Name: apple-reminders
Rating: 62.4 (1 reviews)
Author: OpenBMB

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apple-reminders

List, add, edit, complete, or delete Apple Reminders and reminder lists via remindctl.

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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 a tight, executable command reference with strong boundary guidance, but destructive and batch operations lack validation checkpoints and the migration-note section adds noise.

Suggestions

Add a verification step before destructive/batch actions, e.g. run 'remindctl <view>' to confirm IDs before 'complete'/'delete', and confirm list deletion before '--delete'.

Remove or relocate the 'PilotDeck Migration Note' so the skill body contains only operational guidance.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is mostly lean command examples with inline comments and assumes Claude's competence, but the 'PilotDeck Migration Note' section is internal metadata padding that could be trimmed, keeping it just below 5.	4 / 5
Actionability	Commands are fully executable and copy-paste ready ('remindctl add --title "Call mom" --list Personal --due tomorrow') and cover the common cases across view, list, create, complete, delete, and output formats.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clear decision checkpoint appears in the clarifying-intent example, but destructive/batch operations like 'remindctl delete 4A83 --force' and 'remindctl complete 1 2 3' lack validation steps, capping workflow clarity at 3 per the rubric.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well organized into clear sections (When to Use, Setup, Common Commands, Date Formats) in a self-contained file with no need for external references, but the migration-note noise and >50-line length leave minor organization gaps short of 5.	4 / 5
	Total	16 / 20 Passed

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 specific and actionable with a clear tool name, but omits any 'Use when' trigger guidance, which caps completeness and limits its ability to be selected confidently over adjacent reminder/task skills.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause naming concrete triggers, e.g. 'Use when the user mentions Apple Reminders, the Reminders app, or wants to-dos that sync to iOS.'

Include a synonym like 'Reminders app' or 'to-dos' to improve trigger-term coverage and reduce overlap with generic task skills.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists five concrete actions ('List, add, edit, complete, or delete') plus reminder-list management via a named tool, giving comprehensive CRUD coverage rather than the minor gaps allowed at 4.	5 / 5
Completeness	The 'what' is explicit and concrete, but there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, so per the rubric completeness is capped at 3.	3 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	'Apple Reminders' and 'reminder lists' are natural user terms and the tool is named, but common synonyms like 'Reminders app', 'to-dos', or 'tasks' are missing, so it sits above the minimal-coverage 3 anchor.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Apple-Reminders-specific niche plus the remindctl tool make it mostly distinct, but 'reminders' overlaps with generic task/reminder skills, leaving minor conflict risk short of the 5 anchor.	4 / 5
	Total	16 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: OpenBMB/PilotDeck
Path: skills/apple-reminders/SKILL.md
Commit: 53658bb

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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