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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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 comprehensive content strategy skill that covers the full planning process from research to prioritization. Its main strengths are the structured frameworks (scoring templates, pillar structures, buyer stage mapping) and the breadth of ideation sources covered. Its weaknesses are verbosity (could be 40% shorter), lack of explicit workflow sequencing with validation steps, and a monolithic structure that would benefit from splitting detailed sections into separate files.
Suggestions
Add an explicit numbered workflow at the top (e.g., '1. Read context → 2. Gather missing info → 3. Identify pillars → 4. Ideate topics → 5. Prioritize → 6. Output strategy') to make the overall process clearer.
Move detailed sections like 'Content Ideation Sources' and 'Content Types' into separate reference files, keeping only summaries and links in the main SKILL.md.
Trim general marketing advice Claude already knows (e.g., 'Tell stories that make people feel something', 'Challenge conventional wisdom with evidence') to reduce token usage by ~30%.
Add a validation checkpoint after pillar identification (e.g., 'Confirm pillars with user before proceeding to topic ideation') to create a feedback loop in the workflow.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is quite long (~250 lines) and includes some content Claude would already know (e.g., what searchable vs shareable content means, basic keyword modifier patterns, general advice like 'tell stories that make people feel something'). However, much of the content is structured frameworks and templates that add genuine value, so it's not egregiously verbose. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured frameworks (scoring templates, pillar structures, keyword modifier lists) and concrete output formats, which is good. However, it's primarily strategic guidance rather than executable commands/code—there are no concrete tool invocations, no specific API calls, and the examples are illustrative rather than copy-paste ready. The scoring template and output format sections are the most actionable parts. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There's 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. The 'Before Planning' section establishes a good starting point, but there's no clear 'do step 1, then step 2, validate, then step 3' progression through the overall strategy creation process. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill has good section organization with clear headings and references to related skills at the bottom. However, the content is monolithic—much of the detail on content types, ideation sources, and prioritization frameworks could be split into separate reference files. The inline content is extensive enough that it would benefit from a concise overview with links to detailed sub-documents. | 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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