besieged-force-defense

Use when defending a small force surrounded by superior numbers. Employs circular formation, ammunition conservation, targeted strikes on enemy commanders, and aggressive sorties to maintain morale until relief arrives.

Quality

85%

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Passed

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Quality

Content

85%

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

A well-organized, concise tactical checklist with a clear sequence and explicit verification checkpoints appropriate for a simple instruction-only skill. The main gap is actionability: instructions are concrete but lack the quantified specifics that would make them fully executable.

Suggestions

Add measurable parameters to key steps, e.g. sortie size relative to the force, hold-fire engagement ranges, or ammunition reserve thresholds.

Tie the Decision Points more explicitly to the verification checks so each branch has a clear go/no-go condition.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean sections (Overview, Steps, Decision Points, Expected Outcomes, Verification) with no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its place; not 2 because there is no unnecessary explanation to tighten.	3 / 3
Actionability	Gives concrete tactical instructions such as 'hold bows drawn but not fire until optimal targets appear' and 'Use skilled marksmen to specifically target enemy officers', but lacks measurable specifics (sortie size, spacing, ammunition thresholds); not 3 because guidance is not fully copy-paste-executable and not 1 because it instructs rather than merely describes.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Six clearly sequenced numbered steps plus an explicit Verification section with checkpoints ('Confirm the defensive perimeter...', 'Validate that ammunition reserves...', 'Check that enemy command casualties... before committing to sorties'); not 2 because validation checkpoints are explicit rather than implicit.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	A simple under-50-line skill with no external references, organized into well-labeled sections; per the simple-skills note this qualifies for 3 with clear organization alone; not 2 because structure is clean and not a monolithic wall of text.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

85%

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 concise, specific description that clearly states both what the skill does and when to use it within a distinct niche. Its main weakness is trigger-term breadth, relying on a single natural phrasing rather than covering common variations a user might say.

Suggestions

Broaden trigger terms to include natural variations a user might say, e.g. 'outnumbered', 'surrounded', 'besieged', or 'holding against a larger force'.

Consider naming the tactical scenario earlier in the description so the trigger matches user phrasing more directly.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'circular formation, ammunition conservation, targeted strikes on enemy commanders, and aggressive sorties' — matching the multiple-specific-actions anchor; not score 2 because it goes beyond naming only a domain and a few actions.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both: 'Use when defending a small force surrounded by superior numbers' (when) and 'Employs circular formation... aggressive sorties to maintain morale until relief arrives' (what); not 2 because the 'when' is explicit rather than implied.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	The trigger 'defending a small force surrounded by superior numbers' is natural but offers only a single phrasing without common variations (e.g. 'outnumbered', 'besieged', 'surrounded'); not 3 because coverage of natural term variations is thin.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	A highly specific besieged-force-defense niche with distinct triggers unlikely to overlap with other skills; not 2 because it is far more specific than 'Works with document files'-level overlap.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 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

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No warnings or errors.

Repository: baojie/shiji-kb
Path: kg/ontology/ontology-v1/skus/procedural/skill_211/SKILL.md
Commit: 79c272f

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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