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Karpathy's LLM Wiki: build/query interlinked markdown KB.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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

The body is highly actionable with clear, validated workflows, but it is a monolithic single file: substantial templates that belong in separate reference files are inlined, and there is no one-level-deep reference structure to navigate.

Suggestions

Extract the SCHEMA.md, index.md, and log.md templates into separate files under references/ and link to them, keeping only a concise overview inline.

De-duplicate the provenance-marker and sha256-drift explanations, which currently appear in both the template and the Ingest section.

Add a short 'Quick start' overview near the top so the core workflow is scannable before the detailed templates.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with concrete code and templates, but the ~490-line body restates some concepts (provenance markers and sha256 drift detection are explained twice) and could be tightened.

3 / 5

Actionability

Fully executable guidance throughout: copy-paste bash snippets, complete SCHEMA/index/log templates, specific page thresholds, and a ready-to-use systemd unit covering the common cases.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Core operations are explicitly sequenced with numbered/① steps and validation checkpoints: orient-first reads, sha256 drift checks, lint severity grouping, and an 'ask before mass-updating' gate.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist in references/scripts/assets, yet large inlined template blocks (SCHEMA.md, index.md, log.md) that clearly belong in separate reference files are embedded in SKILL.md, making it monolithic.

2 / 5

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Description

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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 concise and reasonably distinct but lacks an explicit "when to use" trigger clause and uses niche jargon ("Karpathy's LLM Wiki") over natural user phrasing. Action coverage is minimal rather than comprehensive.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming natural triggers (e.g., 'Use when the user asks to build a knowledge base, ingest sources into a wiki, or query their notes').

Expand the action list beyond 'build/query' to cover ingest, cross-reference, lint, and maintenance to improve specificity.

Include common user phrasings/synonyms like 'notes' or 'research notes' rather than relying on the 'Karpathy's LLM Wiki' jargon.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"build/query interlinked markdown KB" names the domain and two actions, but the verbs are minimal and generic with no comprehensive action list.

2 / 5

Completeness

A vague "what" (build/query markdown KB) is present but there is no "Use when..." clause or equivalent trigger guidance, so completeness cannot exceed the missing-when threshold.

2 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant keywords ("wiki", "knowledge base", "markdown") but "Karpathy's LLM Wiki" is niche jargon and common natural phrasings like "notes" or synonyms are missing.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"LLM Wiki" with interlinked markdown KB is a fairly distinct niche with only minor overlap risk against general notes/Obsidian skills.

4 / 5

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Passed

Validation

75%

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

Validation12 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

skill_md_line_count

SKILL.md is long (508 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking

Warning

metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

Warning

metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

Warning

frontmatter_unknown_keys

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

Warning

Total

12

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16

Passed

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