Content
75%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 a well-structured, mostly executable workflow with concrete commands and clear sequencing including verification checkpoints. It is slightly held back by some redundant restatements and an implicit rather than explicit validate-retry feedback loop.
Suggestions
Make the validation feedback loop explicit: after writing an artifact, re-run `openspec instructions`/status and fix until status is `done` before proceeding.
Trim the duplicated "context and rules are constraints" reminders into a single guardrail to reduce token overhead.
Add one short filled-in artifact example (e.g., a minimal tasks artifact) so the template guidance is concrete rather than abstract.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is mostly lean with executable commands and minimal preamble, though the repeated "IMPORTANT" reminders and restated "Artifact Creation Guidelines" slightly restate points already made in the steps, keeping it just below fully lean. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Concrete executable commands (openspec new, status --json, instructions) and clear field mappings are given throughout; minor gaps such as not showing how to parse the dependency status or a filled template example keep it from being fully copy-paste ready. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | A clear numbered sequence with explicit checkpoints (re-run status, verify applyRequires done, verify file exists after writing) is present, but the validate-then-proceed loop is implicit rather than a hard feedback loop, so it sits below the top anchor. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Content is well organized into Input/Steps/Output/Guidelines/Guardrails sections with no external bundle files needed; it is a self-contained overview with minor inlining of guideline material that could be separate, placing it just below the ideal. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |