Content
70%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews 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 with explicit validation steps in every workflow and genuinely useful methodology tables (weighted prioritization, capacity factors, minimum AC counts). Its two real weaknesses are dead reference paths — no references/ or scripts/ files ship with the skill — and sections that restate standard Scrum knowledge (INVEST definitions, Definition of Done) that Claude already has.
Suggestions
Ship the referenced files (references/user-story-templates.md, references/sprint-planning-guide.md, scripts/user_story_generator.py) or remove the pointers and the Reference Documentation / Tools sections — the bundle contains no references/ or scripts/ directories, so every "See references/..." pointer and the python commands are currently dead paths.
Trim sections that restate concepts Claude already knows: the INVEST criterion definition table can collapse to a one-line validation instruction (the skill-specific pass/fail thresholds are what matter), and the generic Definition of Done checklist and Given-When-Then format explanation can be cut or moved to a reference file.
Move the story-type template table, persona reference, splitting techniques, and sprint metrics detail into the reference files so SKILL.md stays a lean overview, keeping only the workflows, formulas, and weightings inline.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill-specific numbers earn their place ("value 40%, impact 30%, risk 15%, effort 15%", "Fill to 80-85% of capacity", minimum AC counts, availability factors), but several sections restate concepts Claude already knows: the INVEST criterion definition table, the Definition of Done checklist, the Given-When-Then format explanation, and the "What Makes This Skill Different" pitch section. This is more than minor over-explanation, placing it below the score-4 anchor. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Story templates, Given-When-Then examples, capacity math, and the sprint loading template are concrete and copy-paste ready. It falls short of fully executable because the Tools section's commands ("python scripts/user_story_generator.py") target a script that does not exist in the bundle. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | All four workflows are numbered 1-8 with explicit bolded **Validation** steps ("Story passes all INVEST criteria; acceptance criteria are testable", "Committed points ≤85% capacity; all stories have acceptance criteria") plus INVEST and Definition-of-Done checklists, matching the top anchor's explicit validation and checklist pattern. No destructive or batch operations apply, so no cap is triggered. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Structure is good — a table of contents, clear section headers, and clearly signaled one-level references — but the three referenced paths (references/user-story-templates.md, references/sprint-planning-guide.md, scripts/user_story_generator.py) do not exist; the bundle contains no references/ or scripts/ directories. Every pointer and the entire Reference Documentation section describe files that are not shipped, and roughly 380 lines of template and metrics content that the skill's own design assigns to those files are inlined instead. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |