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iacuc-protocol-drafter

Draft IACUC protocol applications with focus on the 3Rs principles justification.

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Quality

31%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

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SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Discovery

40%

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 identifies a clear and distinctive niche (IACUC protocols with 3Rs principles) but lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') and could benefit from more specific actions and natural keyword variations. The domain specificity is a strength, but the incomplete guidance on when to use the skill significantly weakens its utility for skill selection.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause with trigger terms like 'animal research protocol', 'animal use application', 'IACUC submission', 'replacement reduction refinement', or 'ethics committee'.

List more specific concrete actions such as 'drafts justification narratives, completes species and procedure sections, addresses pain and distress categories, and generates 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) rationale'.

Include common natural language variations users might say, such as 'animal study approval', 'animal ethics', 'institutional animal care', or 'AUP (Animal Use Protocol)'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (IACUC protocol applications) and one specific action (draft with 3Rs principles justification), but doesn't list multiple concrete actions like reviewing, editing, or specific sections of the protocol.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what it does (draft IACUC protocol applications with 3Rs focus) but has no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which per the rubric should cap completeness at 2, and the 'what' is also only partially described, placing this at 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes domain-specific terms like 'IACUC', 'protocol applications', and '3Rs principles' which are relevant but somewhat technical. Missing common variations users might say like 'animal research', 'animal use protocol', 'replacement reduction refinement', or 'ethics review'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

IACUC protocol applications with 3Rs principles is a very specific niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. The combination of regulatory domain and specific framework makes it clearly distinguishable.

3 / 3

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12

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Implementation

22%

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

This skill is heavily padded with generic boilerplate (security checklists, risk assessments, lifecycle status, evaluation criteria) that provides no IACUC-specific value and consumes significant token budget. The actual domain expertise—how to write compelling 3Rs justifications, what makes a good IACUC protocol, examples of acceptable replacement/reduction/refinement language—is almost entirely missing. The skill functions more as a wrapper around an opaque Python script than as actionable guidance for drafting IACUC protocols.

Suggestions

Remove generic boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria, Response Template) and consolidate the three redundant workflow descriptions into one clear, concrete sequence.

Add concrete examples of good 3Rs justification text—show a sample input and the expected output protocol draft so Claude understands the quality bar and domain conventions.

Include domain-specific guidance on IACUC protocol writing: what reviewers look for, common pitfalls in 3Rs justifications, pain category definitions, and species-specific considerations.

Fix circular references ('See ## Prerequisites above' when Prerequisites appears below) and eliminate repeated information (Python version, script path, validation commands appear 3+ times).

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Conciseness

Extremely verbose and repetitive. Multiple sections reference each other circularly ('See ## Prerequisites above', 'See ## Usage above', 'See ## Workflow above'). Contains extensive boilerplate (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria) that adds no IACUC-specific value. The same information (e.g., Python version, script path, validation commands) is repeated multiple times. Much of the content is generic skill scaffolding rather than domain-specific guidance about drafting IACUC protocols or the 3Rs principles.

1 / 3

Actionability

The input JSON schema is concrete and well-structured, and the CLI parameters are clearly documented. However, the actual domain guidance on how to draft IACUC protocols and justify the 3Rs principles is almost entirely absent—there are no examples of good replacement/reduction/refinement justification text, no sample output, and the skill relies entirely on an opaque scripts/main.py without showing what it produces. The actionable content is limited to running a script.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

There are multiple competing workflow sections that are vague and generic. The 'Example Usage' run plan, 'Implementation Details', and 'Workflow' sections all describe abstract steps like 'confirm the user objective' and 'validate that the request matches the documented scope' without concrete IACUC-specific checkpoints. No validation of the generated protocol content is described. The workflow for the actual domain task (drafting an IACUC protocol) is unclear.

1 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

There is a reference to references/audit-reference.md and the references/ directory, which is appropriate. However, the main file itself is a monolithic wall of text with many sections that could be separated or removed. The structure has too many headings with redundant content rather than a clean overview pointing to detailed materials.

2 / 3

Total

6

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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

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Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

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