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onboarding-cro

When the user wants to optimize post-signup onboarding, user activation, first-run experience, or time-to-value. Also use when the user mentions "onboarding flow," "activation rate," "user activation," "first-run experience," "empty states," "onboarding checklist," "aha moment," or "new user experience." For signup/registration optimization, see signup-flow-cro. For ongoing email sequences, see email-sequence.

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Quality

61%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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Discovery

72%

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 excels at trigger term coverage and distinctiveness, with explicit cross-references to related skills that reduce overlap. However, it is notably weak on specifying what the skill actually does — it reads more like a routing rule than a capability description. Adding concrete actions (e.g., 'designs onboarding checklists, optimizes empty states, identifies aha moments') would significantly improve it.

Suggestions

Add concrete actions describing what the skill does, e.g., 'Designs onboarding checklists, optimizes empty states, identifies aha moments, and reduces time-to-value for new users.'

Restructure to lead with a 'what it does' statement before the 'Use when...' clause, following the pattern: capabilities first, then trigger guidance.

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Specificity

The description names the domain (post-signup onboarding, user activation) and some general areas like 'first-run experience' and 'time-to-value,' but it does not list specific concrete actions the skill performs (e.g., 'design onboarding checklists, create empty state screens, map aha moments'). It tells you the domain but not what it actually does.

2 / 3

Completeness

The 'when' is very well covered with explicit trigger terms and a clear 'Use when' clause. However, the 'what' is weak — the description never clearly states what the skill actually does (e.g., analyze, design, recommend). It only describes when to use it, not what actions it performs.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'onboarding flow,' 'activation rate,' 'user activation,' 'first-run experience,' 'empty states,' 'onboarding checklist,' 'aha moment,' 'new user experience,' and 'time-to-value.' These are all terms a user would naturally use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The description carves out a clear niche (post-signup onboarding/activation) and explicitly differentiates from related skills by referencing 'signup-flow-cro' for registration optimization and 'email-sequence' for ongoing emails. This boundary-setting significantly reduces conflict risk.

3 / 3

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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 competent but mid-tier skill that provides a solid strategic framework for onboarding CRO but lacks the concrete, actionable specificity that would make it highly effective. The content is well-structured with good use of tables and headers, but it reads more like a knowledge base article than a precise instruction set. It would benefit from concrete examples (actual copy, specific deliverable templates) and tighter editing to remove concepts Claude already understands.

Suggestions

Add a concrete worked example showing a complete onboarding audit output (e.g., a sample finding → impact → recommendation → priority for a specific product type) so Claude knows exactly what the deliverable should look like.

Trim sections that explain concepts Claude already knows (e.g., what empty states are, what tooltips are, basic CRO principles) and replace with specific, actionable patterns or copy templates.

Add explicit validation steps to the workflow, such as 'Verify activation metric is measurable before designing flow' or 'Cross-check recommendations against stated drop-off points.'

Move detailed reference content (common patterns by product type, multi-channel email coordination) into separate reference files and provide the actual bundle files, or inline only the most critical patterns.

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Conciseness

The content is reasonably well-organized but includes some unnecessary framing (e.g., 'You are an expert in user onboarding and activation') and explanations of concepts Claude would already know (e.g., what empty states are, what tooltips are). Some sections like 'Core Principles' state fairly obvious CRO wisdom. However, the tables and structured formats keep it from being truly verbose.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides structured frameworks, tables, and checklists which are useful, but lacks concrete, executable examples. There are no specific copy examples, no wireframe descriptions, no actual email templates, and recommendations remain at the strategic/conceptual level rather than providing copy-paste-ready deliverables. The output format section helps but is a template outline rather than a worked example.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The skill has a logical sequence (assess → define activation → design flow → measure) and the output format section provides structure. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops. For an audit/design task that could significantly impact user experience, there's no step like 'validate recommendations against data' or 'verify flow completeness before presenting.'

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references `references/experiments.md` and related skills, showing awareness of progressive disclosure. However, the bundle has no files, so the reference is unverifiable. The main content is quite long (~200 lines) with several sections that could be split into reference files (e.g., common patterns by product type, multi-channel onboarding details, experiment ideas). The structure is decent with clear headers but the content is somewhat monolithic.

2 / 3

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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.

Validation10 / 11 Passed

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Total

10

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Passed

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