Interprets FastQC quality control reports for NGS data. Identifies quality issues, diagnoses root causes, and provides actionable recommendations for RNA-seq, DNA-seq, and ChIP-seq datasets.
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Discovery
67%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 description demonstrates strong specificity and distinctiveness with clear domain focus on FastQC/NGS analysis. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause which limits its completeness score, and could benefit from additional natural trigger terms that users might employ when seeking this skill.
Suggestions
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user mentions FastQC, sequencing quality, QC reports, or asks about read quality issues.'
Include additional natural trigger terms like 'sequencing quality', 'QC report', 'read quality', 'sequence quality metrics', or common file references like '_fastqc.html'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Interprets FastQC quality control reports', 'Identifies quality issues', 'diagnoses root causes', 'provides actionable recommendations'. Also specifies the data types: RNA-seq, DNA-seq, and ChIP-seq datasets. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers 'what' (interprets FastQC reports, identifies issues, provides recommendations) 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 domain-specific terms like 'FastQC', 'NGS data', 'RNA-seq', 'DNA-seq', 'ChIP-seq', but missing common user variations like 'sequencing quality', 'QC report', 'read quality', or file extensions like '.html' or '_fastqc.zip'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Highly specific niche targeting FastQC reports for NGS data analysis. The combination of 'FastQC', 'quality control reports', and specific sequencing types (RNA-seq, DNA-seq, ChIP-seq) creates a clear, distinct trigger unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
77%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured skill with strong actionability and clear workflow guidance including explicit fallback handling. The main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (response templates, output requirements that Claude doesn't need spelled out) and all content being inline rather than using progressive disclosure for the detailed reference material.
Suggestions
Remove or significantly condense the 'Output Requirements' and 'Response Template' sections - Claude understands how to structure responses without explicit templates
Move the detailed metrics thresholds table and application-specific thresholds to a separate REFERENCE.md file, keeping only a brief summary inline
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill contains some unnecessary verbosity, particularly in the response template section and output requirements which repeat concepts Claude already understands. The workflow section could be tighter, and some explanatory text (e.g., 'Unicode symbols require...') adds marginal value. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides fully executable commands with clear parameter tables, concrete usage examples, and specific threshold values for quality metrics. The implementation note about adding argparse flags is particularly actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear numbered workflow with explicit validation-first step, well-defined fallback template for failure scenarios, and specific error handling instructions. The fallback path explicitly states what to report when execution fails. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Content is reasonably organized with clear sections, but everything is inline in a single file. The metrics table, application-specific thresholds, and response template could be split into referenced files for better organization given the skill's length. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 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.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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