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methodology-extractor

Extract experimental methods from one or more papers into a structured protocol-oriented summary; use when comparing methods across studies or drafting reproducible procedures.

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SKILL.md
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Content

46%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

The skill body is well-structured with real, clearly signaled references and useful validation commands, but it is weighed down by substantial generic boilerplate and lacks executable guidance for its core extraction task. Tightening the governance sections and documenting the actual input format would materially improve it.

Suggestions

Consolidate the overlapping governance sections (Output Requirements, Output Contract, Response Template, Error Handling, Failure Handling, Input Validation) into one concise block or a reference file to reduce boilerplate and token load.

Document the --papers input JSON format with a concrete schema/example and add a copy-paste command showing real extraction on a paper, not just --demo and validation commands.

Replace the abstract process Workflow with the concrete extraction sequence (parse inputs -> extract methods section -> identify protocol steps -> compare across papers -> validate output), keeping the validation checkpoints attached to those specific steps.

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Conciseness

The body is noticeably verbose, carrying large generic boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Evaluation Criteria, Lifecycle Status with a time-sensitive date, plus overlapping Output/Error/Failure/Response-Template sections) that add little skill-specific value; not as padded as score 1, but well below an efficient skill.

2 / 5

Actionability

Provides concrete validation commands (py_compile, --help) and documents parameters, but the core extraction usage is incomplete: the --papers input JSON format is undocumented and the Example section is vague rather than copy-paste ready.

3 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A sequenced workflow with validation hooks (Quick Check, fallback path, user checkpoints) exists, but the steps are generic process guidance rather than the concrete extraction sequence (parse papers, extract methods, identify steps, compare), so checkpoints feel abstract rather than task-anchored.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Real one-level-deep references are present and clearly signaled (references/audit-reference.md, scripts/main.py, both verified to exist), with organized section headers; held back from 5 only by the large volume of inline boilerplate that could be consolidated into reference files.

4 / 5

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Description

83%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 is well-crafted: it states concrete capabilities and provides an explicit 'use when' trigger with natural phrasing. It is specific, complete, and largely distinct from other skills, with only minor gaps in synonym/file-extension coverage.

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Specificity

Names the domain and several concrete actions — "Extract experimental methods...into a structured protocol-oriented summary", "comparing methods across studies", "drafting reproducible procedures" — with only minor coverage gaps, fitting the 'lists several specific actions' anchor rather than the fully comprehensive 5.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ("Extract experimental methods from one or more papers into a structured protocol-oriented summary") and when ("use when comparing methods across studies or drafting reproducible procedures") with concrete trigger phrases, matching the top anchor.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural phrases a user would say ("comparing methods across studies", "drafting reproducible procedures", "experimental methods", "papers"), but lacks common synonyms and file extensions like PDF/PMID, so it stops at good-but-not-comprehensive coverage.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a clear research-methodology niche with distinct triggers and minimal conflict risk, though it could overlap slightly with general literature-review skills, placing it just below the fully-distinct 5.

4 / 5

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Validation

93%

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

Validation15 / 16 Passed

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aipoch/medical-research-skills
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