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Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup

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Quality

Content

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The content is highly actionable and workflow-rich, with executable commands, explicit validation checkpoints, and clear sequencing. Its main weakness is mild redundancy between the process steps and the Common Mistakes/Red Flags sections.

Suggestions

Trim overlap between the step-level guidance and the Common Mistakes/Red Flags sections so each failure mode is documented once.

Consider moving the full Common Mistakes list to a reference file to keep the core process leaner.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient with concrete commands and tight tables, but the Common Mistakes and Red Flags sections restate guidance already in the steps, adding repetition rather than new information.

2 / 3

Actionability

It provides copy-paste-ready bash commands with real git plumbing, exact option menus to present, and a precise confirmation protocol; guidance is concrete and executable throughout.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The six-step process is clearly sequenced with explicit validation checkpoints (verify tests before options, verify merge success before cleanup), an environment-detection gate, and feedback loops for the destructive discard path.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

With no bundle files present, the single-file skill is well organized into clearly labeled sections (process steps, quick reference, common mistakes, red flags) with no nested references, matching the simple-skill allowance for a 3.

3 / 3

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Description

75%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description clearly answers both what and when with concrete actions and an explicit 'Use when' clause, though it is slightly longer than ideal. Trigger phrasing is adequate but uses internal terminology over the full range of natural user phrasings.

Suggestions

Broaden trigger terms to natural user phrasings such as 'finish my branch', 'merge my work', or 'open a PR' alongside 'implementation is complete'.

Tighten the description to reduce the comma-separated clause pile-up while keeping the explicit 'Use when' trigger.

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Specificity

Names concrete actions ('merge, PR, or cleanup') and a specific domain (integrating completed development work), listing multiple distinct outcomes rather than vague language.

3 / 3

Completeness

It explicitly states both what it does ('guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup') and when to use it ('Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work').

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

The natural trigger phrases ('implementation is complete', 'all tests pass') are reasonable but lean on internal workflow vocabulary ('integrate the work') rather than the varied terms a user would naturally say like 'finish my branch' or 'merge my work'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The trigger is fairly specific to a post-implementation checkpoint, but the domain ('integrating work') could overlap with general git/PR skills, so it is not a fully distinct niche.

2 / 3

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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.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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