elegant-reports

Generate beautifully designed PDF reports with a Nordic/Scandinavian aesthetic. Use when creating polished executive briefings, analysis reports, or presentation-style PDF outputs from markdown and HTML via Nutrient DWS.

Quality

70%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

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 solid skill description that clearly communicates both what the skill does and when to use it, with a distinctive niche (Nordic-styled PDF reports via Nutrient DWS). The main weakness is that the specific capabilities could be more concrete—listing actions like layout formatting, chart inclusion, or template application rather than relying on aesthetic descriptors like 'beautifully designed' and 'polished'.

Suggestions

Replace vague qualifiers like 'beautifully designed' and 'polished' with concrete capabilities such as 'apply Nordic typography, minimalist layouts, and muted color palettes' to improve specificity.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain (PDF reports) and mentions some actions (generate, creating), but doesn't list multiple concrete actions like 'add charts, insert tables, apply templates'. The description focuses more on style ('Nordic/Scandinavian aesthetic', 'beautifully designed') than specific capabilities.	2 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both 'what' (generate beautifully designed PDF reports with Nordic aesthetic from markdown/HTML via Nutrient DWS) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when creating polished executive briefings, analysis reports, or presentation-style PDF outputs').	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes strong natural trigger terms: 'PDF reports', 'executive briefings', 'analysis reports', 'presentation-style PDF', 'markdown', 'HTML', 'Nutrient DWS', and 'Nordic/Scandinavian aesthetic'. These cover a good range of terms a user might naturally use when requesting this type of output.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The combination of Nordic/Scandinavian aesthetic, PDF report generation, and Nutrient DWS creates a very distinct niche. This is unlikely to conflict with generic PDF skills or other report-generation skills due to the specific design style and tooling mentioned.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Implementation

50%

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 structural foundation with clear sections, useful CLI examples, and good safety boundaries. However, it falls short on actionability due to the vague File Map, abstract workflow guidance for template extension, and missing concrete examples of template/theme customization. The content could be tightened by removing redundant sections and adding specific file paths and error recovery guidance.

Suggestions

Replace the abstract 'File Map' bullet points with actual file paths (e.g., `templates/executive.html`, `themes/light.css`) so Claude can navigate the skill bundle concretely.

Add explicit error handling to the workflow: what does a failed generation look like, what are common failure modes, and how to recover.

Include a concrete example of extending a template (e.g., a minimal diff or specific CSS/HTML snippet) rather than abstract guidance like 'make one visual change at a time'.

Remove or condense the 'When to Use' section since it largely duplicates the skill description and doesn't add actionable information.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Generally efficient but includes some unnecessary sections like the 'When to Use' list which largely restates what the skill description already covers, and the 'File Map' section is vague bullet points without actual file paths, adding tokens without value.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides concrete CLI commands and frontmatter examples, but the 'File Map' section is entirely abstract (no actual paths), the workflow steps are somewhat vague ('pick the closest template', 'adjust the corresponding template/theme pair'), and there's no executable code showing how templates or themes are actually structured or modified.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The workflow section provides a reasonable sequence (pick template → write markdown → generate → inspect → iterate), and the validation section adds checkpoints. However, the workflow lacks explicit error handling or feedback loops (e.g., what to do if generation fails, what common errors look like), and the 'Extending the Skill' workflow has no validation checkpoint between steps.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The content is reasonably structured with clear sections, and references the 'bundled Nordic design research note' for deeper rationale. However, the File Map section fails to provide actual file paths or links, making navigation difficult, and there are no explicit cross-references to specific files for templates or themes.	2 / 3
	Total	8 / 12 Passed

Validation

72%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 8 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
metadata_field	'metadata' should map string keys to string values	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	8 / 11 Passed

Repository: jdrhyne/agent-skills
Commit: 6768672

Reviewed: 5 days ago

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