Content
77%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.
A highly actionable, well-sequenced guide with complete executable code and an explicit verification checklist — its core strength. It is held back by a monolithic single-file structure that inlines generic Paddle MCP guidance, and by padded passages (motivational prose, an MDN link for a built-in API, and a duplicated overrides explanation) that spend tokens on things Claude already knows or doesn't need here.
Suggestions
Extract the generic Paddle MCP blockquote into a shared reference file (e.g. references/paddle-mcp.md or a separate paddle-mcp skill) and keep only the pricingPreview-specific example inline.
Trim the "Why use PricePreview at all?" section to one or two sentences and delete the MDN `Intl.NumberFormat` pointer and the duplicated currency-override explanation (keep it in Prerequisites or Pitfalls, not both).
Move the `/currencies` decimal-places catalog fetching and parsing helpers into a reference file, keeping only the zero-decimal gotcha (JPY/KRW/VND/CLP) and a one-line pointer in SKILL.md.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The task-specific material (hook, component, currency gotchas, pitfalls, verification) is dense and useful, but there is unnecessary content: the ~15-line blockquote on the Paddle MCP's general tooling (pagination, `clientTokens`, hard caps) goes far beyond pricing preview; the "Why use PricePreview at all?" section motivates with generic marketing-style prose ("very strong regional pricing built-in... Hardcoding works only for one market"); line 311 tells Claude to consider `Intl.NumberFormat` and links MDN for a built-in API Claude already knows; and the overrides/auto-conversion explanation is repeated between Prerequisites (lines 38-39) and Common pitfalls (line 350). Not a 2 because the majority of sections are efficient and code-first; not a 4 because the MCP block and duplicated passages are more than minor trims. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | The body provides six complete, copy-paste-ready code blocks covering the common cases: the full `usePaddlePrices` hook (with error handling and loading state), the full `Pricing` component, the App Router page with header-based country detection, the currency parsing/formatting utils, the server-side `getCurrencyDecimals` fetch with caching, and both `Checkout.open` variants — plus concrete npm/env prerequisites and a 6-step verification procedure. The only undefined piece is the trivial `FrequencyToggle` sub-component, which does not undermine coverage of the common cases. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Sections form a coherent build sequence (prerequisites → tiers → hook → page component → country detection → formatting → checkout wiring), culminating in an explicit "Verify the integration" checklist with six concrete validation steps, including a feedback loop ("If it doesn't, the country checkout detected differs from the one you previewed: prefill it") and a failure-state check for sandbox/production mismatch. This is a display-only skill, so the destructive/batch cap does not apply; not a 4 because explicit checkpoints with error-recovery guidance are present, not just implied. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The single ~360-line file has good section headers and a clearly signaled "Related docs" list of external links, but there is no bundle (no references/, scripts/, or assets/) and content that should live in a separate file is inlined: the generic Paddle MCP usage guide (tool protocol, pagination, kebab-case response keys, hard caps) applies to every Paddle skill and is buried as a blockquote mid-section, and the "Currency unit formatting" section's `/currencies` catalog fetching is a candidate for a reference file. This matches anchor 3 (content that should be separate is inline, organization could be better); not a 4 because the misplaced MCP block is substantial rather than a minor gap, and not a 2 because the file is well-sectioned and navigable rather than a header-less wall. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |