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81%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 tightly written decision-framework skill: a clear six-gate sequence with explicit validation checkpoints, a defined verdict vocabulary, and proportional output guidance, all in lean directive prose. The main costs are redundant restatement of verdict semantics across sections and the absence of any worked example to ground the abstract gates.
Suggestions
Consolidate the verdict semantics: gates 1 and 4 restate STOP/NEEDS_EVIDENCE conditions that the "Use Explicit Verdicts" section defines again; state each condition once and cross-reference it.
Add one compact worked example — e.g., a filled-in consumer-ledger entry or a two-line sample verdict with its blocking gate — to make gates 2 and the verdict mapping concrete.
Consider moving the consumer-question table and the consequence-dimension checklist to a reference file so SKILL.md stays a lean overview of the gates.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The prose is dense and directive throughout — every line prescribes behavior and nothing explains concepts Claude already knows. However, verdict semantics are stated redundantly: gate 1 ("Return `STOP` only when... Return `NEEDS_EVIDENCE` when..."), gate 4 ("Evidence labels classify individual claims; verdicts classify the overall decision"), and the verdicts section each re-explain overlapping conditions, which could be consolidated. Fits the 4 anchor (efficient, minor instances that could be trimmed); not 5 because of this repetition, and not 3 since there is no genuinely unnecessary explanation. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Highly concrete guidance for an instruction-only skill: an ordered solution-preference ladder ("1. No product or code change ... 7. Introduce a new subsystem"), a required-answer table for consumers, a defined verdict vocabulary, and a proportional output template ("For a simple change, report only: 1-5"). Not 5 because there are no worked examples — e.g., a sample consumer-ledger entry or one applied verdict — that would make the abstract gates copy-paste concrete; not 3 because the guidance is specific and executable as written, not high-level hints. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The six numbered decision gates form a clear sequence with explicit validation checkpoints (return conditions at gates, the verdict vocabulary, and gate 6's "Map each important result claim to observed evidence... Verify negative boundaries and failure behavior, not only the happy path"). Since this skill governs potentially irreversible changes, the required rehearsal/rollback checks ("Require a production-like rehearsal plus executable containment or rollback for irreversible changes") satisfy the destructive-operation feedback-loop requirement. Not 4: validation checkpoints and error-recovery conditions (NEEDS_EVIDENCE loops, re-validate after fix) are explicit at every stage. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | A single-file process skill with well-organized, clearly headed sections (task boundary, six gates, verdicts, proportional output) and no broken or buried references — appropriate for a cohesive workflow. Fits the 4 anchor (good structure, content appropriately placed, minor organization gaps); not 5 because at ~127 lines the consumer-question table and the consequence-dimension checklist are candidates for a reference file that would keep the overview leaner, and the simple-skill (<50 lines) exception does not apply. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |