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.
The content is a strong example of an instruction-only skill: a clearly sequenced workflow with explicit pause and confirmation checkpoints, concrete question templates with reply formats, and anti-patterns that prevent misuse. Its only weaknesses are minor over-prescription in formatting details and a body length that slightly exceeds ideal inline size.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and directive with no explanation of concepts Claude already knows, but a few spots are over-prescriptive — the defaults-marking bullet ('bold the recommended choice... put a bold "Recommended" line immediately above the block and also tag defaults inside the block') and the templates section repeating workflow ideas — keeping it just below the 'every token earns its place' anchor. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | For an instruction-only skill the guidance is fully executable: copy-paste-ready question templates, a complete example block with a concrete reply format ('Reply with: defaults (or 1a 2a)'), and specific limits like 'Ask 1-5 questions in the first pass'. These cover the common cases directly. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The 4-step sequence (decide -> ask -> pause -> confirm) is clearly ordered with explicit gates and feedback loops: 'do not start implementing until the must-have questions are answered', an assumption-confirmation loop when the user forces proceeding, and a restatement checkpoint before work begins. This is not a destructive or batch operation, so no validation cap applies. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Sections are well organized (When to Use / When NOT / Goal / Workflow / templates / Anti-patterns) with all content appropriately inline for a skill of this size and no external references. The body runs ~80 lines — above the under-50-line simple-skill exception — so the question templates could arguably move to a reference file, leaving minor organization room at score 4. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |