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claude-code-statusline-development

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a statusline", "customize the status line", "add a custom prompt", or mentions Claude Code statusline. Also suggest when the user wants to display git branch, context usage, model name, or session costs at the bottom of Claude Code.

88

1.50x
Quality

84%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

99%

1.50x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

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Quality

Content

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

An action-dense, well-structured skill body with a fully executable template and clean reference navigation. Its weak spots are minor: testing lives in tips rather than the main workflow, and one bundled example is not linked from the body.

Suggestions

Promote the test command into an explicit workflow step (e.g., a numbered 'Verify' step) so validation is part of the main sequence rather than an optional tip.

Link the existing example-git-context-remaining.md from the Quick Reference list, or remove it from the bundle so navigation is complete.

Trim the standalone 'Configuration' code block or fold it into the script template section to reduce mild redundancy with the settings reference.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with tight tables for JSON input and behavior, but minor padding (the mock-JSON test tip and the standalone config block) keeps it just short of the lean 5.

4 / 5

Actionability

Provides a complete, copy-paste-ready bash script with jq extraction and tput colors, plus chmod, settings.json config, and a concrete test command covering the common case.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The single-purpose sequence (write script, make executable, add to settings, inform user changes are immediate) is clear and unambiguous, but testing is relegated to a tip rather than an explicit validation step in the main flow.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized sections with one-level-deep references that are each clearly signaled and verified to exist, but the unlinked orphan reference example-git-context-remaining.md and slight JSON-schema duplication leave minor navigation gaps.

4 / 5

Total

17

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20

Passed

Description

86%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 strong, third-person description with explicit trigger guidance and good synonym coverage for natural user phrasing. Its main weakness is that the 'what it produces' statement is somewhat implicit, leaning on the trigger list rather than naming the concrete output.

Suggestions

Lead with a concrete 'what' clause (e.g., 'Generates bash statusline scripts and settings.json config that display contextual info at the bottom of Claude Code') before the 'when' triggers.

Add a few more specific actions (edit/test an existing statusline, troubleshoot a non-updating line) to push specificity toward 5.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain and several concrete actions ('create a statusline', 'display git branch, context usage, model name, or session costs'), with only minor gaps in coverage rather than the comprehensive action list of a 5.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers 'when' ('should be used when the user asks to... Also suggest when...') and names the artifact, but the 'what' leans on the trigger list rather than stating the produced output as explicitly as a 5 requires.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Comprehensive natural terms with synonym variation ('create a statusline', 'customize the status line', 'add a custom prompt', 'Claude Code statusline') covering the phrases users would actually say.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a clear niche (Claude Code statusline) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.

5 / 5

Total

18

/

20

Passed

Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

allowed_tools_field

'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s)

Warning

Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository
dwmkerr/claude-toolkit
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