Content
86%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.
A dense, well-organized skill that captures genuinely non-obvious project conventions (servicing PR template, quirk switch pattern) with almost no waste. The only gaps are the underspecified branch-discovery/verification steps and the absence of an explicit feedback loop around the final validation.
Suggestions
Add a concrete command for finding and verifying the target branch, e.g., `git ls-remote --heads upstream 'release/*'` under 'Backport Target Branch'.
Turn the Validation section into a feedback loop: state that if any check fails, the PR description or quirk is corrected and the checklist re-run before opening the PR.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Lean throughout: branch-selection rules, the title format, the complete PR description template, and the quirk code block are all project-specific knowledge Claude would not otherwise have. No padding and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows, matching the anchor-5 'every token earns its place' example. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | The title format, full description template, and quirk snippet are copy-paste ready. However, 'find the latest release/XX.0 branch' and 'Verify the branch exists' provide no concrete command (e.g., a git ls-remote invocation), leaving minor gaps that keep it below anchor 5. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The sequence (determine target branch, verify it, apply title/description format, add quirk) is logical and there is a final Validation checklist. But steps are distributed across sections rather than an explicit workflow, and there is no feedback loop ('if validation fails, fix and re-check'), so it sits between anchors 4 and 5. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is under 50 lines with no external references needed, and is organized into clearly headed sections (Backport Target Branch, PR Title, PR Description Template, Quirk, Validation). Per the simple-skill guideline this scores 5 with well-organized sections alone. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |