[00] META. Orchestrate skills into dynamic chains for complex tasks. Analyzes the task, discovers available skills, builds an optimal chain, explains why each skill is needed, and executes step-by-step with user confirmation. Use for any complex task requiring multiple thinking/research/analysis steps. Triggers on "plan this", "how to approach", "what's the strategy", "build a plan", or any multi-step problem requiring skill orchestration.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
89%
1.56xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/data/00-meta-chain-flow-150/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
92%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 that clearly articulates what the skill does (orchestrates other skills into chains) and when to use it (multi-step problems, planning requests). The trigger terms are natural and varied. The main weakness is that its scope is inherently broad as a meta-orchestration skill, which creates some conflict risk with other planning or analysis skills.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: analyzes the task, discovers available skills, builds an optimal chain, explains why each skill is needed, and executes step-by-step with user confirmation. These are clear, actionable steps. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (orchestrate skills into dynamic chains, analyze tasks, discover skills, build chains, execute step-by-step) and 'when' (complex tasks requiring multiple steps, with explicit trigger phrases listed). Has an explicit 'Use for' and 'Triggers on' clause. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes natural trigger phrases users would actually say: 'plan this', 'how to approach', 'what's the strategy', 'build a plan', and 'multi-step problem'. These are realistic user utterances with good variety. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | While the orchestration/meta-skill concept is somewhat distinctive, phrases like 'complex task requiring multiple thinking/research/analysis steps' are quite broad and could overlap with general planning, project management, or research skills. The 'how to approach' trigger could also fire for simpler advisory tasks. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
27%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is significantly over-engineered and verbose, repeating the same 6-step analyze→discover→build→explain→execute→adapt flow at least 4-5 times in different formats (model diagram, process steps, output format, execution format, example). The skill discovery paths and bash commands are the most actionable parts, but the core orchestration logic is more of a philosophical framework than concrete executable guidance. The entire content could be reduced to roughly 1/3 its current size without losing any information.
Suggestions
Reduce content by at least 60% — eliminate redundant restatements of the 6-step flow. Present the workflow once with the output format integrated, not separately.
Extract common chain patterns, failure modes, and detailed examples into a separate PATTERNS.md or REFERENCE.md file, keeping SKILL.md as a concise overview with links.
Add concrete validation steps: e.g., verify skill directories exist before scanning, confirm at least N skills were discovered before building a chain, validate that referenced skills actually exist in the inventory.
Remove explanatory prose that Claude doesn't need (e.g., 'This is a meta-skill', 'Key insight: Most real problems need chains', 'Chain-Flow is the orchestrator — it doesn't replace other skills') and replace with terse operational directives.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Extremely verbose at ~300+ lines. Massive amounts of redundancy — the orchestration model, chain building process, output format, chain execution format, and examples all repeat the same 6-step flow multiple times. Explains concepts Claude already understands (what orchestration is, what chains are). ASCII art diagrams and emoji decorations add visual noise without information. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete directory paths to scan and bash commands for skill discovery, which is useful. However, the core 'orchestration' logic is essentially a description of a thought process rather than executable code or commands. The chain patterns are helpful templates but are more illustrative than truly executable — they reference skills by name without concrete invocation mechanisms. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 6-step workflow is clearly sequenced and includes user confirmation gates between steps, plus an adaptation step. However, there are no real validation checkpoints — no way to verify that skill discovery actually found the right skills, no validation that the chain is well-formed, and no error handling for when a skill fails mid-chain. The failure modes table is a nice addition but describes detection/recovery abstractly rather than with concrete checks. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | This is a monolithic wall of text with no references to external files. Everything is inline — the common chain patterns, the examples, the output formats, the failure modes table — all of which could be split into separate reference files. For a skill this long, there should be a concise overview with links to detailed pattern libraries, example chains, and format templates. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 12 Passed |
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.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
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