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governance-by-adaptation

Use when governing newly acquired territories or managing diverse populations. Applies Taigong's (Jiang Ziya) four-step method: adapt to local customs (因其俗), simplify rituals (简其礼), develop commerce (通商工之业), and leverage resources (便鱼盐之利).

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

A concise, well-structured instructional skill with a clear four-step workflow and an explicit validation section. The main limitation is that its guidance is somewhat abstract/directive rather than granularly executable, which is inherent to a governance-methodology skill.

Suggestions

Add brief, concrete sub-tactics or criteria for each step (e.g., what 'study and respect local customs' concretely involves) to lift actionability from directive to executable.

Expand the Validation section into an explicit feedback loop (verify -> if failing, return to which step -> re-verify) to make error recovery actionable.

Consider a short 'When not to use this method' boundary note to sharpen distinctiveness and prevent misapplication to already-assimilated territories.

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Conciseness

Lean body with no padding and no over-explanation of concepts Claude already knows; each step is three tight bullets that all earn their place, matching the 'lean and efficient' anchor.

5 / 5

Actionability

Concrete instructional guidance is given per step (e.g., 'Reduce bureaucratic complexity', 'Facilitate trade routes'), but it stays at a directive level rather than fully executable specifics, fitting 'mostly executable with minor gaps' rather than the fully copy-paste-ready 5.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Four numbered steps are clearly sequenced and followed by an explicit Validation section with three checkpoints, matching the 'clear sequence with explicit validation steps' anchor; the skill is not destructive/batch so no cap applies.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A short, well-organized single-purpose skill under 50 lines with no need for external references; per the simple-skill scoring note, clean sectioned structure qualifies for the top anchor.

5 / 5

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Description

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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 strong, specific description that clearly states both what the skill does and when to use it, using third-person voice and concrete enumerated actions. Its only mild weakness is trigger-term coverage, which could include more everyday synonym phrasings.

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Specificity

Lists four concrete, named sub-actions of the method (adapt local customs, simplify rituals, develop commerce, leverage resources), matching the 'comprehensive coverage' anchor rather than the 'minor gaps' anchor at 4.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' (Taigong's four-step method, enumerated) and 'when' ('Use when governing...') with concrete trigger phrases, matching the anchor for clearly answering both.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural trigger phrases 'governing newly acquired territories' and 'managing diverse populations' are present, but coverage misses common synonym variations users might say, fitting the 'good keyword coverage, a few terms missing' anchor rather than the comprehensive 5.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

A narrowly defined historical governance methodology with distinctive triggers; it is unlikely to collide with other skills, matching the 'clear niche with minimal conflict risk' anchor.

5 / 5

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20

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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.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

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