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design-critique

Get structured design feedback on usability, hierarchy, and consistency. Trigger with "review this design", "critique this mockup", "what do you think of this screen?", or when sharing a Figma link or screenshot for feedback at any stage from exploration to final polish.

60

Quality

70%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

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Advisory

Suggest reviewing before use

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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./design/skills/design-critique/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Content

50%

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

This skill provides a well-structured critique framework with a useful output template, but it over-explains feedback principles Claude already understands and lacks concrete worked examples showing the framework applied to an actual design. The workflow could benefit from explicit sequencing and a validation step to confirm context before delivering the critique.

Suggestions

Add a concrete worked example showing the critique framework applied to a hypothetical design (e.g., a login screen), demonstrating the expected output quality and specificity level.

Remove or significantly trim the 'How to Give Feedback' section — Claude already knows these general feedback principles; instead, encode them as brief inline reminders within the output template.

Add an explicit workflow sequence: 1) Identify input type, 2) Confirm context/stage with user if missing, 3) Apply framework, 4) Generate output — with a checkpoint to verify you have sufficient context before proceeding.

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Conciseness

The skill is moderately efficient but includes some unnecessary padding. The 'How to Give Feedback' section explains general feedback principles Claude already knows (be specific, explain why, suggest alternatives). The 'Tips' section at the end largely repeats information from 'What I Need From You'. The critique framework dimensions are useful but could be more concise.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides a clear output template and structured critique framework, which is good. However, it lacks concrete executable examples — there's no example of an actual critique applied to a real or hypothetical design. The framework is more of a checklist than executable guidance, and the Figma integration instructions are vague ('pull the design from Figma' without specifying how).

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The workflow is implicit rather than explicit: receive design → gather context → apply framework → produce output. The steps for handling different input types (Figma URL vs file vs description) are mentioned but not clearly sequenced. There's no validation checkpoint — e.g., confirming context/stage with the user before proceeding with the critique, or verifying the output covers all requested focus areas.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references CONNECTORS.md appropriately, but the content is somewhat monolithic — the full critique framework, output template, feedback guidelines, and tips are all inline. The output template alone is ~25 lines that could be in a separate reference file. For a skill of this length (~100 lines), the organization is acceptable but not optimal.

2 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Description

89%

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

This is a strong description with excellent trigger terms and completeness. It clearly communicates when to use the skill with natural language triggers and contextual cues. The main weakness is that the 'what' could be more specific about the concrete actions or outputs the skill produces beyond 'structured design feedback.'

Suggestions

Expand the capability description with more concrete actions, e.g., 'Identifies usability issues, evaluates visual hierarchy, checks design consistency, and provides actionable improvement suggestions' instead of just 'get structured design feedback.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

It names the domain (design feedback) and mentions specific aspects like 'usability, hierarchy, and consistency,' but doesn't list multiple concrete actions beyond 'get structured design feedback.' It could be more specific about what the feedback entails (e.g., annotating issues, suggesting improvements, scoring accessibility).

2 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (structured design feedback on usability, hierarchy, and consistency) and 'when' (explicit trigger phrases and contexts like sharing a Figma link or screenshot, at any stage from exploration to final polish).

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger phrases: 'review this design', 'critique this mockup', 'what do you think of this screen?', 'Figma link', 'screenshot for feedback.' These are phrases users would naturally say when seeking design feedback.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description carves out a clear niche around design critique/feedback with distinct triggers like 'mockup', 'Figma link', 'screen', and specific design aspects. This is unlikely to conflict with other skills like general code review or document editing.

3 / 3

Total

11

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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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Total

10

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11

Passed

Repository
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