Name: column-ordering
Rating: 70.39999999999999 (1 reviews)
Author: TanStack

column-ordering

Control TanStack Table v9 leaf columnOrder with stable IDs while accounting for pinning regions, visibility, and groupedColumnMode precedence. Load for drag-and-drop columns or rendered order that differs from state.

Quality

86%

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A tight, well-organized reference skill with executable code, concrete wrong/correct mistake pairs, and source citations. The main weakness is the Core Patterns snippet's undefined variables and the absence of any validation checkpoint for the reorder operation.

Suggestions

Define or contextualize `activeId`/`overId` in the Core Patterns snippet so the reorder code is fully self-contained and copy-paste ready.

Add a brief validation note for the reorder operation (e.g., verify the resulting columnOrder array contains all expected leaf IDs after setColumnOrder) to strengthen workflow clarity.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence — it never explains what TanStack Table or column ordering is conceptually, and every line (setup, pattern, wrong/correct pairs, source pointers) earns its place.	5 / 5
Actionability	Setup and Common Mistakes give copy-paste-ready TypeScript, and API Discovery points to a concrete path, but the Core Patterns snippet references undefined `activeId`/`overId`, a minor execution gap.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The content is logically organized (Setup → Core Patterns → Common Mistakes → API Discovery) and the reorder operation is sequenced (filter → splice → setColumnOrder), but it is presented as a reference of patterns rather than a validated workflow, with no explicit checkpoints.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The body is under 50 lines with no bundle files present and no need for external references, yet is cleanly divided into well-signaled sections, meeting the simple-skill exception for full marks.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Description

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A precise, well-targeted description that clearly states what the skill does and when to load it, with concrete trigger phrases and minimal conflict risk. The only gap is modest keyword synonym coverage in the trigger terms.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain ('TanStack Table v9 leaf columnOrder') and several concrete concerns (stable IDs, pinning regions, visibility, groupedColumnMode precedence), but it is a single feature area rather than multiple distinct actions, so it falls just short of comprehensive coverage.	4 / 5
Completeness	The 'what' is detailed ('Control... columnOrder with stable IDs while accounting for pinning regions, visibility, and groupedColumnMode precedence') and the 'when' is explicit and concrete ('Load for drag-and-drop columns or rendered order that differs from state'), satisfying both halves with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	'drag-and-drop columns' and 'rendered order that differs from state' are natural trigger phrases a user might say, but common synonyms like 'reorder columns', 'move columns', or 'column order' are missing.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	It targets a narrow, well-defined niche (TanStack Table v9 leaf column ordering) with distinct triggers, making conflict with unrelated skills very unlikely.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: TanStack/table
Path: packages/table-core/skills/column-ordering/SKILL.md
Commit: 9e523bc

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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