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dependabot-review

Analyzes a Dependabot PR to determine what actually changed in each bumped package and whether those changes affect this repo. Reports changed APIs/methods, which doc pages use them, and the realistic probability of any visible impact on the docs site.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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

A well-structured, actionable skill body with a clear multi-step workflow and concrete commands throughout. The main gaps are a single pseudocode fragment and the absence of explicit validation checkpoints, neither of which is severe given the read-only nature of the task.

Suggestions

Replace the 'node -e ...' pseudocode with a concrete, executable command for inspecting pnpm-lock.yaml, or remove it and rely solely on the grep fallback.

Add an explicit verification checkpoint (e.g., confirm the changed API is actually called before assigning an impact rating) to strengthen the workflow's feedback loop.

Tighten the Special cases section by merging the two 'This is expected' notes into a single concise line to reduce token overhead.

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Conciseness

The body is largely lean and purposeful with executable commands, but the Special cases section and a few explanatory asides (e.g., 'This is expected. ... This is also expected GitHub behavior.') could be trimmed slightly.

4 / 5

Actionability

Most guidance is concrete and copy-paste ready (gh pr view, gh release list, grep commands), but one fragment — 'node -e "const lock = require(./pnpm-lock.yaml); ..."' — is non-executable pseudocode, leaving a minor gap (mitigated by the 'or just' grep fallback).

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear six-step sequence with fallback logic ('stop at the first that works') and explicit guardrails ('Do not skip this step'), but there are no explicit validation/verification checkpoints; since the workflow is read-only analysis rather than destructive or batch mutation, the destructive-cap does not apply.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist and the skill is a single, well-sectioned file (Goal, Process, Output format, Special cases) with no nested or broken references; it is appropriately self-contained, though at ~140 lines it is longer than the under-50-line simple-skill case that would score 5.

4 / 5

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Description

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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 specific, well-scoped description that clearly conveys what the skill does and occupies a distinct niche. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'when to use' clause in the frontmatter, which both caps completeness and leaves trigger guidance to the body.

Suggestions

Append a 'Use when...' clause to the frontmatter description (e.g., 'Use when reviewing, analyzing, or assessing a Dependabot PR') so the 'when' is explicit alongside the 'what'.

Add natural synonyms such as 'version bump' or 'dependency update' to broaden trigger-term coverage.

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Specificity

The description lists multiple concrete actions — 'determine what actually changed in each bumped package', 'Reports changed APIs/methods, which doc pages use them', and 'realistic probability of any visible impact' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

The 'what' is clearly and specifically answered, but the description lacks any 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance (that guidance lives in the body, not the frontmatter), so completeness is capped at 3 per the rubric.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

'Dependabot PR' and 'bumped package' are natural terms a user would say, but common synonyms like 'version bump' or 'dependency update' are missing, leaving a few natural terms uncovered.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Analyzes a Dependabot PR' carves out a clear niche with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.

5 / 5

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17

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20

Passed

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

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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