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crisis-negotiation-surrender

Use when negotiating survival after military defeat. Based on Goujian of Yue's approach at Kuaiji: offering humble submission, deploying skilled negotiators like Zhong, bribing corruptible enemy officials (Tai Zai Pi), and leveraging credible threats of mutual destruction to force acceptance.

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Content

85%

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

The content is concise, well-sequenced with validation checkpoints, and appropriately organized for a simple skill. The chief weakness is actionability: the procedure is anchored to one historical case rather than generalized into reusable, executable guidance.

Suggestions

Generalize the steps beyond the Goujian example into reusable, situation-agnostic instructions (e.g. "Deploy a diplomat whose leverage the opponent respects" rather than naming Zhong), with the historical case as an illustrative example.

Add brief guidance on adapting each step to non-military or non-ancient contexts so the procedure is actionable outside the single anecdote.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean — terse overview, compact numbered steps, no padding, and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every token earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

Steps give concrete procedural guidance, but they are framed around a single historical example (Goujian/Zhong/Tai Zai Pi) and lack generalizable, adaptable instruction for other surrender scenarios, leaving the guidance incomplete.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 7-step sequence is paired with explicit Decision Points and a Verification section containing concrete validation checkpoints, matching the top anchor.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines, single-purpose, and organized into clear sections (Overview, Steps, Decision Points, Outcomes, Verification) with no external references needed, which scores 3 for simple skills.

3 / 3

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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 specific, complete, and distinct, with explicit trigger guidance and concrete actions. Its main weakness is trigger-term quality: the named historical figures are jargon a user would rarely say when needing the skill.

Suggestions

Broaden the trigger terms beyond the Goujian anecdote to natural phrasings a user might actually say, e.g. "Use when seeking surrender terms, negotiating survival after defeat, or de-escalating a losing conflict."

Lead with the general capability before the historical basis so the trigger reads as a reusable strategy rather than a single case study.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — "offering humble submission", "deploying skilled negotiators", "bribing corruptible enemy officials", "leveraging credible threats of mutual destruction" — matching the top anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly states both what the skill does (the negotiation procedure and its actions) and when to use it via an explicit "Use when..." clause, matching the top anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes a "Use when negotiating survival after military defeat" trigger, but the domain terms (Goujian, Kuaiji, Zhong, Tai Zai Pi) are obscure jargon users would not naturally say, and common variations of the trigger phrasing are missing.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The niche is highly specific (ancient Chinese military surrender strategy tied to a named historical figure), making conflict with other skills unlikely.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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