excel-dcf-modeler

Build discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation models in Excel. Use when creating DCF models, calculating enterprise value, or valuing companies. Trigger with phrases like 'excel dcf', 'build dcf model', 'calculate enterprise value'.

Quality

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

The body is concise and well-structured with a genuine one-level reference, but its instructions are procedural rather than executable and the workflow lacks explicit validation checkpoints despite a helpful error table.

Suggestions

Inline one or two key executable Excel formulas (e.g., the terminal value Gordon Growth formula and PV discounting) so the body is actionable without opening the reference, or explicitly state that the reference holds the executable formulas as step prerequisites.

Add an explicit validation checkpoint before the terminal-value step, e.g., 'Verify WACC > terminal growth rate before computing terminal value to avoid #DIV/0!'.

Tie the Error Handling table rows back to the specific instruction steps where each error can occur, turning reactive fixes into inline workflow guidance.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean ~50-line body with no concept explanations Claude already knows; every section earns its place (steps, output, error table, examples).	3 / 3
Actionability	Steps are specific and structured ('4-sheet model', 'Gordon Growth Model', 'subtract net debt for equity value') but the body itself contains no copy-paste Excel formulas — the executable detail is offloaded to references/dcf-formulas.md, leaving the inline guidance incomplete.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	A clear 6-step sequence exists and an error-handling table offers recovery, but there is no explicit validation checkpoint (e.g., verify WACC > terminal growth before step 3); checkpoints are implicit/reactive rather than built into the flow.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Well-organized overview sections with a single clearly-signaled, one-level-deep reference ('${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/dcf-formulas.md') that exists as a real file; formula detail is appropriately split out.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

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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 is strong: third-person, concise, with explicit 'what' and 'when' coverage and natural trigger phrases. Its only minor weakness is that the listed actions are variations of one valuation task rather than distinct operations.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names multiple specific concrete actions — 'Build discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation models in Excel', 'calculating enterprise value', 'valuing companies' — going beyond a generic domain statement, though the actions cluster around a single valuation task.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both what ('Build DCF valuation models in Excel') and when ('Use when creating DCF models, calculating enterprise value, or valuing companies') with an explicit trigger clause, so no completeness cap applies.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Explicit natural-language triggers users would say — 'excel dcf', 'build dcf model', 'calculate enterprise value' — plus a 'Use when...' clause, giving good coverage rather than jargon.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	A clear niche (DCF valuation in Excel) with distinct, specific triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
allowed_tools_field	'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s)	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
Path: plugins/business-tools/excel-analyst-pro/skills/excel-dcf-modeler/SKILL.md
Commit: 399d94c

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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