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72%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.
An actionable, copy-paste-ready CLI reference with lean, dense formatting and a well-signaled two-file reference bundle. Its weaknesses are inlined bulk API reference material that belongs in reference files, and a workflow that, despite a clear summary and pre-execution confirmation, lacks post-operation verification and error-recovery checkpoints for its destructive operations.
Suggestions
Move the lower-frequency command groups (Reminders, Filters, Comments, and the full per-command option tables for Sections/Labels/Projects) into a references/ file, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview of the core task commands plus navigation — mirroring how completed-tasks and filters are already split out.
Add post-execution verification to the workflow for destructive and write operations, e.g. re-run 'td task list --json' or 'td task view <ref>' after a create/update/delete to confirm the result, with a fix-and-retry path on failure.
Deduplicate the quick-add parser syntax (documented in both 'Quick Add Examples' and 'Create Task') into a single section to reduce token cost.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Nearly every line is a command, flag, or terse example with no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows, matching anchor 4 ('efficient; minor instances of over-explanation that could be trimmed'). Minor trims exist: quick-add parser syntax is documented twice (lines 59-64 and 102-115), 'Reference Resolution' repeats inline <ref> notes, and the jq pagination snippet is speculative — keeping it below the lean anchor 5. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Every command is copy-paste ready with realistic arguments ('td add "Buy milk tomorrow p1 #Shopping"', full multi-line td task add flag examples), and the options tables cover the common cases across all resource types — a direct match for anchor 5 ('fully executable; copy-paste ready commands; specific examples cover the common cases'). | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The 'Workflow Summary' provides a clear 5-step sequence and the confirmation requirement is an explicit pre-execution checkpoint for destructive operations, but there is no post-execution verification (e.g., re-listing to confirm a create/delete succeeded) and no error-recovery feedback loop. Per the rubric's cap, destructive-operation workflows missing validation/verification steps cannot score above 3. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The two references (references/completed-tasks.md, references/filters.md) exist, are clearly signaled in a dedicated 'Additional Reference' section, and are one level deep. However, ~380 lines of full CLI reference — option tables for every task/project/section/label/comment/reminder command — are inlined in SKILL.md, matching anchor 3's example ('200 lines of API reference that could be in a separate file') rather than anchor 4, where the bulk API material lives in a separate file. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |