Content
78%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 exemplary model of token efficiency and clean structure, with a clear sequenced workflow and an explicit validation gate. Its main weakness is actionability: key steps like writing a trigger-rich description and validating the skill are directed but not shown, leaving the agent to fill in the how.
Suggestions
Add a minimal executable example, such as a short SKILL.md frontmatter template showing a well-triggered description, to make step 2 of the workflow concrete.
Specify the validation method for step 5 — e.g. a checklist of concrete checks (YAML parses, referenced files exist, tools present in the catalog) rather than the bare list of categories.
Include a one-line error-recovery cue after the validation step ("fix and re-validate before delivery") to close the feedback-loop gap in the workflow.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and efficient across all 38 lines — terse tables, short imperative workflow steps ("Write a trigger-rich description that says what and when"), and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows. Every token earns its place, matching anchor 5. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | The tool routing table is concrete (named tools with specific uses) and the workflow steps are prescriptive, but key execution details are missing: no example of a trigger-rich description, no SKILL.md frontmatter template, and "Validate metadata, references, tools, syntax, and license" (line 26) gives no method or command for validating. This matches anchor 3 (some concrete guidance but incomplete) rather than anchor 4's mostly executable guidance. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The 5-step workflow is clearly sequenced and includes an explicit validation step ("Validate metadata, references, tools, syntax, and license"), but there is no feedback loop for error recovery (what to do when validation fails) and no checklist. This fits anchor 4 — clear sequence with most checkpoints present, minor validation gaps — rather than anchor 5. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is under 50 lines with well-organized sections (Purpose, Tool routing, Workflow, Completion gates, Boundaries, Delivery) and no need for external references — no bundle files exist and none are falsely linked. Per the simple-skill scoring note, this earns anchor 5. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |