Content
61%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is an actionable, well-sequenced workflow with concrete CLI commands and clear state handling. Its main weaknesses are redundant output templates/guardrails and a missing proactive verification checkpoint in the batch task loop.
Suggestions
Add an explicit verification step (e.g., run tests or re-run 'openspec status' to confirm) before flipping a task's checkbox to '- [x]', satisfying the batch-operation validation requirement.
Consolidate the three Output templates and the Guardrails section with the Steps to remove repeated guidance (keep changes minimal, pause on blockers) and tighten conciseness.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Mostly efficient with concrete CLI commands and numbered steps, but the three output templates and the Guardrails section substantially restate guidance already in the Steps (e.g., keep changes minimal, pause on blockers), so it could be tightened, fitting 3 over 4. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Provides concrete, executable commands ('openspec status --change "<name>" --json', 'openspec instructions apply', checkbox flipping) and specific JSON fields to parse, with only minor gaps such as an example task-line format, landing at 4 rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The 7-step sequence is clear with state handling and pause conditions, but for a batch code-implementation loop there is no explicit verification/test checkpoint before marking each task complete (- [ ] -> - [x]); the rubric caps batch-operation skills lacking validation at 3, and the pause conditions are reactive rather than proactive validation. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist and the content is well-organized into clearly headed sections (Steps, Output templates, Guardrails, Fluid Workflow Integration) with no nested references; at 156 lines some template content could be trimmed, keeping it at 4 rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 14 / 20 Passed |