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task-coordination

Coordinate access to shared task directories using .processing marker files. Use before accessing a Worker's workspace to prevent conflicts when both Manager and Worker might modify files simultaneously.

Quality

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Content

75%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 — an explicit 6-step protocol with executable commands, a validation gate, and accurate script documentation that matches the actual bundle. Its weaknesses are redundancy (commands, exit codes, and best-practice advice each appear twice) and the absence of guidance for what to do when the marker check blocks modification.

Suggestions

Cut the duplicated script invocations and exit-code lists from the Scripts section — keep only the parameter details not already covered in the Coordination Protocol, or fold parameters into the protocol's steps.

Merge the Best Practices section into the protocol steps (e.g., 'Always sync first' is already step 1) to remove the recap redundancy.

Add recovery guidance for the exit-code-1 branch, e.g., 'If a valid marker exists, wait and re-check; the marker auto-expires at expires_at (15 min default)' — turning the validation gate into a feedback loop.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The protocol itself is efficient, but the Scripts section repeats the exact commands and exit codes already shown in the Coordination Protocol section, and the Best Practices list restates steps 1-5 of the protocol. This duplication could be tightened, matching the 'mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation' anchor rather than the noticeably-verbose anchor below.

3 / 5

Actionability

Fully executable, copy-paste-ready bash commands with absolute script paths, concrete exit-code semantics, a worked marker JSON example, and a parameter table covering optional arguments — all three referenced scripts exist and match the documented usage signatures.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The 6-step sequence is clearly ordered with an explicit validation gate (check marker, exit 0 vs 1, 'If safe, create marker'). It falls short of anchor 5 because the blocked branch (exit 1) has no recovery guidance — no instruction to wait, re-check, or use expires_at — only 'do NOT modify'.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized sections with the three bundled scripts documented inline and verified to exist with matching usage; the marker-format and fields documentation is compact enough to live in SKILL.md. Minor gaps: the duplicated script documentation blurs the overview/reference split, keeping it below anchor 5.

4 / 5

Total

16

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20

Passed

Description

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 strong description: concrete mechanism, explicit 'Use before...' trigger guidance, and distinct domain terms. Its only weakness is that it states one bundled action (coordinate access) rather than enumerating the marker check/create/remove operations that make up the skill.

Suggestions

Enumerate the concrete operations in the description, e.g., 'Check for, create, and remove .processing marker files to coordinate access to shared task directories.'

Add one or two natural trigger variations such as 'before modifying a shared task workspace' to broaden the when-clause beyond only the Worker side.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ('shared task directories using .processing marker files') and one concrete action (coordinate access to prevent conflicts), but does not enumerate the individual operations (check, create, remove marker), matching the '1-2 concrete actions, not comprehensive' anchor rather than the several-actions anchor above.

3 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both: what ('Coordinate access to shared task directories using .processing marker files') and when ('Use before accessing a Worker's workspace to prevent conflicts when both Manager and Worker might modify files simultaneously') — a concrete, explicit trigger clause, matching the anchor-5 example's structure.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Good natural keyword coverage — 'task directories', '.processing marker files', "Worker's workspace", 'conflicts', 'modify files' — that a user in this context would plausibly say. It falls short of anchor 5 because synonyms and variations (e.g., 'shared workspace', 'lock', 'before modifying a task') are missing.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Clear niche with distinct triggers — '.processing marker files', 'Manager and Worker', 'task directories' — that no generic skill would accidentally match; conflict risk is minimal.

5 / 5

Total

17

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository

agentscope-ai/AgentTeams

Path

manager/agent/skills/task-coordination/SKILL.md

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