate files (references/api_reference.md, references/evidence_types.md, references/target_annotations.md). Navigation is clear with one-level-deep references appropriately signaled. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
metadata_version | 'metadata.version' is missing | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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