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scholar-evaluation

Systematically evaluate scholarly work using the ScholarEval framework, providing structured assessment across research quality dimensions including problem formulation, methodology, analysis, and writing with quantitative scoring and actionable feedback.

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Quality

55%

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

50%

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

The content is well-structured into a clear multi-step workflow with real, well-signaled references, but it is verbose and duplicates reference material inline rather than keeping the body a lean overview.

Suggestions

Trim the inline 8-dimension breakdown and 'Best Practices' list (which restate known peer-review concepts) into the evaluation_framework.md reference, leaving the body a concise overview.

Add an explicit verification checkpoint between Step 2 (dimension evaluation) and Step 4 (synthesis) confirming all applicable dimensions were scored.

Move or remove the unrelated 'Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics' section and the citation abstract so every remaining token earns its place.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is largely accurate but padded with concepts Claude already knows (objectivity, comprehensiveness, feedback best practices) and an unrelated schematic-generation section plus a citation abstract; the inline 8-dimension breakdown duplicates the reference file.

2 / 3

Actionability

Concrete elements are present (explicit 5-point scoring scale, calculate_scores.py usage, schematic command, reference pointer), but the core evaluation methodology is described rather than instructed and largely deferred to references.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps 1-6 are clearly sequenced, but there are no validation or verification checkpoints (e.g., confirming all applicable dimensions were assessed before synthesizing), leaving the feedback loop implicit.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

References are real and one level deep (evaluation_framework.md, calculate_scores.py, generate_schematic.py), but the body is a near-monolithic ~290-line wall with large inline content that belongs in the reference.

2 / 3

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Description

60%

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 specific about capabilities and dimensions but lacks any explicit trigger guidance, which caps completeness and trigger quality. It is a capable what-statement missing its when-statement.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when evaluating research papers, proposals, literature reviews, or other scholarly work for quality and rigor.'

Replace or supplement the 'ScholarEval framework' jargon with natural terms a user would actually say, such as 'evaluate this paper' or 'peer-review my manuscript'.

Sharpen distinctiveness from the peer-review skill by naming the quantitative, dimension-scored assessment as the differentiator.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names multiple concrete actions ('evaluate scholarly work', 'structured assessment across research quality dimensions', 'quantitative scoring and actionable feedback') and enumerates specific dimensions (problem formulation, methodology, analysis, writing).

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers what the skill does, but provides no 'Use when...' or equivalent explicit trigger clause, so the 'when' is only implied; per guidelines a missing trigger caps completeness at 2.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Contains relevant domain keywords but 'ScholarEval framework' is jargon users would not naturally say, and common natural phrasings like 'review my paper' or 'evaluate this manuscript' are absent.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The scholarly-evaluation niche is reasonably clear, but 'evaluate research quality' overlaps with a peer-review skill the body itself references, so it could trigger the wrong skill.

2 / 3

Total

9

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12

Passed

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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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

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

Warning

Total

14

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16

Passed

Repository
K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer
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