install-skill

Install a pasted SKILL.md (or one fetched from a URL or file path) into the user-skill directory, reviewing risk and connector requirements.

Quality

83%

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Do not install without reviewing

Quality

Content

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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

A highly actionable, well-sequenced procedure with strong validation checkpoints; its only weakness is redundant restatement of the mandatory post-install credential-prompting rule.

Suggestions

Consolidate the 'install is not the finish line / always prompt for missing credentials' guidance into one authoritative location (step 7) and have step 4 and the Rules section cross-reference it rather than restate it.

Trim the repeated 'do not stop after installed' phrasing to a single emphatic statement to reduce token cost without losing the mandate.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is procedural and avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows, but the 'install is not the finish line / prompt for missing credentials' mandate is restated nearly verbatim across step 4, step 7, and the Rules section, so it could be tightened.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable commands (`bun run gini skill validate`, a copy-paste `curl -X POST ... \| jq` install call), real endpoints, and concrete legacy-to-new credential mappings (linear → LINEAR_API_KEY).	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	A clearly numbered 7-step sequence with an explicit validation checkpoint (validate before writing; exit-code 0 → continue, non-zero → repair) and error-recovery guidance for the risky install operation.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Content is organized into well-signaled sections (When To Use, Procedure, Rules) with no nested or multi-level references; the single self-contained file is easy to navigate.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A specific, distinctive description with strong trigger terms, weakened only by the absence of an explicit 'when to use' trigger clause.

Suggestions

Append an explicit trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when the user asks to install, add, or import a SKILL.md from pasted text, a URL, or a file path.'

Mirror the body's natural phrasings ('install this skill', 'add this skill from this URL') so the description's triggers match what users actually say.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names multiple concrete actions ('Install a pasted SKILL.md... fetched from a URL or file path', 'reviewing risk and connector requirements') across distinct input sources, matching the level-3 anchor.	3 / 3
Completeness	It clearly states what the skill does but lacks any 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance, so completeness is capped at 2 per the judging guidelines.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Uses natural terms a user would say ('install', 'SKILL.md', 'URL', 'file path', 'connector requirements') with good coverage and no opaque jargon.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The skill occupies a clear niche (installing SKILL.md files into the user-skill directory) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

87%

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 — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
metadata_field	'metadata' should map string keys to string values	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: Open-Curiosity/gini-agent
Path: skills/meta/install-skill/SKILL.md
Commit: 6c5d85e

Reviewed: 12 days ago

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