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Squad branching model: dev-first workflow with insiders preview channel

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

81%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

The content is a tight, highly actionable git/GitHub workflow guide with excellent conciseness and executable commands, but its destructive and batch operations lack explicit validation checkpoints and feedback loops. Adding verify-before-delete and validate-after-publish steps would raise workflow clarity.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation checkpoint before destructive cleanup, e.g. confirm the PR is merged before 'git branch -d' and 'git push origin --delete'.

Insert a verify step after publishing ('npm publish --tag preview' / 'insiders'), such as checking the tag/version appears on the registry.

For worktree removal, add a guard like 'git -C ../squad-195 status --porcelain' to ensure no uncommitted work before 'git worktree remove'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and efficient — it assumes git/GitHub competence and uses tables and code blocks without explaining basic concepts, so every token earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

Guidance is fully executable: concrete bash commands with real flags (e.g. 'gh pr create --base dev --draft', 'git worktree add ../squad-195 -b ... origin/dev') cover single-issue, parallel-worktree, and multi-repo cases.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Sequences are clear and cleanup steps are present, but this involves destructive/batch operations (branch deletion, worktree removal, publishing) with no explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loops, so per the rubric cap workflow clarity is held at 3.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist and none are needed; the body is self-contained with well-organized sections and tables, giving good structure with only minor organization gaps (e.g. the Multi-Repo and Worktrees sections could be split out if the doc grew).

4 / 5

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17

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20

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Description

45%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is domain-specific and reasonably distinctive but reads as a noun phrase rather than an action-and-trigger statement: it states the branching model but no concrete actions and no 'Use when...' guidance. Adding explicit actions and a trigger clause would lift specificity and completeness.

Suggestions

Add concrete verbs/actions, e.g. 'Branches feature work from dev, routes PRs to dev, and syncs to insiders/main release channels'.

Append an explicit trigger clause such as 'Use when starting issue work, creating branches/PRs, or managing releases in Squad repos.'

Include natural trigger terms users would actually say ('branch', 'PR', 'preview release', 'worktree') to improve invocation.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ('Squad branching model', 'dev-first workflow', 'insiders preview channel') but states no concrete actions — it describes a model rather than actions performed, fitting the 'names the domain but actions are minimal' anchor.

2 / 5

Completeness

It conveys a clear 'what' (the branching model and workflow) but provides no 'when' / 'Use when...' trigger guidance, which per the rubric caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

It includes some relevant domain keywords ('branching model', 'dev-first', 'insiders preview') but lacks the natural phrases a user would actually say (e.g. 'branch', 'PR', 'workflow'), matching 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations'.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description is tied to a specific team convention ('Squad', 'dev-first', 'insiders preview channel'), making it mostly distinct with only minor overlap risk against generic git skills.

4 / 5

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12

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20

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Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

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Total

15

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16

Passed

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