session-checkpoints
Saves and restores session state including task progress, file changes, and delegation history. Use when saving progress, resuming interrupted work, picking up where you left off, or checkpointing current work.
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Quality
Discovery
100%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 well-crafted skill description that clearly communicates what the skill does and when to use it. It uses specific, concrete language for capabilities and includes a comprehensive set of natural trigger terms that users would actually say. The description is concise, uses third-person voice, and occupies a distinct niche unlikely to conflict with other skills.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'saves and restores session state' with details on what is saved — 'task progress, file changes, and delegation history'. These are concrete, specific capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (saves and restores session state including task progress, file changes, and delegation history) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when' clause with saving progress, resuming interrupted work, picking up where left off, checkpointing). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural trigger terms users would actually say: 'saving progress', 'resuming interrupted work', 'picking up where you left off', 'checkpointing current work'. These cover multiple natural phrasings of the same intent. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Session state management, checkpointing, and resuming interrupted work is a clear niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. The terms 'session state', 'delegation history', and 'checkpointing' are highly distinctive. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
100%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-crafted skill that efficiently covers when to checkpoint, how to create one, and how to resume from one. The trigger table, concrete template example, and numbered workflows with validation steps make it highly actionable. Progressive disclosure is handled well by keeping the quick version inline and pointing to the full template externally.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is lean and efficient. Every section serves a clear purpose — trigger table, quick creation steps, example checkpoint, resumption steps. No unnecessary explanations of concepts Claude already knows. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides a concrete, copy-pasteable markdown template, specific file paths (.opencastle/SESSION-CHECKPOINT.md), exact commands (git checkout, pnpm dev, cat), and clear numbered steps for both creation and resumption. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Both checkpoint creation and resumption are clearly sequenced with numbered steps. Includes validation (step 3 of creation: verify files exist), staleness checks (step 3 of resumption), and a recovery path for missing/corrupt checkpoints. The trigger table provides clear decision points. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill provides a concise overview with a quick inline example, then clearly signals the full template in CHECKPOINT-TEMPLATE.md and cross-references the decomposition skill. References are one level deep and well-signaled with markdown links. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 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
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- Repository
- monkilabs/opencastle
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