Content
85%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.
The body is highly actionable with executable commands and a clearly sequenced, validated five-phase workflow, but it is a long monolithic file that inlines detail (worktree gotcha, skip-check cases) that would benefit from being split into bundled reference files. Progressive disclosure is the weakest dimension because no bundle files accompany the referenced templates and contracts.
Suggestions
Move the Phase 3 'Worktree gotcha' and Phase 1 skip-check case taxonomy into bundled reference files under ./references/ (e.g. local-stack-recipes.md, skip-check-guide.md) and link to them one level deep, so SKILL.md stays a lean overview.
Add the referenced test-plan-template.md and release-gate-contract.md to a ./references/ or ./assets/ bundle so the 'read it' / 'pass it verbatim' pointers resolve to real files.
Tighten the Phase 1 skip-check paragraph: collapse the nested (a)/(b) sub-cases into a short decision table or a bulleted skip-vs-gate rule to reduce token cost without losing the gating logic.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Mostly efficient and assumes Claude's competence with domain-specific operational detail (worktree port-offset gotcha, /api/is-alive/ver health signal), but the Phase 1 skip-check block runs long with nested cases that could be trimmed or split out. Not a 5 because some dense passages could be tightened without losing clarity. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Fully executable, copy-paste-ready guidance throughout: git merge-base/diff commands, 'git show origin/main:version.txt', curl health check, docker socat bridge command, npm run start with pinned ports, and 'python3 tests_end_to_end/coverage/tag_lint.py …' — covering the common cases concretely. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Five phases are clearly sequenced with explicit gated checkpoints (Scope gate, Skip check, Local-run gate) and validation/feedback loops ('tag_lint.py reports 0 problem(s)', 'runs green locally', re-validate on failure), matching the anchor for clear sequence with explicit validation and error recovery. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Has clear section structure and one-level references to test-plan-template.md and release-gate-contract.md ('read it', 'pass it verbatim'), but no bundle files exist so those references are unverified, and substantial operational detail (worktree gotcha, skip-check taxonomy) is inlined in a 230-line monolith rather than split into separate files. Not a 4 because content that clearly belongs in separate files is inlined and references aren't backed by a bundle. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |