roll-forward

Build a roll-forward schedule for a balance-sheet account — beginning balance plus activity less reversals equals ending balance, with each component tied to GL. Use for month-end close packages and audit support.

Quality

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Quality

Content

100%

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

A tight, well-structured skill body that gives concrete GL-query and foot-check guidance with a built-in validation gate and no wasted tokens. It is appropriately scoped for a single-purpose accounting task without needing bundled references.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean ~30-line body that assumes Claude's accounting knowledge; no padding explaining what a roll-forward or GL is, and every section earns its place.	3 / 3
Actionability	Concrete executable guidance — a specific GL query shape ('account + date range + journal-source filter via the internal-gl MCP. Cite the query') and an explicit foot-check formula — rather than vague direction.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Clear build-then-tie-then-verify sequence with an explicit validation checkpoint ('the schedule must foot... If it doesn't... surface it, don't plug it') as a pass/fail gate.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Under 50 lines with no need for external references, organized into clean Structure / Tie each line / Output sections, meeting the simple-skill threshold for a top score.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A specific, trigger-rich description that clearly states both the action and when to invoke it, with low conflict risk. It concisely names the artifact, the components, and the use cases without fluff.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists concrete actions ('Build a roll-forward schedule for a balance-sheet account') plus an explicit formula ('beginning balance plus activity less reversals equals ending balance, with each component tied to GL'), matching the multiple-specific-actions anchor.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers what ('Build a roll-forward schedule...') and when ('Use for month-end close packages and audit support') with an explicit 'Use for' trigger clause, satisfying both halves.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Natural accounting terms a user would actually say ('roll-forward schedule', 'month-end close packages', 'audit support', 'balance-sheet account') give good coverage of domain keywords.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The roll-forward-for-a-balance-sheet-account niche with close/audit triggers is distinct and unlikely to fire for an unrelated skill.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: anthropics/financial-services
Path: plugins/agent-plugins/month-end-closer/skills/roll-forward/SKILL.md
Commit: eb0c1ea

Reviewed: about 14 hours ago

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