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uspto-database

USPTO patent and trademark data workflow for official record lookup, PatentSearch queries, TSDR checks, assignment data, and reproducible IP research logs.

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Quality

Content

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured, actionable data-gathering skill with clear sequenced workflows, verification checkpoints, and a closing checklist; its only real weakness is length that could be trimmed without losing clarity.

Suggestions

Tighten overlap between 'When to Use' and 'Source Selection' — the secondary-source comparison appears in both — to reduce token cost.

Condense the File Wrapper section, which partly repeats the cross-check guidance already stated elsewhere, into a tighter bullet list.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient and free of concept explanations Claude already knows, but at ~170 lines with some overlap between 'When to Use' and 'Source Selection' it could be tightened; not quite 'every token earns its place'.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides a complete, copy-paste-ready PatentSearch Python skeleton with a real query payload, plus a concrete markdown log-table template; the codeless TSDR/assignment workflows give concrete actionable steps per the instruction-skill note.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Each workflow (PatentSearch, TSDR, Assignment) is a clear numbered sequence with explicit verification checkpoints ('verify current endpoint names', 'cross-check document dates before citing') and a closing Review Checklist for complex passes.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized into clearly signaled sections with a one-level-deep References list of official external docs; no bundle files exist to mis-nest, and the single-file structure is appropriately cohesive for this scope.

3 / 3

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Description

82%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A specific, well-scoped description with good natural trigger terms and a clear niche, but it omits an explicit "Use when..." trigger clause, capping completeness at 2.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming natural triggers, e.g. 'Use when the user needs official USPTO patent or trademark records, patent/trademark status, assignments, or prior-art research logs.'

Consider adding common user phrasings like 'patent search', 'trademark status', or 'prior art' to broaden natural trigger coverage beyond the official surface names.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — "official record lookup, PatentSearch queries, TSDR checks, assignment data, and reproducible IP research logs" — matching the anchor for several specific concrete actions.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does, but lacks a "Use when..." clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance, which the guidelines cap at 2; the "when" is only implied.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Covers natural terms users would say ("patent", "trademark", "USPTO", "assignment", "IP research") alongside the official surface names; good coverage rather than only jargon.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped tightly to USPTO patent and trademark records, a clear niche with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

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11

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12

Passed

Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

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16

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