Content
77%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is highly actionable with a clear, checkpointed workflow and concrete file conventions, and it avoids concept-explanation padding. The two weak spots are mild verbosity in the encyclopedic reference sections and a single-file structure that could offload the template/index into reference files for cleaner progressive disclosure.
Suggestions
Trim or collapse the 'Categories of Decisions Worth Recording' table and the explicit/implicit detection-signal lists, since the When-to-Activate section already covers the core triggers.
Move the full ADR format template and the ADR index format into a reference file (e.g. references/adr-template.md) and link to it from the body, keeping SKILL.md as a lean overview.
Consider whether the 'Integration with Other Skills' section is actionable guidance or aspirational context; if the latter, cut it to save tokens.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is well-organized and assumes Claude's competence (no basic-concept padding), but the 8-row categories table, the explicit/implicit detection-signal lists, and the integration section are comprehensive enough to be trimmed, sitting at 'mostly efficient but could be tightened' rather than 'every token earns its place'. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Concrete guidance throughout — exact file paths (docs/adr/NNNN-decision-title.md), a copy-ready ADR template, the index format, naming conventions, and exact response strings — so an instruction-only skill still meets the fully-actionable anchor without needing executable code. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 8-step capture workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit validation/approval checkpoints (Step 1 asks confirmation before creating files; Step 7 requires explicit approval before writing and discards on decline), providing the feedback loop the rubric rewards. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist and the skill is a single well-sectioned document, but at ~180 lines it exceeds the under-50-line simple-skill exemption, and the full ADR template plus index format are inline content that could be split into reference files — 'some structure but content that should be separate is inline'. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |