Content
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 high-quality, well-structured skill for a complex multi-step workflow. Its greatest strengths are the clear 7-phase workflow with explicit gates and validation checkpoints, highly actionable CLI commands and JSON templates, and excellent progressive disclosure to reference files. The main weakness is moderate verbosity—the skill could be tightened by removing some redundancy (duplicate reference listings) and compressing Phase 1's discovery steps, though the length is partially justified by the complexity of the task.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is generally efficient and avoids explaining basic concepts Claude already knows, but it's quite long (~300 lines) with some redundancy—reference tables appear twice (top and bottom), and some sections like Phase 1 could be tightened. The checklist format and tables are space-efficient, but the overall volume is high for what could be more compressed with better delegation to reference files. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Highly actionable throughout: concrete CLI commands (e.g., `cx metrics search --name '*<keyword>*'`, `cx dashboards create --from-file`), specific JSON structure templates, exact field paths (`$d.message`, `$l.applicationname`), widget-type selection tables, and copy-paste-ready bash commands. Phase 5 and Phase 7 give precise executable procedures. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Excellent 7-phase workflow with explicit sequencing constraints ('Don't jump to Phase 4 before the user approves Phase 3'), a progress checklist, validation gates (Phase 5 live-verification, Phase 6 structural self-check), feedback loops (retry budget, return to Phase 5 on deploy failure), and clear error handling ('surface it to the user with the CLI error verbatim'). The workflow is thorough and well-structured for a complex, multi-step process. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is structured as an overview with clear, well-signaled one-level-deep references to 8 specific reference files (dataprime-reference.md, promql-guidelines.md, widget-templates.md, verification.md, deploy.md, etc.). The reference table at the top provides task-based navigation, and inline references throughout point to the right file for detailed guidance. Content is appropriately split between the main skill and reference files. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |