Content
68%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 content is a concise, actionable retrospective workflow with concrete templates, thresholds, and a clearly signaled external reference. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit validation/verification step before applying batch modifications to the rule file.
Suggestions
Add a verification checkpoint in Step 5, e.g., after edits re-read self-testing.mdc to confirm line count <= 150 and the 9-section structure is intact before appending the timestamp.
Include a short feedback loop: if the modified file exceeds 150 lines or breaks structure, consolidate/move details to references/patterns.md and re-verify.
Explicitly state what counts as a "pattern" and how to label NEW vs WEAK in the report so aggregation is unambiguous.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence, using terse rules and a compact report template with no padding or explanation of known concepts; only minor tightening is possible. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | It provides concrete, executable guidance: specific thresholds (2+ for gaps, 3+ for weak spots), a copy-paste report template, and explicit modification rules (max 150 lines, one-liners only), with only minor gaps versus fully covered cases. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The six steps are clearly sequenced with a stop-condition checkpoint ("If fewer than 3 new cases ... stop") and a user-confirmation gate, but this batch/destructive file-modification workflow lacks an explicit validate-and-verify step (e.g., confirming the rule file stays under 150 lines and keeps the 9-section structure), capping it at 3. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is a clear overview with a well-signaled one-level-deep reference ("Read .claude/skills/1k-retrospective/references/case-studies.md", a real bundle file) and organized sections; the bulk of the lightweight process is appropriately inline, leaving only minor organization gaps. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |