When the user wants to plan, evaluate, or build a free tool for marketing purposes — lead generation, SEO value, or brand awareness. Also use when the user mentions "engineering as marketing," "free tool," "marketing tool," "calculator," "generator," "interactive tool," "lead gen tool," "build a tool for leads," or "free resource." This skill bridges engineering and marketing — useful for founders and technical marketers.
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Quality
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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. The main weakness is that the capabilities could be more specific about what types of tools can be built (calculators, generators, etc.) rather than just listing them as trigger terms. The description effectively carves out a distinct niche at the intersection of engineering and marketing.
Suggestions
Move specific tool types from trigger terms into the capabilities section: 'Builds calculators, generators, and interactive tools for lead generation and SEO value' rather than just mentioning them as triggers.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (marketing tools) and some actions ('plan, evaluate, or build'), but lacks specific concrete actions like 'create calculators, build generators, design interactive widgets' that would make capabilities clearer. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what ('plan, evaluate, or build a free tool for marketing purposes') and when ('Use when the user mentions...' with explicit trigger list). The 'Also use when' clause provides explicit trigger guidance. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'free tool,' 'marketing tool,' 'calculator,' 'generator,' 'interactive tool,' 'lead gen tool,' 'build a tool for leads,' 'free resource,' and 'engineering as marketing.' | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clear niche combining engineering and marketing for lead generation tools. The specific focus on 'engineering as marketing' and 'free tools for leads' creates a distinct category unlikely to conflict with general coding or marketing skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
57%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill provides a solid strategic framework for engineering-as-marketing with good organization and progressive disclosure. However, it operates at a conceptual level without concrete, executable guidance—no example tool specs, no code templates, no specific implementation steps. The content would benefit from more actionable artifacts and clearer workflow sequencing.
Suggestions
Add a concrete example: a complete mini-spec for one tool type (e.g., an ROI calculator) showing inputs, outputs, and lead capture flow
Include a step-by-step workflow with explicit decision gates: 'Validate idea → If score >25, proceed to MVP scope → Build → Launch checklist'
Provide copy-paste ready templates: tool brief template, evaluation scorecard as markdown, or landing page copy structure
Trim the 'Core Principles' section—these are marketing fundamentals Claude already knows; replace with specific anti-patterns or failure modes unique to this domain
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Generally efficient but includes some unnecessary framing ('You are an expert...') and explanatory text that could be trimmed. Tables and frameworks are well-structured but some sections like 'Core Principles' state obvious points Claude would infer. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides frameworks, checklists, and evaluation criteria but lacks concrete executable examples. No code snippets, specific commands, or copy-paste ready templates. The guidance is structured but remains at the strategic/conceptual level rather than tactical. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Has logical sections and an evaluation scorecard, but lacks explicit step-by-step workflows with validation checkpoints. The 'Initial Assessment' suggests checking context first, but the overall process from ideation to launch isn't sequenced with clear decision points or feedback loops. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Good structure with clear sections, one reference to external file (references/tool-types.md), and related skills listed at the end. Content is appropriately organized with tables for quick scanning and expandable detail where needed. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 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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