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cron

Use this skill only for scheduled or recurring tasks. Manage jobs with qwenpaw cron list/create/get/state/update/pause/resume/delete/run, and always pass --agent-id explicitly.

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Content

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

A highly actionable, well-structured operational guide with complete commands, realistic examples, and real validation checkpoints (list-before-modify, confirm-before-create, review gate). Its main cost is token efficiency: it re-teaches cron syntax Claude already knows and repeats the --agent-id and clarification rules several times across sections.

Suggestions

Delete the 'Cron Expression Examples' section — Claude already knows standard cron syntax, and the same space is spent re-teaching it; keep only any nonstandard qwenpaw-specific scheduling semantics.

Consolidate the --agent-id rule into one authoritative statement (e.g., in Common Commands where every example already shows the flag) and remove its re-statements in Decision Rules, Common Mistakes, and Usage Tips; likewise merge the three 'ask the user for missing info' passages into the 'Minimum Information Required Before Creating' section.

Move the four full creation examples into a references/ file and keep one representative example inline in SKILL.md, so the main file stays a lean overview consistent with progressive disclosure.

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Conciseness

The body is mostly functional but includes content Claude already knows — the 'Cron Expression Examples' table explains that '0 9 * * *' means every day at 9:00 — and repeats rules: the --agent-id requirement appears in Decision Rules, Hard Rules, Mistake 2, and Usage Tips, while 'ask the user for missing info' appears three times and the timeout<interval rule is stated twice back-to-back. This fits 'mostly efficient but includes some unnecessary explanation or could be tightened'; not 4 because the redundant repetition is systematic rather than minor.

3 / 5

Actionability

Commands are fully executable and copy-paste ready: all ten management verbs with full flag syntax, four complete creation examples covering text and agent types and one-time vs repeating schedules, plus required-flag checklists and help commands. Specific examples cover the common cases, matching the top anchor.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The Minimal Workflow gives a clear 6-step sequence with checkpoints: confirm schedule and target info before creating, run 'qwenpaw cron list --agent-id <agent_id>' before pausing/resuming/deleting to find the correct job_id, and a non-bypassable review gate for imported jobs. This matches 'clear sequence with most checkpoints present'; not 5 because there is no post-creation verification step (e.g., confirming the job via cron state/get) and no error-recovery loop if create fails.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The single-file skill has no bundle files, and the body is organized into well-labeled sections (When to Use, Decision Rules, Common Commands, Creating Tasks, Workflow, Mistakes, Tips) with no nested or buried references, so navigation is easy. Not 5 because at ~280 lines, the creation examples and cron expression reference are bulk detail that could live in a references/ file, leaving SKILL.md as a leaner overview.

4 / 5

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Description

83%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 lean, well-scoped description that explicitly answers both what and when with concrete subcommands and a stated hard constraint. Its main gap is trigger vocabulary: it misses the everyday phrasings (daily, reminders, at a specific time) that would help it fire on natural user requests.

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Specificity

The description lists comprehensive concrete actions — 'Manage jobs with qwenpaw cron list/create/get/state/update/pause/resume/delete/run, and always pass --agent-id explicitly' names nine specific subcommands plus a hard constraint, matching the anchor for multiple specific concrete actions with comprehensive coverage.

5 / 5

Completeness

Both 'what' (the qwenpaw cron subcommands and the --agent-id requirement) and 'when' ('Use this skill only for scheduled or recurring tasks') are explicit, but the trigger side is a single terse clause without concrete trigger phrases like reminders or daily/weekly scheduling, matching the anchor where 'when' could be more explicit or specific. Not 5 because trigger phrases are thin; not 3 because 'when' is explicit, not weakly implied.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

'scheduled or recurring tasks' covers the core intent, but the natural phrases users actually say — 'daily', 'weekly', 'reminders', 'every Monday', 'run at 9 AM' — are absent, fitting the anchor for good keyword coverage with a few natural terms missing. Not 5 because synonym/phrase coverage is not comprehensive; not 3 because the terms present are genuinely natural rather than jargon.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The tool-specific scope ('qwenpaw cron' job management restricted to scheduled/recurring execution) carves out a clear niche with distinct triggers and minimal conflict risk with other skills; the explicit 'only for scheduled or recurring tasks' guard further reduces mis-triggering.

5 / 5

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Validation

87%

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

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

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Repository

agentscope-ai/QwenPaw

Path

src/qwenpaw/agents/skills/cron-en/SKILL.md

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