Content
87%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is lean and highly actionable with copy-paste `bd` commands and a clear workflow, but it lacks explicit validation/verification checkpoints after the mutating operations (claim, close, create) that the rubric requires for destructive or batch workflows, capping workflow clarity at 3.
Suggestions
Add an explicit validation step after claiming or closing work, e.g. run `bd show <id>` to confirm the status actually changed before proceeding.
Include a verify/checkpoint in the Core CLI Workflow for batch creates — confirm each new task was created with the expected id/type/priority via `bd show <id>` or `bd list --status=open --json`.
Show how to recover from a failed atomic claim (e.g. someone else already claimed it) so the feedback loop is explicit rather than implicit.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean — short prose plus direct `bd` commands and a few bullet lists — and assumes Claude's competence without explaining what task tracking is or how CLIs work. It is not a 4 because there is no padded explanation to trim; every section earns its place. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | Every step is a copy-paste-ready `bd` command (e.g. `bd ready`, `bd show <id>`, `bd update <id> --claim`, `bd close <id> --reason="Completed"`) covering the common cases. It is not a 4 because the commands are fully executable with concrete flags and examples rather than having minor gaps. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The numbered 'Core CLI Workflow' gives a clear sequence (find → inspect → claim → create follow-up → close), but the rubric caps workflow_clarity at 3 for destructive or batch operations lacking validation checkpoints, and this skill involves mutating task state (claim/close/create) with no explicit verify-after-step validation. It is not a 2 because the sequence is well-defined and ordered, and not a 4 because the validation cap for mutating operations applies. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | For a sub-50-line single-purpose skill with no external references needed, the well-organized sections (First Step, Preferred Route, Core CLI Workflow, What Belongs In Beads, Rules) satisfy the simple-skill exception. It is not a 4 because the structure is clean and self-contained with no organization gaps. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |