recall

Fan-out search across all memory sources when context is unclear or vaguely referenced. Triggers on: 'from earlier', 'remember when', 'what we discussed', 'that thing with', 'the conversation about', 'did we ever', 'what happened with', 'you mentioned', 'we talked about', 'earlier today', 'last session', 'the other day', or any vague reference to past context that needs resolution before the agent can act.

1.41x

Quality

83%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

96%

1.41x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Risky

Do not use without reviewing

Quality

Content

77%

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

This is a well-crafted skill with strong actionability and clear workflow structure. The fan-out search pattern is concrete with executable commands, proper timeout safety, and honest failure handling. Minor improvements could be made in conciseness (trimming the trigger list) and progressive disclosure (splitting the 8 source details into a reference file if the skill grows).

Suggestions

Condense the trigger detection list into a shorter pattern description or regex rather than enumerating many similar phrases

Consider extracting the 8 search source details into a separate SOURCES.md reference file to keep the main skill leaner

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Generally efficient and avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows, but the trigger detection list is somewhat verbose and could be condensed. The anti-patterns section adds value but the explanations after each bullet are slightly redundant given the instructions above.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable bash commands and tool invocations for each memory source. The keyword extraction example ('Those photos from earlier' → keywords: photos, images, media, telegram) is concrete and actionable. Commands are copy-paste ready with specific file paths.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Clear 5-step workflow with explicit validation (timeouts are mandatory, 'if nothing found' fallback). The fan-out pattern is well-sequenced with numbered sources, and the anti-patterns section serves as a validation checklist. The timeout requirement acts as a safety checkpoint for destructive/hanging operations.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well-organized with clear sections and headers, but everything is in a single file with no references to supporting documents. The 8 search sources could potentially be split into a reference file, though for a skill of this size (~100 lines) it's borderline acceptable. No bundle files are provided to offload detail.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

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 strong skill description with excellent trigger term coverage and clear completeness. Its main weakness is that the 'what it does' portion is somewhat abstract — 'fan-out search across all memory sources' describes the mechanism but doesn't specify concrete outputs (e.g., retrieves conversation summaries, surfaces relevant notes, returns matching context). The trigger phrases are exceptionally well-chosen and natural.

Suggestions

Add 2-3 concrete output actions beyond 'fan-out search', e.g., 'retrieves matching conversation excerpts, surfaces relevant notes, and resolves ambiguous references to specific past interactions.'

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description names the domain ('fan-out search across all memory sources') and one key action (searching when context is unclear), but doesn't list multiple concrete actions beyond searching. It describes the triggering mechanism well but is light on what specific outputs or operations are performed.	2 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both 'what' (fan-out search across all memory sources when context is unclear) and 'when' (explicit trigger phrases listed plus the general condition 'any vague reference to past context that needs resolution before the agent can act'). The 'Triggers on:' clause serves as an explicit 'Use when' equivalent.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Excellent coverage of natural trigger phrases users would actually say: 'from earlier', 'remember when', 'what we discussed', 'that thing with', 'the conversation about', 'did we ever', 'you mentioned', 'we talked about', etc. These are highly natural and comprehensive variations of how users reference past context.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	This skill occupies a clear niche — vague past-context resolution via memory search — with very specific trigger phrases that are unlikely to overlap with other skills. The focus on ambiguous backward references to past conversations is distinctive and well-scoped.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

90%

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 — 10 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	10 / 11 Passed

Repository: joelhooks/joelclaw
Commit: 2ca3686

Reviewed: 10 days ago

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