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backgroundtasks

API reference: BackgroundTasks. Query for BGTaskScheduler, app refresh, background processing.

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Quality

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

86%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 a concise, well-structured instruction skill that delegates search to the Explore agent and specifies a clear return format with concrete file pointers, with only minor room to sharpen the search procedure.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and efficient with no over-explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every line earns its place and assumes Claude's competence.

5 / 5

Actionability

Provides concrete, actionable guidance by listing specific files to consult and a clear return format (Summary + File paths), with only minor gaps in how to search within those files.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The single action (search docs, then return summary and file paths) is unambiguous and well sequenced for a simple instruction skill; no destructive or batch operation requires validation checkpoints.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

For a sub-50-line skill with no need for external bundle references, the content is cleanly organized into well-signaled sections (Return Format, Files) with one-level-deep file pointers.

5 / 5

Total

18

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20

Passed

Description

53%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 third-person and names a clear niche with concrete query targets, but it omits any 'Use when...' trigger guidance and relies on fairly technical terms, limiting completeness and trigger-term quality.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming natural user phrases (e.g., 'Use when the user asks about background tasks, app refresh, or scheduled background processing').

Broaden trigger terms with synonyms and likely file/API extensions a user would naturally mention.

List 1-2 additional concrete actions beyond 'Query for' to raise specificity.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ('BackgroundTasks' API) with a concrete action ('Query for BGTaskScheduler, app refresh, background processing'), but the coverage is limited to a single query action against listed topics rather than multiple distinct actions.

3 / 5

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does ('API reference: BackgroundTasks. Query for...') but provides no 'Use when...' trigger clause, capping completeness at 3 per the rubric guideline.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant terms like 'BGTaskScheduler', 'app refresh', and 'background processing', but lacks common synonyms and the natural phrasings a user would say, so coverage is partial.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a specific niche (BackgroundTasks/BGTaskScheduler) with distinct triggers and only minor overlap risk against closely related scheduling skills.

4 / 5

Total

13

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20

Passed

Validation

93%

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

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Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository
Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills
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