skill-simplify
SKILL.md simplification with functional integrity verification. Analyze redundancy, optimize content, check no functionality lost. Triggers on "simplify skill", "optimize skill", "skill-simplify".
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Quality
Discovery
89%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a solid description that clearly identifies its niche (SKILL.md simplification), lists relevant actions, and provides explicit trigger terms. The main weakness is that some of the capability descriptions ('optimize content') are slightly vague and could be more concrete about what specific transformations are performed.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (SKILL.md simplification) and some actions (analyze redundancy, optimize content, check no functionality lost), but the actions are somewhat generic and not deeply concrete—e.g., 'optimize content' is vague. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (analyze redundancy, optimize content, verify functional integrity) and 'when' (triggers on 'simplify skill', 'optimize skill', 'skill-simplify'), with explicit trigger guidance. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes natural trigger terms users would say: 'simplify skill', 'optimize skill', 'skill-simplify'. These are specific and likely match real user requests. The term 'SKILL.md' also helps with file-specific matching. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very specific niche—SKILL.md file simplification with integrity verification. The trigger terms are distinct and unlikely to conflict with general code optimization or document editing skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured skill that efficiently communicates a three-phase simplification pipeline. Its strengths are excellent progressive disclosure, compact error handling, and clear workflow sequencing with integrity verification. The main weakness is that actionability depends heavily on the referenced phase documents — the skill body itself provides rules and structure but not the complete executable logic for performing simplification.
Suggestions
Consider adding a brief concrete example showing a before/after of a simplified skill snippet to make the core rules more immediately actionable without needing to read phase documents.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is lean and efficient. Every section serves a purpose — no explanations of what simplification means or why it matters. The table format for phases and error handling is compact and information-dense. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | The JavaScript code blocks provide concrete patterns for input processing and todo tracking, and the core rules are specific. However, the actual simplification logic is deferred entirely to phase reference documents, so the skill itself doesn't contain fully executable guidance for the core task — it's more of a dispatch document with rules. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The three-phase pipeline is clearly sequenced with explicit validation in Phase 3. The error handling table includes feedback loops (revert on FAIL, show delta with justification on WARN), and the TodoWrite pattern shows status tracking. The integrity check phase serves as a clear validation checkpoint. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Excellent progressive disclosure with a clear overview table linking to three phase-specific documents, each with a stated purpose. References are one level deep and well-signaled. The SKILL.md itself contains the rules and patterns needed for quick reference while deferring detailed phase logic appropriately. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
allowed_tools_field | 'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s) | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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