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052-design-hamburger-method

Use when a large feature, story, plan, or spec idea needs to be split into small vertical slices with the Hamburger Method. This should trigger for requests such as Split this oversized story; Find the smallest useful slice; Break this feature into vertical slices; Apply the Hamburger Method; Turn this broad plan into tracked slices. Part of Plinth Toolkit

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Content

85%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured interactive skill: a lean overview with a clear sequenced workflow, explicit self-check checkpoints, and a single real one-level-deep reference. Minor tightening of the redundant 'What is covered' list would push conciseness higher.

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Conciseness

The body is mostly lean and well-organized with bullet points and a numbered workflow, assuming Claude's competence; a few 'What is covered' bullets restate constraints already captured in the Constraints and Workflow sections and could be trimmed.

4 / 5

Actionability

It gives concrete, specific guidance (3-6 layers, 4-5 options ordered simplest to richest, the smallest-useful-version question) and names the routing skills, though it relies on a reference file for the worked mechanics rather than including inline examples.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear six-step sequence with explicit self-check checkpoints ('value, size, testability, deliverability, and issue-tracking suitability') and a feedback-style scope-challenge step before composing the first slice.

5 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The SKILL.md is a concise overview with a single, clearly signaled one-level-deep reference (references/052-design-hamburger-method.md) that exists in the bundle, and routing links to sibling skills are explicit and navigable.

5 / 5

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Description

88%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description: it pairs a clear capability statement with a robust 'Use when' clause and several natural trigger phrases. Minor risk of overlap with generic planning skills keeps it just below a perfect distinctiveness score.

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Specificity

The description lists several concrete actions (split into vertical slices, find smallest useful slice, break feature into slices) tied to a named method, though coverage is more about triggering than enumerating the method's full mechanics.

4 / 5

Completeness

It explicitly answers both 'what' (split oversized work into small vertical slices via the Hamburger Method) and 'when' (with a clear 'Use when...' clause and concrete trigger phrases).

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

It embeds a comprehensive set of natural trigger phrases users would actually say ('Split this oversized story', 'Find the smallest useful slice', 'Apply the Hamburger Method'), giving strong keyword coverage with synonyms.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The Hamburger Method framing is a fairly distinct niche with specific triggers, but the broad 'large feature, story, plan, or spec' language could overlap with general planning/slicing skills.

4 / 5

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Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

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