intelligence-network-espionage

Use when building covert informant networks to gather intelligence on rival states. Covers agent placement, secure communication channels, and intelligence verification for strategic advantage.

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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 skill body with a clear workflow and explicit verification checkpoints. Its main weakness is actionability: the steps describe what to do at a high level without concrete mechanisms or specifics for execution.

Suggestions

Add concrete mechanisms to each step, e.g. how agents are placed, what secure channel methods to use, and how cross-verification is performed, so the guidance is executable rather than abstract.

Introduce an explicit error-recovery feedback loop in the Verification section (e.g. what to do when a channel test fails or intelligence cannot be independently confirmed) to raise workflow clarity.

Include at least one worked example of the full cycle (target identification through verified intelligence use) to make the abstract steps concrete.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean and well-sectioned (Overview, Steps, Decision Points, Expected Outcomes, Verification) with no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every token earns its place, matching the top anchor.	5 / 5
Actionability	Steps are high-level directives ("Place trusted agents within their sphere of influence", "Establish secure communication channels") with no concrete methods or specifics on how to execute, matching the "minimal concrete guidance; high-level hints but missing the specific steps" anchor rather than the more concrete 3-anchor.	2 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clear five-step sequence is present alongside a dedicated Verification section with explicit pre-action checkpoints (cross-verify before acting, test channels before deployment, complete exposure assessments), matching the "clear sequence with most checkpoints present" anchor; it stops short of 5 because there is no explicit error-recovery feedback loop.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The skill is under 50 lines, needs no external references (none exist in references/scripts/assets), and is organized into clear sections, so the simple-skill exception applies and it earns the top anchor for well-organized structure.	5 / 5
	Total	16 / 20 Passed

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, well-formed description that explicitly states both capability and trigger conditions with concrete, domain-specific language. The only minor weakness is slightly limited synonym coverage in the trigger terms.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain and lists several concrete sub-areas ("agent placement, secure communication channels, and intelligence verification"), which matches the "several specific actions; minor gaps" anchor rather than the comprehensive 5-anchor.	4 / 5
Completeness	It explicitly answers both what ("building covert informant networks... Covers agent placement, secure communication channels, and intelligence verification") and when ("Use when building covert informant networks to gather intelligence on rival states") with concrete triggers, matching the top anchor.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Natural trigger phrases like "building covert informant networks" and "gather intelligence on rival states" give good keyword coverage, though a few synonymous phrasings a user might say are missing, so it sits at 4 rather than 5.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	It occupies a clear niche (covert intelligence networks on rival states) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills, matching the "clear niche with distinct triggers" anchor.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: baojie/shiji-kb
Path: kg/ontology/ontology-v1/skus/procedural/skill_163/SKILL.md
Commit: 6b836e3

Reviewed: 13 days ago

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