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71%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 body delivers a clear, actionable five-step workflow with an excellent copy-paste sub-agent prompt template and useful anti-pattern guardrails, all appropriately contained in one well-organized file. Its main weakness is redundancy: the Evaluation Criteria section repeats the Step 4 comparison dimensions almost verbatim, and explicit validation checkpoints (e.g., confirming the generated designs are genuinely divergent) are absent.
Suggestions
Merge the 'Evaluation Criteria' section into Step 4's comparison list to remove the duplicated dimensions (simplicity, general-purpose, efficiency, depth) and save tokens.
Add an explicit checkpoint after sub-agents return, e.g. 'Verify designs are radically different; if two are similar, regenerate one with a stronger constraint' — a feedback loop that also operationalizes the first anti-pattern.
Tighten loose parameters: specify the exact number of sub-agents (e.g., 'spawn 3-4') and phrase the tool reference generically (e.g., 'your sub-agent tool') so the skill is environment-agnostic.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Mostly efficient, but the 'Evaluation Criteria' section duplicates the comparison dimensions already stated in Step 4 ('Interface simplicity', 'General-purpose', 'Implementation efficiency', 'Depth' each appear twice), and the book attribution is repeated. Not 2 because there is no explanation of concepts Claude already knows; not 4 because the duplicated section is a genuine redundancy, not a minor trim. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Provides a copy-paste-ready sub-agent prompt template with per-agent constraint assignments, a structured output format, and a concrete requirements checklist. Not 5 because of loose details ('3+ sub-agents', environment-specific 'Task tool', unfilled placeholders); not 3 because the guidance is executable as written, not pseudocode. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear 5-step sequence (Gather → Generate → Present → Compare → Synthesize) with a checklist in step 1 and anti-pattern guardrails. Not 5 because there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops (e.g., verifying designs are actually radically different before presenting); not 3 because the sequence is complete and well defined with implicit checkpoints via the anti-patterns. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | A single self-contained file with no bundle files and no need for external references: well-organized sections (Workflow, Evaluation Criteria, Anti-Patterns) that are easy to navigate. Per the simple-skill scoring note, well-organized sections with no need for external references earn the top score. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |