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neuroskill-bci

Use live BCI cognitive and mood state from NeuroSkill.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 copy-paste-ready commands, real jq pipelines, and a strong error-recovery table, while mostly respecting Claude's intelligence. Structure and one-level-deep references are well done, though the main file inlines a fair amount of reference-grade material and duplicates some threshold lists.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is dense and information-rich, mostly avoiding padding or explanations of concepts Claude already knows, but the ~441-line length includes some redundancy (threshold lists duplicated across sections 1 and 10) and a verbose example-interactions section that could be trimmed, keeping it just short of fully lean.

4 / 5

Actionability

It provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready `npx neuroskill` commands throughout, real jq pipelines, a concrete JSON response schema, and an error→cause→fix table that together cover the common cases comprehensively.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Sections are numbered and sequenced with an explicit verify-setup step, signal-quality/SNR checkpoints, and an error-handling feedback loop, but several workflows are single-command queries without rigid validation gates, leaving minor validation gaps that prevent a 5.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The three real references (api.md, metrics.md, protocols.md) are clearly signaled and one level deep, but the SKILL.md itself inlines substantial reference-grade material (full JSON schema, full error table, duplicated threshold lists) that is not split out, which is a minor organization gap against a clean 5.

4 / 5

Total

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Description

40%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 names a distinct product/domain but relies on a single generic action verb and omits both concrete capabilities and any "Use when..." trigger guidance. This leaves completeness and specificity weak despite good distinctiveness.

Suggestions

Replace the single verb "Use" with concrete actions, e.g. "Read, interpret, and track live BCI cognitive and mood metrics from NeuroSkill, suggest focus/stress interventions, and compare sessions over time."

Add an explicit "Use when..." trigger clause such as "Use when the user asks about their focus, concentration, mood, sleep, or mental state and has NeuroSkill running."

Include natural trigger terms users actually say (focus, concentration, brain state, relaxation, sleep) rather than only technical jargon like "BCI".

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The phrase "Use live BCI cognitive and mood state" names a specific domain but offers only one minimal, generic action verb ("Use") with no concrete capabilities such as read, interpret, or track — matching the anchor for minimal/generic actions rather than the 1-2 concrete actions required for a 3.

2 / 5

Completeness

It provides a vague "what" ("Use live BCI cognitive and mood state") and entirely omits any "when"/"Use when..." trigger clause; per the rubric a missing trigger clause caps completeness, and the vague what keeps it at 2 rather than 3.

2 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

It includes relevant domain keywords ("BCI", "cognitive", "mood state", "NeuroSkill") but is missing the most common natural phrasings a user would actually say (focus, brain, concentration, relaxation), so coverage is partial rather than good.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Naming the specific product "NeuroSkill" plus "BCI" carves a clear niche with low conflict risk, though the generic "cognitive and mood state" phrasing has minor overlap with general health/wellness skills and the lack of explicit triggers prevents a 5.

4 / 5

Total

11

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20

Passed

Validation

81%

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

Validation13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

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

13

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16

Passed

Repository
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