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strategic-alliance-encirclement

Use when building a coalition to encircle and weaken a superior adversary through indirect means. Based on Feng Tong's advice to Goujian: conceal intentions, ally with enemy's rivals (Qi, Chu, Jin), flatter the enemy into arrogance, and strike when they are overextended on multiple fronts.

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Quality

Content

85%

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, well-structured, and includes explicit verification checkpoints for a clear multi-step workflow. The main gap is actionability: the steps are strategic abstractions rather than concrete, executable tactics.

Suggestions

Add concrete, actionable specifics to each step — e.g., what signals indicate the enemy is overextended, or how to actually initiate and confirm an alliance — so the guidance moves from abstract directive to executable procedure.

Tighten the parenthetical '(like a hunting bird hiding its form)' since it lightly repeats the Key Principle section that follows.

Consider a short worked example (a mini scenario walking the steps end-to-end) to make the strategic moves concrete and copy-paste-ready.

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Conciseness

The ~30-line body is lean and efficient: a one-line overview, terse numbered steps, and no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows, so every token earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

The steps name clear actions ('Identify if enemy is engaged on multiple fronts', 'Send generous gifts') but remain high-level strategic directives without concrete, executable specifics, so guidance is present yet incomplete.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 7-step sequence is paired with an explicit Verification section containing three checkpoints (concealment, alliance coordination, enemy overextension) that must hold before the strike, providing validation feedback.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

As a simple single-purpose skill under 50 lines with no bundle files, the well-organized sections (Overview, Steps, Key Principle, Expected Outcomes, Verification) satisfy the simple-skills allowance for a top score.

3 / 3

Total

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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.

A strong description that clearly states both purpose and trigger while enumerating concrete actions in a distinct niche. The only weakness is that the trigger phrasing leans toward specialized strategic vocabulary rather than the everyday terms a user would naturally say.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'conceal intentions, ally with enemy's rivals (Qi, Chu, Jin), flatter the enemy into arrogance, and strike when they are overextended' — matching the top anchor for specific concrete actions.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'when' ('Use when building a coalition to encircle and weaken a superior adversary through indirect means') and 'what' (the enumerated tactical actions), satisfying the top anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Has relevant terms ('building a coalition', 'encircle', 'weaken a superior adversary') but they are niche strategic phrasings rather than the natural variations a user would commonly say, so coverage is partial.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The historical coalition-encirclement niche is highly specific with distinct triggers, making it unlikely to fire for an unrelated skill.

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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