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minimax-pdf

Generate, fill, and reformat PDFs with a token-based design system and 15 cover styles. Useful for branded PDFs, e-guides, and reports.

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SKILL.md
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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.

The body is a lean, well-organized catalogue stub that honestly describes itself as an advertisement for an upstream bundle, and it wastes no tokens on background concepts. Its weakness is that it defers every actionable step — especially installation — to an external URL without a single executable command, so an agent cannot actually complete the workflow from what is written.

Suggestions

Replace the `open https://...` block with an executable install command (e.g. a `git clone` or copy step with concrete paths into the skills directory), or state the exact upstream subdirectory containing the bundle.

Add a verification checkpoint after the install step (e.g. how to confirm the skill is discoverable by the agent) so the workflow has a validation step rather than ending at an undefined install.

Drop the verbatim repetition of the description in "What it does" and the duplicated upstream/category data in "Source", since both already exist in the frontmatter.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and assumes Claude's competence, explaining no concepts Claude already knows. Minor trimming possible: the "What it does" section repeats the frontmatter description verbatim and "Source" duplicates the upstream URL and category already in the frontmatter. Fits anchor 4; not 5 because of this duplication.

4 / 5

Actionability

The critical step — "install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory" — has no executable command, and the sole code block (`open https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/skills`) is a platform-specific browser-open, not an install action. The only concrete guidance is invoking the skill by name. Fits anchor 2: high-level hints missing the specific steps to execute; not 3 because no partially-complete executable code exists.

2 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A coherent rough sequence is present (inspect upstream README, install the bundle, invoke by name or trigger phrase), but the install step is undefined and there is no verification that the skill actually loaded. Fits anchor 3: sequence present, checkpoints missing; not 4 because the central install step is a real gap rather than a minor validation omission, and not 2 because the listed order is coherent with the invocation step fully specified.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with well-organized sections and no local bundle files to reference, satisfying the simple-skill allowance. However, the body advertises "original assets, scripts, and references" that are not present locally, and the only pointer to them is an external repository URL with no paths. Fits anchor 4: good structure with minor organization gaps; not 5 because the deferred content is entirely external and unnavigable.

4 / 5

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20

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Description

75%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 solid description with several concrete, quantified capabilities and natural trigger terms covering its branded-PDF niche. The main weaknesses are a soft "when" clause ("Useful for..." rather than an explicit "Use when...") and missing common variations like ".pdf" and "forms".

Suggestions

Replace "Useful for branded PDFs, e-guides, and reports" with an explicit trigger clause, e.g. "Use when the user wants branded or designed PDFs, e-guides, reports, or mentions cover styles."

Add common trigger variations such as ".pdf" and "fill forms" to broaden natural keyword coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ("Generate, fill, and reformat PDFs") with quantified specifics ("15 cover styles", "token-based design system"), matching anchor 4. Not 5 because common PDF operations (extract, merge, convert) are absent and "token-based design system" is unexplained jargon; not 3 because it goes beyond 1-2 actions with concrete, quantified detail.

4 / 5

Completeness

The "what" is clear ("Generate, fill, and reformat PDFs with a token-based design system and 15 cover styles") and a "when" is present ("Useful for branded PDFs, e-guides, and reports"), but it is weaker than an explicit "Use when..." clause. Fits anchor 4: both present, "when" could be more explicit; not 3 because the when-clause is genuinely stated rather than merely implied.

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural user-facing terms like "PDFs", "branded PDFs", "e-guides", "reports", and "cover styles" give good coverage, but common variations and file extensions (".pdf", "forms", "fill forms") are missing. Fits anchor 4: good keyword coverage with a few natural terms absent.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The framing "token-based design system and 15 cover styles" for "branded PDFs, e-guides, and reports" carves a distinct niche, but the generic opening verbs "Generate, fill, and reformat PDFs" overlap other PDF skills. Fits anchor 4: mostly distinct with minor overlap risk; not 5 because the generic PDF verbs invite conflict with other pdf skills.

4 / 5

Total

16

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20

Passed

Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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Total

15

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16

Passed

Repository

nexu-io/open-design

Path

skills/minimax-pdf/SKILL.md

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