concise-planning

Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.

1.46x

Quality

76%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

97%

1.46x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

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Passed

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Quality

Content

85%Scale 1-3

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-structured, concise planning skill that clearly defines a workflow and provides a usable template. Its main weakness is that the actionability could be improved with a concrete example showing a real user request transformed into a completed plan, rather than just the abstract template. The 'When to Use' section is a throwaway line that adds no value.

Suggestions

Add one concrete example showing a real user request (e.g., 'Add authentication to the API') transformed into a completed plan using the template, so Claude can see the expected output quality.

Remove or rewrite the 'When to Use' section — 'This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview' is circular and adds no information.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill is lean and efficient. Every section serves a purpose, there's no explanation of concepts Claude already knows, and no padding or unnecessary context. The template and guidelines are tight.	3 / 3
Actionability	The skill provides a clear template and structured guidelines, but it's more of a process description than executable code. The template is copy-paste ready which helps, but the checklist guidelines are somewhat generic (e.g., 'Name specific files or modules when possible') rather than showing concrete before/after examples of good vs bad action items.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The three-step workflow (Scan Context → Minimal Interaction → Generate Plan) is clearly sequenced and unambiguous. The plan template includes a validation step explicitly. For a planning skill (non-destructive), this level of workflow clarity is appropriate and complete.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	For a skill under 50 lines with a single purpose, the content is well-organized into logical sections (Workflow, Template, Guidelines, When to Use) without needing external references. The structure supports easy scanning and navigation.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

67%Scale 1-3

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 has a clear 'Use when...' clause that explicitly defines the trigger condition, which is a strength. However, it is light on specific capabilities beyond generating a checklist, and the trigger terms could be broader to capture more natural user phrasings. The description is functional but could be more distinctive and specific about what kind of planning and checklist features it provides.

Suggestions

Add more specific concrete actions beyond 'generate a checklist', such as 'breaks down coding tasks into subtasks, estimates complexity, identifies dependencies, and produces a step-by-step implementation checklist'.

Expand trigger terms to include natural variations like 'task breakdown', 'implementation plan', 'step-by-step plan', 'todo list', or 'work items' to improve matching.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description names the domain ('coding task') and one action ('generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist'), but 'clear, actionable, and atomic' are quality adjectives rather than concrete distinct actions. It doesn't list multiple specific capabilities beyond checklist generation.	2 / 3
Completeness	The description explicitly answers both 'what' (generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist) and 'when' (when a user asks for a plan for a coding task), with the 'Use when...' clause present as an explicit trigger.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes some relevant keywords like 'plan', 'coding task', and 'checklist' that users might naturally say, but misses common variations such as 'todo list', 'task breakdown', 'implementation plan', 'step-by-step', 'roadmap', or 'work items'.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The scope of 'coding task' planning is somewhat specific but could overlap with general project management skills, task tracking skills, or coding assistance skills. The 'checklist' focus helps narrow it, but 'plan for a coding task' is broad enough to potentially conflict with other planning-oriented skills.	2 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Validation

90%

Warnings & errors only

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

Repository: administrakt0r/AI-Agents-Safe-Coding-Skills
Path: plugins/AI-Agents-Safe-Coding-Skills-claude/skills/concise-planning/SKILL.md
Commit: fbdfd63

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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