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concept-explainer

Uses analogies to explain complex medical concepts in accessible terms.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

56%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 content is actionable and reasonably well-sequenced but is weighed down by heavy boilerplate padding and loosely-signaled references, with minor mismatches between documented and actual script output.

Suggestions

Remove the boilerplate 'See ## X above' placeholder lines and the generic risk/checklist/lifecycle tables that do not add skill-specific guidance.

Link references explicitly to the file (e.g., 'See [guidelines.md](references/guidelines.md)') and either expand that thin stub or drop the reference.

Align the documented Output Format with main.py's actual output fields (concept/explanation/analogy/audience) to remove the mismatch.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is noticeably verbose with boilerplate 'See ## X above' placeholders, generic risk/checklist/lifecycle tables, a past review date, and a duplicated grammatical 'When to Use' line that add little skill-specific value.

2 / 5

Actionability

Concrete executable commands (py_compile, --help) and real usage examples with named concepts are present, though the documented output format slightly mismatches main.py's actual output.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A 5-step workflow with an error-handling fallback and a py_compile validation checkpoint gives a clear sequence, though the checkpoints are generic rather than true error-recovery loops.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Bundle files exist and referenced paths are real and one level deep, but references are signaled generically ('references/ contains...') rather than linked to the specific file, and substantial boilerplate is inlined.

3 / 5

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Description

53%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.

The description clearly conveys the skill's purpose but omits any explicit 'when to use' trigger guidance and offers only one concrete action, leaving it mid-pack across dimensions.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause naming natural trigger phrases (e.g., 'Use when a user asks to explain a medical condition simply or wants an analogy for a diagnosis').

List 1-2 more concrete actions (e.g., 'tailors explanations to child/patient/student audiences, outputs structured JSON') to lift specificity.

Include common synonyms or phrasings users actually say ('explain in plain English', 'ELI5 a medical term') to improve trigger term coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ('medical concepts') and one concrete action ('uses analogies to explain'), but offers only a single action rather than comprehensive coverage.

3 / 5

Completeness

It clearly states what the skill does but includes no 'Use when...' trigger clause, so completeness is capped at 3 per the rubric guidance.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Relevant keywords ('analogies', 'medical concepts', 'accessible') are present but lack common synonyms or variations users might naturally say.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The medical-concept-via-analogies niche is mostly distinct with only minor overlap risk against general explainer skills.

4 / 5

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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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