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65%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.
This is a compact, well-sectioned preferences sheet that respects token budget, but it reads more like a configuration policy than an executable skill. The central scaffolding workflow (Rails + Inertia + Vite + Tailwind) lacks concrete commands and an ordered sequence, relying on Claude to figure out the fragile integration steps itself.
Suggestions
Add the concrete scaffolding commands for the core task, e.g. the exact `rails new` invocation with flags (skip-solid, database=postgresql) and the Inertia/Vite/Tailwind install steps, since the Rails+Inertia+Vite integration is the most fragile part and currently has no guidance.
Reorder the sections into an explicit numbered build sequence (scaffold -> configure database -> add job stack -> frontend -> verify) so the workflow order is unambiguous rather than implied by thematic grouping.
Trim the library glosses (e.g. "Bridges Rails and React for SPA-like experience without API", "Utility-first CSS framework") and collapse the clarifying-questions guidance to one line, since Claude already knows what these tools are.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is a lean, list-based set of directives with no concept tutorials, but minor instances could be trimmed: library glosses like "Bridges Rails and React for SPA-like experience without API" and "Utility-first CSS framework" explain tools Claude already knows, and "Ask lots of clarifying questions... The more the better... You can't ask too many questions" is redundant padding. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Some concrete commands are present ("bundle exec rubocop -a", "bundle exec brakeman", "bin/rails server"), but the core task — scaffolding a Rails 8 project with PostgreSQL, Inertia.js, React, Vite, and Tailwind — has no executable steps such as `rails new` flags, gem installs, or Inertia/Vite setup commands. This matches "some concrete guidance but incomplete; missing key details" rather than anchor 4, whose setup workflow would be mostly executable. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The body is organized thematically (Tech Stack, Database, Testing) rather than as a sequenced workflow, leaving the build order implicit; a final validation checkpoint exists ("Verify the boilerplate is working by running `bin/rails server` and accessing the application at `http://localhost:3000` via playwright MCP"), which rules out anchor 2 ("validation absent"), but there are no intermediate checkpoints or ordered steps, so it does not reach anchor 4. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is under 50 lines, has no need for external reference files (none exist in the bundle), and is organized into clear, well-labeled sections (Tech Stack, Database, Background jobs, Testing, Verify), which merits a 5 under the simple-skill exception. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |