python-typing-patterns

Python type hints and type safety patterns. Triggers on: type hints, typing, TypeVar, Generic, Protocol, mypy, pyright, type annotation, overload, TypedDict.

1.06x

Quality

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Does it follow best practices?

Impact

92%

1.06x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

Quality

Content

92%

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

The body is an excellent, concise, executable pattern catalog with clear sections and concrete validation commands. The one weakness is progressive disclosure: every referenced bundle file is a dangling link because the references/, scripts/, and assets/ directories are missing.

Suggestions

Create the referenced bundle files (generics-advanced.md, protocols-patterns.md, type-narrowing.md, mypy-config.md, runtime-validation.md, overloads.md, scripts/check-types.sh, assets/pyproject-typing.toml) or remove the broken references.

If keeping the references, ensure each one-line description matches the file's actual scope so navigation delivers on its promise.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and code-forward with minimal prose, showing patterns directly rather than explaining what typing constructs are; every comment earns its place (e.g. noting the 3.10+ requirement is actionable).	3 / 3
Actionability	Examples are executable Python with real imports and complete signatures, plus runnable mypy/pyright commands and a copy-paste pyproject snippet, making the guidance concrete and ready to use.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	As a single-purpose pattern reference the action is unambiguous (apply these patterns, then validate with mypy/pyright), and there are no destructive or batch operations that would require validation checkpoints.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The SKILL.md is a well-signaled overview pointing to one-level-deep references, but the referenced ./references/.md, ./scripts/check-types.sh, and ./assets/.toml files do not exist, so navigation is broken despite good structural intent.	2 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

72%

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 has strong, explicit trigger guidance and a distinctive typing niche, but its capability statement is a topic description rather than a list of concrete actions. Tightening the 'what' into specific verbs would raise specificity and completeness.

Suggestions

Replace the topic phrase with concrete actions, e.g. 'Annotate functions and data structures, define generic and Protocol types, configure mypy/pyright, and apply type-narrowing patterns.'

Keep the explicit 'Triggers on:' clause but consider framing the opening as 'Use when...' to match the rubric's preferred trigger-guidance phrasing.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain ('Python type hints and type safety patterns') and key mechanisms, but describes topics rather than listing concrete actions a user would invoke; actions are implied rather than stated.	2 / 3
Completeness	The 'when' is answered explicitly via the 'Triggers on:' clause, but the 'what' is only a topic phrase ('type hints and type safety patterns') rather than a concrete capability statement, so it does not fully answer both.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	The 'Triggers on:' clause lists natural terms users would say (type hints, typing, type annotation, mypy, pyright) plus specific library terms, giving good coverage of common variations.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Typing-specific triggers (TypeVar, Protocol, TypedDict, mypy, pyright) carve a clear niche that is unlikely to fire for unrelated Python skills.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Validation

93%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: NeverSight/skills_feed
Commit: 26d37ce

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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