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77%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 lean, well-organized principle skill with an unambiguous build-compare-commit sequence and crisp applicability boundaries that earn high marks for workflow clarity and structure. Its one real weakness is execution detail: the side-by-side comparison — the heart of the method — is never specified, so the model must improvise how to evaluate and decide.
Suggestions
Specify how to run the comparison: list evaluation criteria (e.g., complexity, extensibility, user feel) or define the output, such as a trade-off table presented before a choice is made.
Give one concrete example of what a prototype or "sketch" looks like (code spike, clickable mock, ASCII wireframe) so the instruction is executable rather than interpretive.
State what happens to the rejected options — e.g., record them and the rationale before committing — so the decision step has a defined endpoint.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The ~170-word body assumes Claude's competence and explains nothing it already knows, but the opening paragraph and "**The rule:**" paragraph restate the same directive (and echo the frontmatter description) — a minor redundancy that could be trimmed. Not 5 because of that duplicated framing. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | "build 2-3 competing prototypes or sketches. Compare them side by side. Only then commit" plus the explicit when-it-applies / when-it-doesn't lists give concrete directive guidance, but key details are missing — no comparison criteria, prototype form, or decision output. Not 4 because the comparison step, the core of the method, is left entirely to improvisation; not 2 because counts, method, gate, and applicability lists go beyond high-level hints. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | For this simple single-purpose skill the sequence is unambiguous: build 2-3 prototypes → compare side by side → "Only then commit", with an explicit gate before commitment. Per the simple-skill note, a clear single action with no risky batch or destructive operation needs no validation loop to score 5. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is under 50 lines with no bundle files to reference, organized into clearly labeled sections (the rule, when it applies, when it doesn't). Per the guideline, a short self-contained skill with well-organized sections scores 5. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |