Content
81%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.
A well-engineered, execution-focused skill: every step carries a runnable command, dry-run and verification checkpoints are mandatory, and failure paths (wrong generator, failing verification, unsupported dry-run) have explicit recovery guidance. The only real improvements are trimming the generic intro and moving the library-buildability reference detail out of the main file.
Suggestions
Delete or compress the opening paragraph about what Nx generators are — Claude already knows this — and drop the 'This skill applies when' list that duplicates the frontmatter description.
Move the buildable vs non-buildable table and prose (plus the `--directory` gotcha) into a references/ file (e.g. references/library-options.md) and keep a one-line decision summary inline.
Make step 7's run command concrete by reusing the example from step 6 (e.g. `npx nx g @nx/react:library --name=my-lib --no-interactive`) so every step is copy-paste ready.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is dense and instructional — commands, a decision table, and a gotcha callout with almost no filler. Minor trimmable padding remains: the opening paragraph ("Nx generators are powerful tools... They ensure consistency across the codebase") explains what Claude already knows, and the 'This skill applies when' list repeats the frontmatter description. This is 'efficient; minor instances of over-explanation', not the every-token-earns-its-place level 5. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Concrete, runnable commands throughout: `npx nx list @nx/react`, `npx nx g @nx/react:library --help`, the dry-run invocation, `node -e "console.log(require.resolve('@nx/<plugin>/generators.json'))"`, `npm run format`, and `nx run-many -t build,lint,test,typecheck`. A couple of spots remain templated or vague (step 7's `nx generate <generator-name> <options>` placeholder and 'Search the repo for the generator name'), which keeps it just below the fully copy-paste-ready anchor 5. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | A clear 9-step sequence with explicit checkpoints and feedback loops: mandatory `--dry-run` before generating (step 6), a reconsider loop after reading generator source ('Is this the right generator? If not, go back to step 2'), and a verify-fix-escalate loop in step 9 with the practical caveat that generated spec files must be replaced or the test target removed. This matches the top anchor: clear sequence, explicit validation, and error-recovery guidance. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist, and the single file is cleanly sectioned into numbered steps with the one cross-skill pointer (link-workspace-packages) clearly signaled. It is above 160 lines, and some self-contained detail (the buildable/non-buildable table and its prose, and the `--directory` flag gotcha) could live in a reference file to slim SKILL.md, which is why it lands at 'good structure; minor organization gaps' rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |