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lay-press-release-writer

Transform academic papers into university press releases for general.

34

Quality

30%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

27%

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 template content (risk assessments, security checklists, lifecycle status, evaluation criteria) that provides no domain-specific value for the task of writing press releases from academic papers. The actual domain expertise — how to transform complex research into accessible press releases — is barely covered beyond a few bullet points and a JSON schema. The document is highly repetitive, with circular cross-references and the same commands/concepts restated across multiple sections.

Suggestions

Remove all generic boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria, Response Template) and consolidate repeated content — this could cut the document by 60%+ while improving clarity.

Add substantive domain guidance: include a concrete example showing an academic abstract transformed into a press release, with annotations explaining the transformation choices (headline writing, quote fabrication rules, simplification techniques).

Consolidate the workflow into a single clear sequence that includes domain-specific validation (e.g., 'verify scientific claims match source paper', 'check reading level is appropriate for target audience') rather than generic process steps.

Either provide the referenced bundle files (references/audit-reference.md, scripts/main.py) or remove dead references and inline the essential content.

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Conciseness

Extremely verbose and repetitive. Multiple sections reference each other circularly ('See ## Usage above', 'See ## Workflow above'). Contains extensive boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria) that add no actionable value for Claude. The same information (e.g., running scripts/main.py, py_compile checks) is repeated across multiple sections. Much of the content is generic template filler rather than task-specific guidance.

1 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete CLI commands and a clear JSON output schema, which is useful. However, the actual domain-specific guidance for transforming academic papers into press releases is thin — the Notes section has only 4 bullet points of vague advice. The script commands are concrete but the skill doesn't teach Claude how to actually write a good press release if the script isn't available or fails.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The Workflow section provides a 5-step sequence and there's a run plan in Example Usage, but validation checkpoints are generic ('validate that the request matches documented scope') rather than specific to press release quality. The error handling section mentions fallback paths but doesn't specify what the manual fallback actually involves for this domain. No feedback loop for reviewing press release quality against scientific accuracy.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The content is a monolithic wall of text with many redundant sections that could be consolidated. References to 'references/audit-reference.md' and 'references/' directory exist but no bundle files are provided, making these dead references. The document has ~20+ sections many of which repeat the same information, making navigation difficult rather than progressive.

1 / 3

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Passed

Description

32%

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 transformation task (academic papers to press releases) but is incomplete—it appears truncated with 'for general' left dangling. It lacks a 'Use when...' clause, specific concrete actions beyond 'transform', and natural trigger term variations that users might employ.

Suggestions

Complete the truncated phrase and add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks to convert a research paper into a press release, write a news summary of a study, or create public-facing communications from academic work.'

List multiple specific actions such as 'Summarizes key findings, simplifies technical jargon, writes attention-grabbing headlines, and formats content for media distribution.'

Add natural trigger term variations like 'research paper', 'journal article', 'news release', 'media summary', 'science communication', and 'public outreach'.

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Specificity

Names the domain (academic papers, university press releases) and one action (transform), but does not list multiple specific concrete actions like summarizing findings, writing headlines, simplifying jargon, etc.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what it does (transforms academic papers into press releases) but has no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance. Per the rubric, a missing 'Use when' clause caps completeness at 2, and the description also appears truncated ('for general' is incomplete), further weakening it.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant keywords like 'academic papers', 'university', and 'press releases', but misses common variations users might say such as 'research paper', 'media release', 'news release', 'science communication', or 'public outreach'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The combination of 'academic papers' and 'press releases' is fairly specific, but could overlap with general writing/rewriting or summarization skills. The incomplete phrasing 'for general' reduces clarity about its exact niche.

2 / 3

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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

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Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

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aipoch/medical-research-skills
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