Content
88%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 model content body: lean, imperative, mode-gated workflows with validation gates at every exit, and disciplined one-level progressive disclosure to five real reference files. The single notable defect is that the two template files the body instructs the agent to copy and lists as resources are absent from the bundle, which slightly dents executability and navigation fidelity.
Suggestions
Add the missing `templates/SKILL.template.md` and `templates/reference.template.md` to the bundle (or repoint steps 3 and the Resources section to files that exist) so the 'copy the template' instruction in the Create mode is executable as written.
In the Resources section, annotate each entry with when to read it (always vs. on demand), mirroring the mandatory-read/lazy-pointer distinction already taught in the Refactor mode.
Inline the concrete validation commands (or at least the checklist items) for the shared validation gate instead of delegating entirely to references/validation.md, so the spine's checkpoints are self-contained.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The 78-line body is lean and imperative throughout — no concept explanations, no restating what the model knows, no filler; each line either prescribes, classifies, or points (e.g., "Extract verbatim into the TARGET skill's own references/. Do not reword anything that affects behavior."). Not below 5: every token earns its place; the one meta sentence ("This skill is built the way it teaches") carries real guidance value. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | Guidance is mostly concrete and executable: per-mode numbered spines with specific actions, exact pointer wording to imitate ("Before producing output, read `templates/<x>.md`."), and concrete commands like "copy `templates/SKILL.template.md` into `.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`". Not 5: that copy step and the Resources list point at `templates/SKILL.template.md` / `templates/reference.template.md`, which are not present in the bundle, so those instructions fail as written — a minor gap in executability. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Each mode has a clearly sequenced numbered workflow with explicit validation checkpoints — "Behavior-preservation check", "Validate & iterate (references/validation.md): checklist → skill-reviewer → trigger test", and the consolidate mode's "exercise the new workflow end-to-end" after caller updates. Not below 5: the risky/destructive operations (retiring old paths, trimming skills) are each paired with an explicit verification gate and error-recovery guidance, and the blockquote names the top failure mode with its mitigation. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is an ideal spine — short sections per mode, well-signaled one-level pointers, and a Resources section listing each file — and all five listed `references/` files exist in the bundle. Not 5: two of the seven listed resources (`templates/SKILL.template.md`, `templates/reference.template.md`) do not exist in the bundle, so the navigation map does not fully match the actual structure — a minor organization gap rather than the flawless split of the anchor-5 example. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |