When the user wants to plan a content strategy, decide what content to create, or figure out what topics to cover. Also use when the user mentions "content strategy," "what should I write about," "content ideas," "blog strategy," "topic clusters," or "content planning." For writing individual pieces, see copywriting. For SEO-specific audits, see seo-audit.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
86%
1.79xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./config/claude/skills/content-strategy/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
89%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a well-structured skill description with excellent trigger terms, clear 'when to use' guidance, and helpful cross-references to related skills that reduce conflict risk. Its main weakness is that the 'what it does' portion could be more specific about the concrete outputs or actions the skill performs (e.g., editorial calendars, topic cluster maps, content gap analysis). Overall, it's a strong description that would perform well in skill selection.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions/outputs to strengthen the 'what' portion, e.g., 'Creates editorial calendars, builds topic cluster maps, performs content gap analysis, and prioritizes content opportunities.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description names the domain (content strategy/planning) and mentions some actions like 'plan a content strategy,' 'decide what content to create,' and 'figure out what topics to cover,' but these are somewhat general and don't list multiple concrete, specific actions (e.g., 'build topic clusters,' 'create editorial calendars,' 'map content to funnel stages'). | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (plan content strategy, decide what content to create, figure out topics) and 'when' (explicit trigger terms listed with 'Also use when...'). It also includes helpful boundary-setting by referencing related skills (copywriting, seo-audit). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'content strategy,' 'what should I write about,' 'content ideas,' 'blog strategy,' 'topic clusters,' 'content planning.' These are highly natural phrases a user would actually use. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description explicitly differentiates itself from related skills (copywriting for individual pieces, seo-audit for SEO-specific audits), creating clear boundaries. The trigger terms are specific to content strategy planning and unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
50%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a thorough content strategy skill that covers the full planning lifecycle from research to prioritization to output. Its main weaknesses are verbosity (could be 40% shorter without losing value), lack of truly executable/concrete artifacts (no scripts, no tool-specific commands), and a monolithic structure that would benefit from splitting detailed sections into separate files. The frameworks and scoring templates add value but the skill reads more like a reference guide than a tight, actionable instruction set.
Suggestions
Trim explanatory content Claude already knows (e.g., what searchable/shareable means, what content pillars are) and focus on the specific frameworks and decision criteria unique to this skill.
Add explicit workflow steps with numbered sequence: e.g., 'Step 1: Read product-marketing-context.md → Step 2: Gather missing context → Step 3: Identify pillars → Step 4: Validate pillars against criteria → Step 5: Generate topic clusters → Step 6: Prioritize using scoring matrix → Step 7: Output strategy document.'
Split detailed sections (Content Ideation Sources, Content Types, Keyword Research by Buyer Stage) into separate reference files and link to them from the main SKILL.md to improve progressive disclosure.
Add a concrete example of a complete mini content strategy output (even abbreviated) so Claude has a clear model of what the final deliverable should look like.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is fairly comprehensive but includes some unnecessary verbosity and explanatory content that Claude would already know (e.g., explaining what searchable vs shareable content means, basic definitions of content pillars). Several sections could be tightened—for instance, the 'Before Planning' questions and 'Content Ideation Sources' sections are thorough but could be more concise. However, it avoids the worst offenses of over-explanation. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured frameworks, scoring templates, and output format specifications, which are useful. However, it lacks executable code/commands and is mostly descriptive guidance rather than concrete, copy-paste-ready instructions. The keyword modifier examples and scoring template are helpful but still somewhat abstract—there are no actual tool commands, API calls, or scripts to run. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is a logical flow from gathering context → identifying pillars → ideating content → prioritizing → outputting a strategy. However, the workflow is implicit rather than explicitly sequenced with numbered steps and validation checkpoints. There's no clear 'do step 1, then validate, then step 2' structure. The output format section helps but doesn't include verification steps (e.g., checking pillar coverage or validating against business goals). | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references related skills at the bottom (copywriting, seo-audit, programmatic-seo, etc.) which is good navigation. However, the document itself is quite long (~250+ lines) and monolithic—sections like Content Ideation Sources and Content Types could be split into separate reference files. No bundle files exist to offload detailed content, so everything is inline. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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