Content
77%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 with strong actionability and clear workflow sequencing. The EARS methodology is presented with concrete patterns, examples, and checklists that make it immediately usable. The main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (attribution, some explanatory padding) and the fact that referenced bundle files don't exist, undermining the progressive disclosure strategy.
Suggestions
Remove the attribution paragraph and tighten the overview — Claude doesn't need the backstory of the methodology's inspiration.
Provide the referenced bundle files (references/ears_syntax.md, references/domain_theories.md, etc.) or remove the references to avoid broken navigation.
Move the detailed domain theory mappings and the full output template to reference files to reduce the main SKILL.md length and improve progressive disclosure.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is moderately efficient but includes some unnecessary verbosity. The attribution paragraph and some explanatory text (e.g., explaining what EARS stands for, the domain theory selection process) could be tightened. The methodology overview and step descriptions contain padding that Claude doesn't need, though the core content is useful. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides highly concrete, actionable guidance with specific EARS patterns, a clear before/after transformation example, a detailed transformation checklist, concrete example formats, and a complete output template. Each step has specific instructions rather than vague descriptions. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The six-step workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit inputs/outputs at each stage. The transformation checklist serves as a validation checkpoint in Step 2, and the final Step 6 provides a structured output format that acts as a completeness check. The workflow is logical and each step builds on the previous one. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references four external files (ears_syntax.md, domain_theories.md, examples.md, advanced_techniques.md) with clear navigation signals and loading guidance. However, no bundle files were provided, meaning these references are broken. Additionally, the main SKILL.md is quite long and some inline content (like the full output template and domain theory mappings) could have been offloaded to the referenced files to keep the overview leaner. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |