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86%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 lean, actionable, well-sequenced instruction skill: concrete bash commands, named artifact files, and explicit priority guidance ("This step is mandatory"). Its only gaps are the absence of a worked example path and an explicit comprehension checkpoint before development proceeds.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The ~35-line body is almost entirely commands, file names, and directives with no explanation of concepts Claude already knows; only step 7 ("Understand the coding standards and patterns you need to follow, then proceed") reads as mild filler, still matching the lean/every-token-earns-its-place anchor at 5. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | Concrete, executable commands are provided ("python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode packages", "cat .trellis/spec/<package>/<layer>/index.md") along with example packages and guideline files, but the placeholder paths lack one fully concrete worked example (e.g., ".trellis/spec/cli/backend/index.md"), fitting anchor 4 rather than the fully copy-paste-ready coverage of 5. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Seven numbered steps form a clear, coherent read-then-implement sequence, and the "index is NOT the goal" note prevents a common shortcut; however there is no explicit checkpoint confirming all relevant guidelines were absorbed before coding begins, matching anchor 4 (clear sequence, minor validation gaps) rather than the explicit-validation anchor 5. The skill is read-only, so the destructive/batch validation cap does not apply. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is under 50 lines with no bundle files (references/, scripts/, assets/ are absent) and consists of well-organized numbered sections; nothing that belongs in a separate file is inlined, so under the simple-skill exception this scores 5 on structure alone. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |