file-search

Perform fast file name and content searches with ripgrep (rg); use it when you need to locate files by glob/regex, find keywords across directories, or replace common find/grep workflows.

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Quality

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.

The body contains genuinely executable ripgrep examples but is weighed down by large amounts of generic boilerplate and two broken/orphaned bundle references. Tightening the template sections and fixing the script link would substantially improve it.

Suggestions

Remove or collapse the generic template sections (Required Inputs, Recommended Workflow, Deterministic Output Rules, Output Contract, Validation and Safety Rules, Failure Handling, Completion Checklist, Quick Validation) and keep only ripgrep-specific guidance to cut padding.

Fix the script reference: replace `python scripts/test_skill.py` with the actual file `python scripts/validate_skill.py --check`, and update the Dependencies section to match.

Link `references/quick-reference.md` from the body (e.g., under Key Features or a Quick Reference section) so the bundled reference file is discoverable rather than orphaned.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Beyond the useful Example Usage, roughly two-thirds of the body (Required Inputs, Recommended Workflow, Deterministic Output Rules, Output Contract, Validation and Safety Rules, Failure Handling, Completion Checklist, Quick Validation, Scope Reminder) is generic template boilerplate that restates what Claude already knows rather than ripgrep specifics.	2 / 5
Actionability	The Example Usage block gives copy-paste ready rg commands covering the common cases, but `python scripts/test_skill.py` references a script that does not exist (the bundle contains `validate_skill.py`), so one example is not executable.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	As a simple read-only skill the single search action is unambiguous and the example includes a pre-check (`rg --version`), but the generic 'Recommended Workflow' section adds no search-specific sequencing or checkpoints.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Section structure is reasonable, but `references/quick-reference.md` is never linked from the body and the only script reference points to the non-existent `test_skill.py` instead of the real `validate_skill.py`, so references are present but not clearly signaled.	3 / 5
	Total	13 / 20 Passed

Description

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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, specific description that states concrete capabilities and explicit trigger conditions in third person. Its only weakness is mild overlap risk from framing itself as a generic find/grep replacement.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names multiple concrete actions — 'file name and content searches', 'locate files by glob/regex', 'find keywords across directories', and 'replace common find/grep workflows' — giving comprehensive coverage rather than vague abstractions.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly states the 'what' ('Perform fast file name and content searches with ripgrep') and a concrete 'when' clause ('use it when you need to locate files by glob/regex...'), answering both clearly.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Covers natural synonyms users say — ripgrep/rg, find/grep, glob/regex, keywords — comprehensively for the domain, so it lands at the top anchor.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The ripgrep niche is distinct, but 'replace common find/grep workflows' broadens overlap with native search usage and possible sibling search skills, so it is mostly distinct with minor overlap risk rather than minimal.	4 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning
referenced_paths_exist	Referenced path issues: 2 missing	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: aipoch/medical-research-skills
Path: scientific-skills/Other/file-search/SKILL.md
Commit: 63c61d3

Reviewed: 6 hours ago

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