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wp-block-themes

Use when developing WordPress block themes: theme.json (global settings/styles), templates and template parts, patterns, style variations, and Site Editor troubleshooting (style hierarchy, overrides, caching).

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Content

87%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured procedure skill with strong progressive disclosure, concrete triage commands, and a clear sequenced workflow. The main weakness is the Verification section, which relies on subjective manual observations rather than concrete validation commands for fragile theme.json/template edits.

Suggestions

Replace subjective Verification checks ('reflects changes where expected', 'renders with expected styles') with concrete commands, e.g. a WP-CLI or build/lint invocation that confirms theme.json applies and validates cleanly.

Add an explicit validate→fix→retry loop after theme.json edits (e.g. re-run detect_block_themes or a JSON schema validation command) to catch invalid shape/typos before declaring the change done, since invalid theme.json silently fails to apply.

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Conciseness

The body is lean and offloads detail to one-line 'Read: references/...' pointers; it does not explain concepts Claude already knows. Not score 2 because there is no padding — each section (triage, settings vs styles, templates, patterns, variations) earns its tokens.

3 / 3

Actionability

Gives copy-paste commands ('node skills/wp-block-themes/scripts/detect_block_themes.mjs') and concrete file paths ('templates/*.html', 'parts/*.html', 'patterns/*.php', 'styles/*.json') plus an explicit settings-vs-styles decision branch. Not score 2 because guidance is concrete and executable rather than pseudocode or vague direction.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear numbered 0–6 sequence exists with a re-run feedback loop ('re-run detect_block_themes and continue below') and a Verification section, but the verification checkpoints are subjective ('reflects changes where expected', 'renders with expected styles') rather than concrete automated checks. Not score 3 because validation for fragile theme.json/template edits is implicit/generic rather than explicit validate→fix→retry commands; not score 1 because a real sequence and feedback loop are present.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The body is an overview that points one level deep to clearly signaled, verified-real references (creating-new-block-theme, debugging, theme-json, templates-and-parts, patterns, style-variations) with no nested reference chains. Not score 2 because content is appropriately split and every referenced path resolves to an existing bundle file.

3 / 3

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Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A concise, well-targeted description with an explicit 'Use when' trigger, concrete enumerated capabilities, and natural domain terms. It clearly distinguishes this skill from adjacent WordPress skills and answers both what and when.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete capabilities — 'theme.json (global settings/styles), templates and template parts, patterns, style variations, and Site Editor troubleshooting (style hierarchy, overrides, caching)' — tied to the action verbs 'developing' and 'troubleshooting'. Not score 2 because it enumerates specific concrete areas rather than only naming the domain.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicit 'Use when developing WordPress block themes' trigger answers 'when', and the enumerated capability list answers 'what'. Not score 2 because the when-clause is explicit, not merely implied.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Natural terms a WordPress developer would say are well covered: 'WordPress block themes', 'theme.json', 'templates', 'patterns', 'style variations', 'Site Editor', and troubleshooting terms 'style hierarchy, overrides, caching'. Not score 2 because both high-level and granular natural terms are present.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'WordPress block themes' is a clear niche with distinct triggers unlikely to collide with other skills. Not score 2 because the scope is narrowly scoped to block-theme development rather than overlapping general WP or document skills.

3 / 3

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Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

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WordPress/agent-skills
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