literature-extensive-read

Rapidly skim and summarize academic papers (default:PDF-to-Markdown full text with `## Page XX` pagination and image references) and output a structured extensive-reading summary in Markdown when you need to quickly understand research questions, methods, key results, conclusions, and decide whether intensive reading is worthwhile.

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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 is well-structured, actionable, and uses progressive disclosure effectively with real one-level-deep bundle references. The main weakness is workflow clarity: validation/quality-check is referenced rather than surfaced as an explicit checkpoint step in a batch-oriented workflow.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation step to the numbered Steps, e.g. "5. Run the quality check: confirm every template field is filled or marked 'Not specified' before saving" — important because "reviewing many papers" is a batch use case.

Inline a brief filled example of the rapid_summary_template output so the common case is copy-paste ready and actionability reaches 5.

Consolidate the skim-then-summarize workflow (currently restated across When to Use, Key Features, and Implementation Details → Reading strategy) into one authoritative description to tighten conciseness.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is efficient and well-sectioned with no over-explanation of concepts Claude already knows; only minor redundancy between "When to Use", "Key Features", and the reading-strategy algorithm could be trimmed.	4 / 5
Actionability	It gives a concrete executable command ("pdf-extract paper.pdf > paper.md"), real pointers to bundle files (references/guide.md, assets/rapid_summary_template.md), and concrete output paths; minor gap is the lack of a filled example of the completed template.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The numbered Steps give a clear sequence, but validation/quality-checking is only implicit (referenced via guide.md rather than an explicit checkpoint step), and "reviewing many papers" is a batch use case where the rubric caps clarity at 3 when checkpoints are missing.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	SKILL.md is a concise overview with well-signaled, one-level-deep references to real bundle files (references/guide.md for quality checks, assets/rapid_summary_template.md for structure); content is appropriately split and easy to navigate.	5 / 5
	Total	16 / 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.

The description clearly conveys a specific niche and includes a when-clause, but it loses points for second-person voice, missing synonyms/file extensions, and a when-clause that isn't framed as concrete user trigger phrases.

Suggestions

Rewrite in third person to avoid the voice penalty, e.g. "Skims and summarizes academic papers... and outputs a structured extensive-reading summary in Markdown."

Add natural trigger phrases and synonyms: "Use when the user asks to skim, summarize, or triage research papers, articles, literature, or .pdf files."

Reframe the when-clause as a concrete 'Use when...' trigger ("Use when triaging many papers before deciding which to read in depth") so completeness can reach 5.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain and 1-2 concrete actions ("Rapidly skim and summarize academic papers", "output a structured extensive-reading summary in Markdown"), but it is not a comprehensive list of distinct actions. The second-person phrasing ("when you need to quickly understand...") triggers the rubric's voice penalty, reducing the score by 1 from a base of 3.	2 / 5
Completeness	It clearly states what the skill does and includes an explicit "when you need to..." clause, but the when is phrased as an internal need rather than concrete user-facing trigger phrases ("Use when the user asks to...").	4 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Relevant keywords appear ("academic papers", "summarize", "research questions, methods, key results, conclusions") but common variations/synonyms users say ("research paper", "article", "literature") and the .pdf extension are missing.	3 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	It carves a clear niche (academic-paper extensive reading / literature triage with intensive-reading judgment), with only minor overlap risk against general document-summarization skills.	4 / 5
	Total	13 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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

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
relative_links	Relative link issues: 2 suspicious	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: aipoch/medical-research-skills
Path: scientific-skills/Evidence Insight/literature-extensive-read/SKILL.md
Commit: 63c61d3

Reviewed: 11 hours ago

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