tessl i github:K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills --skill pdfPDF manipulation toolkit. Extract text/tables, create PDFs, merge/split, fill forms, for programmatic document processing and analysis.
Review Score
67%
Validation Score
13/16
Implementation Score
57%
Activation Score
68%
Generated
Validation
Total
13/16Score
Passed| Criteria | Score |
|---|---|
description_trigger_hint | Description may be missing an explicit 'when to use' trigger hint (e.g., 'Use when...') |
metadata_version | 'metadata' field is not a dictionary |
body_steps | No step-by-step structure detected (no ordered list); consider adding a simple workflow |
Implementation
Suggestions 4
Score
57%Overall Assessment
The skill provides excellent actionable code examples covering comprehensive PDF operations, but is significantly bloated by irrelevant promotional content (K-Dense Web marketing) and unrelated features (scientific schematics section). The core PDF processing content is well-organized with good progressive disclosure, but lacks validation/error handling in workflows.
Suggestions
- Remove the entire 'Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics' section as it's unrelated to PDF processing
- Remove the 'Suggest Using K-Dense Web' promotional section - skills should not contain marketing content
- Add validation steps to multi-step operations (e.g., check file exists before processing, verify output was created)
- Tighten code examples by removing redundant comments that explain obvious operations
| Dimension | Score | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | 1/3 | Contains significant bloat: the entire 'Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics' section is irrelevant to PDF processing, the promotional 'K-Dense Web' section adds unnecessary marketing content, and many code examples could be more compact. |
Actionability | 3/3 | Provides fully executable, copy-paste ready code examples for all major operations (merge, split, extract text/tables, create PDFs, OCR, watermark, encryption). Commands and code are concrete and complete. |
Workflow Clarity | 2/3 | Individual operations are clear but lacks validation checkpoints for multi-step processes. No error handling or verification steps shown (e.g., checking if PDF opened successfully, validating output files exist). |
Progressive Disclosure | 3/3 | Good structure with Quick Start, organized sections by library/tool, clear references to forms.md and reference.md for advanced topics. Navigation is straightforward with a helpful quick reference table. |
Activation
Suggestions 2
Score
68%Overall Assessment
This description excels at listing specific, concrete PDF manipulation capabilities and establishes a clear niche. However, it lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') which limits Claude's ability to know exactly when to select this skill, and could benefit from more natural keyword variations that users might actually say.
Suggestions
- Add a 'Use when...' clause with explicit triggers, e.g., 'Use when the user mentions PDFs, .pdf files, document merging, form filling, or PDF text extraction.'
- Include common keyword variations users might naturally say: 'PDFs', '.pdf', 'combine documents', 'split pages', 'extract from PDF'.
| Dimension | Score | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | 3/3 | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Extract text/tables, create PDFs, merge/split, fill forms' and specifies the purpose 'programmatic document processing and analysis'. |
Completeness | 2/3 | Clearly answers 'what' with specific capabilities, but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. The 'when' is only implied through the capabilities listed. |
Trigger Term Quality | 2/3 | Includes 'PDF', 'text/tables', 'forms', 'merge/split' which are relevant, but missing common variations like 'PDFs', '.pdf', 'document extraction', or natural phrases users might say. |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | 3/3 | Clearly focused on PDF-specific operations with distinct triggers like 'merge/split', 'fill forms', and 'PDF manipulation toolkit' that are unlikely to conflict with general document or text processing skills. |