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q-and-a-prep-partner

Predict challenging questions for presentations and prepare structured responses.

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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 (risk assessment, security checklist, lifecycle status, evaluation criteria) that consumes significant token budget without adding value for the core task of predicting Q&A questions. The actual domain-specific content—question types, response frameworks, and preparation methodology—is minimal and underdeveloped. The circular section references and duplicated workflows further reduce clarity and usability.

Suggestions

Remove all generic boilerplate sections (Risk Assessment, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria, Response Template) that don't contribute to the Q&A preparation task, cutting the file by ~60%.

Expand the 'Question Types' section with concrete examples of each question type and example response frameworks, since this is the core value of the skill.

Eliminate circular references ('See ## Prerequisites above', 'See ## Usage above') and consolidate the duplicated workflow/run-plan into a single clear sequence.

Add a concrete example showing input (e.g., a sample abstract) and expected output (e.g., generated questions with structured responses) so Claude knows exactly what to produce.

DimensionReasoningScore

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 table, Security Checklist, Lifecycle Status, Evaluation Criteria) that adds no actionable value for the skill's purpose. The core task—predicting Q&A questions—is buried under layers of generic project management scaffolding that Claude doesn't need.

1 / 3

Actionability

The CLI parameters and usage examples are concrete and helpful (e.g., `python scripts/main.py --abstract abstract.txt --field oncology`). However, there's no actual guidance on *how* to predict challenging questions or structure responses—the core intellectual task. The skill relies entirely on an opaque `scripts/main.py` without explaining the methodology, question generation logic, or response framework structure.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

There is a numbered workflow (steps 1-5) and an example run plan (steps 1-4), but they are generic and duplicative. The workflow lacks specific validation checkpoints tied to the actual Q&A preparation task. The error handling section mentions fallback paths but doesn't specify what those fallbacks actually look like for this particular skill.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The document is a monolithic wall of text with 15+ sections, many of which are boilerplate. It references `references/audit-reference.md` but no bundle files are provided to verify. Circular internal references ('See ## Prerequisites above') create confusion rather than navigation. Content that could be separate (security checklist, risk assessment, evaluation criteria) is inlined, while the actual core content (question types, response frameworks) is underdeveloped.

1 / 3

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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 communicates a clear core purpose—predicting tough questions for presentations and preparing answers—but it is too terse and lacks explicit trigger guidance. It would benefit significantly from a 'Use when...' clause and more specific trigger terms to help Claude distinguish it from general presentation or Q&A skills.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user is preparing for a presentation and wants to anticipate tough audience questions, Q&A sessions, or stakeholder objections.'

Include natural trigger term variations such as 'Q&A prep', 'audience questions', 'tough questions', 'stakeholder objections', 'presentation defense', 'devil's advocate'.

Expand the capability list with more concrete actions, e.g., 'Categorizes questions by topic and difficulty, generates concise talking points, and suggests deflection strategies for sensitive topics.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain (presentations) and two actions (predict questions, prepare responses), but lacks detail on what 'structured responses' entails or additional concrete capabilities like categorizing by difficulty, generating follow-up talking points, etc.

2 / 3

Completeness

Describes what the skill does (predict questions and prepare responses) but completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause or any explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill, which per the rubric caps completeness at 2, and the 'when' is so absent it warrants a 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant terms like 'presentations', 'questions', and 'responses', but misses common natural variations users might say such as 'Q&A prep', 'audience questions', 'tough questions', 'presentation defense', or 'stakeholder objections'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The combination of 'presentations' and 'challenging questions' is somewhat distinctive, but 'presentations' alone could overlap with presentation creation/editing skills, and 'prepare structured responses' is generic enough to conflict with general Q&A or interview prep skills.

2 / 3

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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

Repository
aipoch/medical-research-skills
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