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nih-biosketch-builder

Generate NIH Biosketch documents compliant with the 2022 OMB-approved.

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Quality

27%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

14%

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 (risk assessment, security checklist, lifecycle status, evaluation criteria, response template) that provides no NIH-biosketch-specific value and consumes significant token budget. The actual domain-specific content — the NIH format requirements and JSON input schema — is useful but buried among repetitive, generic sections. The workflow lacks biosketch-specific validation steps and the document suffers from poor organization with circular references and duplicate sections.

Suggestions

Remove all generic boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria, Response Template, Output Requirements) that don't contain NIH-biosketch-specific information — these waste tokens on things Claude already knows.

Replace the generic 5-step Workflow with NIH-biosketch-specific steps including validation checkpoints: verify all 4 required sections are present, check page count ≤5, validate font/margin compliance, and verify PMID/DOI resolution before generating the final document.

Consolidate duplicate and circular sections: merge 'Quick Check' into 'Audit-Ready Commands', remove the duplicate 'References' section, and reorder content so cross-references point forward not backward.

Move the detailed JSON input schema and CLI examples to the top as the primary content, and trim the 'When to Use', 'Key Features', and 'Implementation Details' sections which largely repeat each other in abstract terms.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Extremely verbose and repetitive. Contains redundant sections (e.g., 'References' appears twice, 'Quick Check' and 'Audit-Ready Commands' overlap, 'Dependencies' contradicts 'Prerequisites'). Multiple sections reference each other circularly ('See ## Usage above', 'See ## Workflow above'). Generic boilerplate like 'Risk Assessment', 'Security Checklist', 'Lifecycle Status', 'Evaluation Criteria', and 'Response Template' add significant token cost without providing NIH-biosketch-specific value. Much of the content (error handling philosophy, output requirements template) is general Claude behavior, not skill-specific knowledge.

1 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete CLI commands and a complete JSON input schema, which is useful. However, the workflow steps are generic ('Confirm the user objective', 'Validate that the request matches the documented scope') rather than NIH-biosketch-specific. The actual script is referenced but no bundle files are provided, so executability cannot be verified. The PubMed auto-import commands are concrete and helpful, but much of the guidance is procedural boilerplate rather than domain-specific actionable instruction.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The 'Workflow' section is entirely generic and could apply to any skill — it contains no NIH-biosketch-specific steps. The 'Example run plan' is slightly better but still vague. There are no validation checkpoints specific to biosketch generation (e.g., checking page count ≤5, verifying section completeness, validating font/margin compliance). For a document generation task that produces grant application materials, missing domain-specific validation steps is a significant gap.

1 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The document is a monolithic wall of text with many sections that could be separated or removed. References to bundle files like 'references/audit-reference.md' and 'scripts/main.py' exist but no bundle files are provided, making navigation impossible. Content is poorly organized with circular cross-references ('See ## Usage above' appears before the Usage section), duplicate sections (two 'References' headings), and no clear hierarchy between overview and detailed content.

1 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Description

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 (NIH Biosketch generation) but is too terse. It lacks a 'Use when...' clause, lists only one action (generate), and the sentence appears grammatically incomplete ('2022 OMB-approved' what?). Adding explicit trigger guidance and more specific capabilities would significantly improve skill selection accuracy.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause with trigger terms like 'biosketch', 'NIH grant', 'biographical sketch', 'grant application', 'eRA Commons'.

List specific concrete actions such as 'format personal statement, list positions and honors, compile contributions to science, document research support'.

Fix the incomplete phrase '2022 OMB-approved' — specify what is approved (e.g., '2022 OMB-approved format') and consider adding variations like 'NIH biographical sketch' for better keyword coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (NIH Biosketch) and one action (generate), and mentions compliance with 2022 OMB-approved format, but does not list multiple concrete actions like filling sections, formatting contributions, or managing publications.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what it does (generate NIH Biosketch documents) but completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause or any explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill. Per rubric guidelines, missing 'Use when' caps completeness at 2, and the 'what' is also thin, warranting a 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes 'NIH Biosketch' and '2022 OMB-approved' which are relevant domain terms, but misses common variations users might say such as 'CV', 'grant application', 'biographical sketch', 'eRA Commons', or 'NSF biosketch' for contrast.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

NIH Biosketch is a very specific document type with a clear niche; it is unlikely to conflict with other skills since the domain is narrow and well-defined.

3 / 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

Validation for skill structure

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
aipoch/medical-research-skills
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