Content
75%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
A well-structured, instruction-only skill with concrete formats, worked examples, and an anti-pattern review checklist; it respects token budget and is genuinely actionable. The workflow is implied through pattern lists and retrospective examples rather than explicit steps, and the file is long enough that some example material could move to a reference file.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is list-driven and dense ('Required sections: 1-7', 'Never: Hype...'), with no explanations of concepts Claude already knows; only minor tightening opportunities remain, e.g., the 10-item 'Key patterns demonstrated' recap and the do/don't tone lists partially restate the anti-patterns section. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Gives executable, concrete guidance: a 7-section required template, exact file paths ('docs/proposals/', '.squad/decisions.md'), and copy-paste-ready format blocks for decision framing and risk documentation. Falls short of a 5 because no complete worked proposal skeleton is shown — the reader assembles structure from fragments. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | A clear sequence exists ('Read user directive first... Document problem... Propose solution... Define scope', plus tool ordering in frontmatter) and the 'Red flags in proposal reviews' list acts as a review checkpoint. Not a 5 because the sequence is presented as a retrospective example list rather than explicit steps, and there is no validate/fix/retry loop for the proposal itself. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | A single-file skill with no bundle files, organized under clear headers (Context, Patterns, Examples, Anti-Patterns) with no nested references — all references cited (e.g., docs/proposals/squad-interactive-shell.md) are project artifacts, not skill files. Kept at 4 rather than 5 because at ~135 lines, the worked Wave Restructuring and Interactive Shell examples would arguably fit better in a separate reference file. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |