covert-alliance-formation

Use when building secret alliances against a central authority while maintaining deniability. Covers verbal-only communication, shared grievance framing, self-interest appeals, and network expansion through confirmed allies.

Quality

78%

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Quality

Content

72%

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

The body is concise and well-structured with a clear sequenced workflow and verification section. It loses points on actionability and workflow clarity for lacking worked examples and inline feedback loops.

Suggestions

Add one or two worked examples (e.g., sample envoy dialogue or a model grievance-framing statement) to make the guidance fully actionable.

Embed validation checkpoints within the steps with explicit error-recovery loops (e.g., 'if an ally signals reluctance, restart at Establish Common Cause') rather than only a final Verification checklist.

Expand the Decision Points section to cover more branch conditions and their concrete next actions.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean — terse bullets across Overview, Steps, Decision Points, Expected Outcomes, and Verification — with no padding explaining concepts Claude already knows, matching the 'lean and efficient; every token earns its place' anchor.	3 / 3
Actionability	It gives concrete domain tactics ("verbal communication only - no paper trail", "Use proverbs and shared cultural references", "Promise territorial division after victory") but lacks worked examples such as sample envoy dialogue or framing language, fitting the 'some concrete guidance but incomplete; missing key details' anchor rather than the fully copy-paste-ready level.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Seven clearly sequenced steps plus a Verification section provide a usable sequence, but verification is a post-hoc checklist with no inline feedback loops or error-recovery checkpoints, matching the 'steps listed but validation gaps; checkpoints implicit' anchor.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The skill is under 50 lines with no need for external references and is organized into clear, well-labeled sections, so per the simple-skills guideline it earns the top progressive-disclosure score on organization alone.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 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.

The description is strong: it states explicit triggers, enumerates concrete capabilities, and occupies a distinct niche. Its main weakness is a single trigger phrasing with limited keyword variation.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description lists multiple concrete capabilities — "verbal-only communication, shared grievance framing, self-interest appeals, and network expansion through confirmed allies" — matching the anchor that enumerates several specific actions rather than merely naming a domain.	3 / 3
Completeness	It explicitly answers both what ("Covers verbal-only communication, shared grievance framing...") and when ("Use when building secret alliances against a central authority while maintaining deniability"), matching the anchor for clear what-and-when with explicit triggers.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	It includes relevant domain keywords ("secret alliances", "central authority", "deniability") in a single natural trigger phrase, but offers only one phrasing and lacks common variations such as "covert coalitions" or "rebellion", fitting the 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations' anchor.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The niche is highly specific — covert alliance formation against a central authority — with distinct triggers unlikely to overlap with other skills, matching the 'clear niche with distinct triggers' anchor.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: baojie/shiji-kb
Path: kg/ontology/ontology-v1/skus/procedural/skill_194/SKILL.md
Commit: 79c272f

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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