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-structured, highly actionable skill with clear multi-step workflows and good validation checkpoints. Its main weakness is verbosity in the handoff validation section (Step 0) which consumes significant token budget for what is essentially an edge case. The references to external convention files and sibling skills demonstrate good progressive disclosure intent, though the absence of bundle files makes it impossible to verify those references.
Suggestions
Consider moving the Step 0 handoff file validation logic (version check, shape check, trigger schemas) into a separate reference file to reduce the main skill's token footprint — this is an edge case that doesn't need to be in the primary flow.
Tighten the Step 4 heuristics — the 'fewer than 8 it blocks' rule and the add-vs-create decision tree could be expressed more concisely as a brief decision table rather than prose.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably efficient but includes some sections that could be tightened — the handoff file validation in Step 0 is quite verbose with extensive error message templates, and some explanations (e.g., when to add vs create test files in Step 4) could be more concise. However, it generally avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides highly concrete, actionable guidance: specific file paths, exact bash commands for running tests, a clear validation approach table, a concrete error fix walkthrough with actual error output, and specific thresholds (8+ it blocks, max 3 retry attempts). The guidance is specific enough to execute without ambiguity. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 8-step workflow is clearly sequenced with explicit validation checkpoints: Step 7 includes a retry loop with a max of 3 attempts and clear failure reporting, Step 3 (Fix mode) requires running the test first before diagnosing, and Step 5 (Fix mode) explicitly warns against modifying example files without user confirmation. The feedback loop (Step 7 → Step 5, max 3 attempts) is well-defined. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references external convention files (e.g., `conventions-{language}.md`, `/grove-run` Step 3, `/grove-create`) which is good progressive disclosure, but no bundle files are provided to verify these references exist. The skill itself is quite long (~200+ lines) and some content like the full handoff validation logic in Step 0 could potentially be split into a reference file. The inline content is well-structured with clear headers though. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |