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memory-curate

Curate the Basic Memory knowledge graph: find orphan notes and suggest links, propose typed relations, merge duplicates, audit tags and folders, and build hub notes. Use to organize, connect, and improve a knowledge base as notes accumulate.

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SKILL.md
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87%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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

A well-structured, action-dense skill body with executable examples for every capability and clear sectioning. The one notable gap is the absence of explicit verification/validation checkpoints for destructive batch operations, which caps workflow clarity.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation/verification step to destructive workflows (e.g., after a merge or move, verify inbound links still resolve and confirm the result with the user before proceeding).

For the Deep Organization Session, insert a checkpoint after the Duplicates and Structure steps to re-scan and confirm no new orphans or broken links were introduced.

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Conciseness

Lean and efficient: mostly executable snippets with minimal prose and no explaining of concepts Claude already knows; every section earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable calls with real parameters (search_notes, read_note, edit_note, write_note, move_note, build_context); copy-paste ready rather than pseudocode.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Sequences multi-step workflows (Quick Health Check, Deep Organization, Topic-Focused), but batch/destructive operations like merge and move lack an explicit validate-then-verify checkpoint, which the rubric caps at 2.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist, so the single self-contained SKILL.md is appropriate; content is well-organized into clearly signaled sections with no deep reference nesting.

3 / 3

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Description

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-3

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, third-person description that names concrete curation actions and includes an explicit 'Use to...' trigger clause. The main weakness is limited variation in natural trigger terms, which keeps trigger-term quality below the top anchor.

Suggestions

Broaden trigger terms to include common user phrasings like 'clean up my notes', 'find duplicates', and "what's not linked" so it surfaces on a wider range of natural requests.

Consider naming the target more explicitly in the trigger (e.g., 'when the user wants to clean up or organize the Basic Memory knowledge base').

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Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions — 'find orphan notes and suggest links, propose typed relations, merge duplicates, audit tags and folders, and build hub notes' — matching the score-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what (the action list) and when ('Use to organize, connect, and improve a knowledge base as notes accumulate'), with an explicit trigger clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Contains natural terms ('organize', 'connect', 'improve') but misses common variations users would say such as 'clean up', 'what's not linked', or 'duplicate notes'; not the full coverage of a score-3 example.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to 'Basic Memory knowledge graph' with a distinct set of curation triggers, making it unlikely to fire for the wrong skill.

3 / 3

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

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basicmachines-co/basic-memory
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