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Create, read, edit .pptx decks with python-pptx.

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Quality

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

96%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 lean, fully executable, and workflow-rich with strong validation checkpoints for destructive edits. The only soft spot is progressive disclosure, which leans on script `--help` output rather than explicitly signaled reference documents.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is dense and operational with no padding about what a PPTX is or how python-pptx works; explanatory passages (run-merging, chart-ops wrapper, XML-level reorder) cover genuinely non-obvious operational detail that earns its tokens.

5 / 5

Actionability

Copy-paste-ready commands, a full Quick Reference table mapping tasks to flags, and concrete JSON spec examples cover the common cases without pseudocode.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A numbered 5-step Procedure is followed by a dedicated Verification section with explicit checkpoints (re-read outline, render + vision_analyze, pytest) and feedback loops for an in-place-editing skill where validation matters.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

SKILL.md is a well-organized overview with one-level-deep references to the five bundled scripts (signaled via commands and `--help`); it relies on `--help` rather than dedicated reference .md files, a minor organization gap versus an explicit reference layer.

4 / 5

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19

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20

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Description

66%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 is specific and distinct but stops short of explicit usage-trigger guidance, which caps its completeness. Adding a "Use when..." clause with natural user synonyms would lift the two lowest dimensions.

Suggestions

Append an explicit "Use when..." clause, e.g. "Use when the user asks to build, inspect, or edit PowerPoint (.pptx) slide decks."

Add natural synonyms users actually say — "PowerPoint", "slides", "presentations", "pitch deck" — alongside ".pptx".

Optionally surface one or two higher-value capabilities (charts, template branding) so specificity reaches comprehensive coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Create, read, edit .pptx decks" lists several concrete actions against a named domain, though coverage of the bundle's fuller capabilities (charts, templates, rendering) is implied only by the library name.

4 / 5

Completeness

The "what" is clear (create/read/edit .pptx decks with python-pptx), but there is no "Use when..." or equivalent trigger clause; per the rubric a missing explicit when-guidance caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes the natural file extension ".pptx" and library "python-pptx", but omits common user-facing synonyms like "PowerPoint", "slides", "presentations", or "pitch deck" that would round out coverage.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

" .pptx decks with python-pptx" carves a clear niche with minimal conflict risk against adjacent document skills, though the terse trigger set leaves minor overlap ambiguity with generic office-document skills.

4 / 5

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15

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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

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