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facs-gating-viz-style

Beautify flow cytometry gating plots for publication. Applies contour, density, or dot plot styles to FCS data and produces publication-ready figures with consistent formatting.

78

Quality

73%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Discovery

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.

This is a well-crafted description with excellent specificity and domain-appropriate trigger terms for a specialized scientific visualization skill. The main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'Use when...' clause, which would help Claude know exactly when to select this skill. The technical terminology is appropriate for the target audience and creates clear distinctiveness.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user mentions flow cytometry, FACS analysis, gating strategies, or needs to format FCS plots for papers or presentations.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Beautify flow cytometry gating plots', 'Applies contour, density, or dot plot styles', 'produces publication-ready figures with consistent formatting'. These are clear, actionable capabilities.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers 'what does this do' with specific capabilities, but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. The when is only implied through the domain context.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'flow cytometry', 'gating plots', 'publication', 'contour', 'density', 'dot plot', 'FCS data', 'figures'. These cover the domain terminology well.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive niche - flow cytometry gating plots and FCS data are very specific scientific domains. Unlikely to conflict with other skills due to specialized terminology like 'gating plots', 'FCS data', and specific plot types.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Implementation

64%

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

This skill provides strong actionable guidance with excellent parameter documentation and usage examples. However, it suffers from mixing concerns: user-facing tool documentation, developer implementation notes, and agent response formatting are all combined. The generic workflow section and verbose response template sections add tokens without adding value for the actual task of generating publication-ready plots.

Suggestions

Remove or relocate the 'Implementation Notes' section to a separate developer file - this is script development guidance, not usage guidance

Replace the generic 5-step workflow with a concrete FACS-specific workflow: 1. Validate FCS file exists, 2. Run script with parameters, 3. Verify output file created, 4. If error, check channel names with --help

Remove the 'Response Template' section - Claude doesn't need a template for how to structure responses about plot generation

Consolidate 'Output Requirements' into the existing sections rather than having a separate meta-section about response formatting

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill contains some unnecessary verbosity, particularly in the 'Output Requirements' and 'Response Template' sections which describe how Claude should respond rather than how to use the tool. The 'Implementation Notes' section explains what the script must implement, which is developer documentation rather than usage guidance.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable commands with clear parameter documentation, concrete usage examples, and a complete parameter table. The Quick Check section offers copy-paste ready validation commands.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The workflow section is abstract and generic rather than specific to FACS visualization. While there's a fallback template and error handling section, the main workflow lacks concrete validation checkpoints specific to the FCS processing pipeline (e.g., validate FCS file before plotting).

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Content is reasonably organized with clear sections, but everything is in a single file when some content (Implementation Notes, Response Template) could be separated. The skill mixes user-facing documentation with developer implementation notes and agent response formatting.

2 / 3

Total

9

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12

Passed

Validation

90%

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

Validation10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

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Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
aipoch/medical-research-skills
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