CtrlK
BlogDocsLog inGet started
Tessl Logo

natural-writing

Contains well-defined rules for creating natural, accurate, and readable writing. Use whenever authoring longer text, like analysis documents, PR or CL descriptions, or documentation.

58

Quality

66%

Does it follow best practices?

Run evals on this skill

Adds up to 20 points to the overall score

View guide

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No findings from the security scan

Fix and improve this skill with Tessl

tessl review fix ./.agents/agents/reidbaker-agent/skills/natural-writing/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Content

65%

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

This is a highly actionable, well-organized style-ruleset with concrete Bad/Good examples throughout, though it leans long for a single file and does not define a sequenced application workflow or split its reference lists into separate files. It earns its place largely on actionability.

Suggestions

Add a short apply-the-rules workflow (e.g. 1. Draft, 2. Scan against the banned list, 3. Check puffery/false-range/rule-of-three, 4. Final pass) to raise workflow clarity.

Move the banned-word and banned-phrase lists into a references file (e.g. BANNED.md) and keep SKILL.md as an overview that links to it, improving progressive disclosure.

Trim the opening paragraph and redundant rationales so every remaining token earns its place.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly tight, using Bad/Good pairs rather than long explanations, but the introductory paragraph and occasional restated rationales add padding that keeps it just short of the lean level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Actionability

Every rule is backed by concrete, specific guidance—explicit banned-word lists and copy-able Bad/Good example pairs—making the instruction-only skill highly actionable without needing code.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Rules are organized into six numbered sections, but there is no sequenced process or validation checkpoint for applying them (e.g. draft → scan banned list → check puffery), so it sits at the level-2 anchor rather than a fully sequenced level 3.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is a single ~150-line self-contained file with no external references; it is well-sectioned but holds inline content (notably the banned-word lists) that could be split into a reference file, matching the level-2 anchor rather than a one-level-deep reference structure.

2 / 3

Total

9

/

12

Passed

Description

67%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description cleanly answers both what and when with an explicit Use-when trigger, but its action list is generic and its trigger terms are only moderately covered. It is a solid, slightly broad skill description rather than a sharply distinctive one.

Suggestions

Replace the generic action "rules for creating... writing" with concrete behaviors, e.g. "strips AI-isms, banned filler words, and forced phrasing from drafts".

Broaden trigger terms with phrasings users actually say, such as "make this sound less AI-generated," "tighten this writeup," or "rewrite this PR/CL description."

Sharpen distinctiveness by foregrounding the anti-AI-ism niche, e.g. "Detects and removes LLM stylistic patterns (delve, tapestry, rule-of-three, puffery) that signal machine authorship."

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain and a general action ("rules for creating natural, accurate, and readable writing") but does not list multiple specific concrete actions, matching the level-2 anchor rather than the multi-action level-3 example.

2 / 3

Completeness

It states both what the skill does (rules for natural, accurate, readable writing) and an explicit when clause ("Use whenever authoring longer text, like analysis documents, PR or CL descriptions, or documentation"), satisfying the level-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

It offers relevant natural triggers ("analysis documents, PR or CL descriptions, or documentation") but the coverage is moderate and the lead phrase "authoring longer text" is somewhat formal, so it stops short of the broad multi-variation coverage expected at level 3.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The natural-writing / anti-AI-ism niche is somewhat specific, but the framing around general "writing" and "documentation" could overlap with other writing or doc skills, so it is not a clearly conflict-free niche at level 3.

2 / 3

Total

9

/

12

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
flutter/agent-plugins
Reviewed

Table of Contents

Is this your skill?

If you maintain this skill, you can claim it as your own. Once claimed, you can manage eval scenarios, bundle related skills, attach documentation or rules, and ensure cross-agent compatibility.