persuasion-through-implied-consequences

Use when persuading a reluctant subordinate or official to accept a dangerous assignment. Based on 12-year-old Gan Luo's (甘罗) method — comparing the target's status to predecessors who refused similar orders, then implying fatal consequences without direct threat.

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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 instruction skill with a clear sequenced workflow and explicit validation. The only gap is the absence of a complete worked example showing the full exchange end-to-end.

Suggestions

Add one short worked dialogue illustrating steps 1-5 in sequence to make the guidance fully copy-paste ready.

Show how to adapt the [famous predecessor] placeholder to a concrete example so the analogy step is unambiguous.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean and efficient: terse steps with copy-paste example phrases and no over-explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its place.	5 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete, usable phrasings ('How does your achievement compare to [famous predecessor]?', 'I don't know where you will die', 'I will go because of this child's words'), but lacks a full worked dialogue tying the steps together, leaving a minor gap.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clear 1-5 sequence is paired with an explicit 3-item Validation checklist that functions as checkpoints for the persuasion flow.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	At 43 lines with no need for external references, the well-organized sections (Overview, Steps, Expected Outcomes, Validation) meet the simple-skill exception for a top score.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 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, specific description that clearly states both the trigger and the method, with a distinctive niche. It could enumerate the full step set (e.g., face-saving exit) to reach maximum specificity and add a few synonyms for broader trigger coverage.

Suggestions

Add the face-saving-exit step to the description to make the action set more comprehensive.

Include a synonym or two (e.g., 'convince', 'get someone to take on a risky task') to widen natural trigger coverage.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names several concrete actions ('persuading a reluctant subordinate or official to accept a dangerous assignment', 'comparing the target's status to predecessors who refused similar orders', 'implying fatal consequences without direct threat'), but omits steps like the face-saving exit, so it falls just short of comprehensive coverage.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'when' ('Use when persuading a reluctant subordinate or official to accept a dangerous assignment') and 'what' (the Gan Luo method of comparison plus implied consequences) with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Natural trigger phrases like 'persuading a reluctant subordinate', 'dangerous assignment', and 'without direct threat' read as things a user might say, but synonym coverage is thin for this niche.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	A highly specific niche (Gan Luo's implied-consequences persuasion) with distinctive triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

100%

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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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Repository: baojie/shiji-kb
Path: kg/ontology/ontology-v1/skus/procedural/skill_143/SKILL.md
Commit: 6b836e3

Reviewed: 8 days ago

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