release

Prepare a guarded release of hacs_waste_collection_schedule. Use when a maintainer asks for the next release, a target version, changelog drafting, a manifest bump, or a release pull request.

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Quality

Content

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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.

An exemplary instruction-only skill body: terse, correctly sequenced, and safety-gated around an explicit approval checkpoint with a built-in revision loop. The only minor gap is that a few downstream specifics (tag/release commands, version validation) are alluded to but not stated.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is a lean 7-step list with zero padding and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every step adds operational information. This matches the anchor "Lean and efficient; assumes Claude's competence; every token earns its place".	5 / 5
Actionability	Guidance is mostly executable: the exact approval message to send ("Proceed with the approved release PR exactly as drafted. Prefix any approved mutating gh command with WCS_GITHUB_APPROVED=1.") is copy-paste ready. It falls short of 5 because the post-merge tag/release commands and the version-validation method are referenced but never specified.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The sequence is explicit with strong validation checkpoints for a risky operation: mutations are prohibited during drafting (step 3), drafts must be presented verbatim with explicit user approval (step 4), a revision feedback loop exists (step 5), and execution is gated on approval (step 6). This matches the top anchor with feedback loops and gating for a release workflow.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The skill is under 50 lines, single-purpose, has no bundle files, and needs no external references; the numbered-list structure is well-organized. Per the rubric's simple-skill guideline, this earns the top score with just well-organized sections.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 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.

A strong description with an explicit, well-phrased trigger clause and excellent distinctiveness from a named repository. Its main weakness is that the capability statement ("Prepare a guarded release") stays high-level while the concrete artifacts it produces are only implicit in the when-clause.

Suggestions

Promote the concrete deliverables into the capability statement, e.g. "Draft the changelog section, bump the manifest version, and open a release pull request for hacs_waste_collection_schedule".

Add common synonyms to the trigger clause such as "version bump", "cut a release", or "tag a release" to broaden natural keyword coverage.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description names a concrete domain ("hacs_waste_collection_schedule") and one action ("Prepare a guarded release"), which matches the anchor for 1-2 concrete actions without comprehensive coverage. It is above score 2 because the domain is specific rather than generic, but below score 4 because the actual deliverables (changelog, manifest bump, release PR) appear only in the when-clause rather than as stated capabilities.	3 / 5
Completeness	Both what ("Prepare a guarded release of hacs_waste_collection_schedule") and when (an explicit "Use when a maintainer asks for..." clause with concrete triggers) are present. It does not reach 5 because the what is high-level — "guarded release" is not decomposed into the concrete actions performed.	4 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Phrases like "next release", "a target version", "changelog drafting", "a manifest bump", or "a release pull request" are natural terms a maintainer would say. It falls short of score 5 because common synonyms such as "version bump", "cut a release", "publish", or "tag a release" are missing.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The description is pinned to a single named repository and maintainer-specific triggers ("a maintainer asks for the next release..."), giving it a clear niche with minimal conflict risk against other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	16 / 20 Passed

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: mampfes/hacs_waste_collection_schedule
Path: .agents/skills/release/SKILL.md
Commit: b081073

Reviewed: 6 hours ago

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