Agentic memory system for writers - track characters, relationships, scenes, and themes
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/writer-memory/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
32%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 identifies a clear domain (creative writing memory management) and lists trackable elements, but lacks explicit trigger guidance and misses common user vocabulary. The absence of a 'Use when...' clause significantly weakens its utility for skill selection among many options.
Suggestions
Add a 'Use when...' clause with explicit triggers like 'Use when writing fiction, managing story continuity, tracking character arcs, or working on novels/manuscripts'
Expand trigger terms to include natural user vocabulary: 'novel', 'story', 'plot', 'worldbuilding', 'fiction writing', 'manuscript', 'continuity'
Specify concrete actions beyond 'track' - e.g., 'create character profiles, map relationships, maintain plot continuity, organize scene timelines'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (writing/memory system) and lists some actions (track characters, relationships, scenes, themes), but doesn't describe concrete operations like 'create character profiles', 'visualize relationship maps', or 'maintain continuity checks'. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Describes what it does (track writing elements) but completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause or any explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes relevant terms like 'characters', 'relationships', 'scenes', 'themes', and 'writers', but misses common variations users might say like 'novel', 'story', 'plot', 'worldbuilding', 'fiction', 'manuscript', or 'continuity'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The 'agentic memory system for writers' framing provides some distinction, but 'track characters, relationships, scenes' could overlap with general writing assistance or note-taking skills without clearer boundaries. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 7 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
77%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-crafted skill with excellent actionability and clear workflows for a specialized creative writing memory system. The Korean-first approach with bilingual field names serves its target audience well. However, the document is overly long for a SKILL.md overview—detailed schemas, full examples, and troubleshooting should be split into separate reference files to improve token efficiency and progressive disclosure.
Suggestions
Extract the detailed Storage Schema JSON and File Structure sections into a separate REFERENCE.md or SCHEMA.md file
Move the 'Full Workflow' and extended examples to an EXAMPLES.md file, keeping only a minimal quick-start example in SKILL.md
Consolidate the Memory Types section—field definitions appear both in tables and in examples, creating redundancy
Move Troubleshooting to a separate TROUBLESHOOTING.md file and link to it from the main skill
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is comprehensive but verbose for its purpose. While the Korean terminology and detailed tables add value for the target audience, there's significant repetition (e.g., field definitions appear in multiple places) and some sections could be consolidated. The 400+ lines could likely be reduced by 30-40% without losing essential information. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Excellent actionability with concrete command examples throughout, complete JSON schema for storage, specific workflow examples, and copy-paste ready commands. The validation example showing input, output, and suggested alternatives is particularly strong. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear multi-step workflows with explicit sequences. The 'Full Workflow' example demonstrates proper ordering (init -> characters -> relationships -> world -> themes -> scenes -> query -> validate -> synopsis). Auto-backup behavior provides implicit validation/recovery for destructive operations. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Content is well-organized with clear sections and tables, but everything is in a single monolithic file. The detailed storage schema, full workflow examples, and troubleshooting could be split into separate reference files. References to integration with other systems (OMC Notepad, Architect Agent) are mentioned but not linked to external docs. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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