When the user wants to create or optimize an email sequence, drip campaign, automated email flow, or lifecycle email program. Also use when the user mentions "email sequence," "drip campaign," "nurture sequence," "onboarding emails," "welcome sequence," "re-engagement emails," "email automation," or "lifecycle emails." For in-app onboarding, see onboarding-cro.
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./config/claude/skills/email-sequence/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 strong description with excellent trigger term coverage and clear 'when to use' guidance, including a helpful disambiguation clause. Its main weakness is that the 'what' portion could be more specific about the concrete actions the skill performs beyond 'create or optimize.' Overall, it would serve well in a multi-skill selection scenario.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions to the 'what' portion, e.g., 'Designs email sequence structure, writes subject lines and body copy, sets send timing and triggers, defines audience segments.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description names the domain (email sequences/drip campaigns) and mentions actions like 'create or optimize,' but doesn't list multiple specific concrete actions (e.g., write subject lines, set timing intervals, segment audiences, A/B test). It stays at a high level. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (create or optimize email sequences, drip campaigns, automated flows) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' equivalent with detailed trigger terms). Also includes a helpful disambiguation note pointing to onboarding-cro for in-app onboarding. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms: 'email sequence,' 'drip campaign,' 'nurture sequence,' 'onboarding emails,' 'welcome sequence,' 're-engagement emails,' 'email automation,' 'lifecycle emails.' These are terms users would naturally use. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The description carves out a clear niche around email sequences and automation, with explicit disambiguation from in-app onboarding (pointing to onboarding-cro). The trigger terms are specific to this domain 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 moderately well-structured email sequence design skill that provides useful frameworks and templates but suffers from verbosity and lack of concrete examples. The content duplicates information that should live in referenced files (e.g., email types listed inline despite a reference file existing), and the absence of a complete worked example with actual email copy reduces actionability. The workflow would benefit from explicit validation steps and a clearer step-by-step process.
Suggestions
Add a complete worked example showing one full sequence (e.g., a 3-email re-engagement sequence) with actual subject lines, preview text, and body copy rather than just placeholder templates.
Remove the detailed 'Email Types by Category' section from the main file since it's already referenced via references/email-types.md—keep only a brief summary with the link.
Add explicit validation checkpoints to the workflow, such as 'Verify no overlap with existing active sequences' and 'Check that email spacing accounts for other campaigns the audience receives.'
Trim generic copy advice (tone, formatting, paragraph length) that Claude already knows, keeping only email-specific guidance like subject line character counts and preview text strategy.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill contains useful information but is verbose in places—listing sequence types, email categories, and copy guidelines that Claude already knows well. Sections like 'Tone' advice ('Read it out loud—does it sound human?') and basic formatting tips add little value for Claude. However, the structured templates and specific timing recommendations earn their place. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured output templates and specific timing/length recommendations, which are concrete. However, it lacks executable examples—no actual email copy examples, no complete sequence walkthrough with real subject lines and body text. The output format section uses placeholder brackets rather than a filled-in example, making it harder to follow precisely. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The initial assessment checklist and sequence type overviews provide a reasonable workflow, and the output format gives structure. However, there are no validation checkpoints—no step to verify sequence coherence, check for email overlap with existing campaigns, or validate timing logic. The process from assessment to output is implied rather than explicitly sequenced. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references multiple external files (references/sequence-templates.md, references/email-types.md, references/copy-guidelines.md, tools registry) which suggests good intent for progressive disclosure. However, no bundle files were provided, so these references are unverifiable. The main file itself is quite long (~300+ lines) with content that could be offloaded to the referenced files (e.g., the full Email Types by Category section despite referencing email-types.md). | 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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