Content
70%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The content is a well-sequenced setup walkthrough with a genuine validation and error-recovery loop in Step 2, and it is appropriately organized for a short, reference-free skill. Its weaker spots are mild conversational padding and guidance that tells the model how to narrate rather than giving fully executable steps.
Suggestions
Tighten conversational framing by dropping 'Be conversational and helpful' and converting 'Explain that this skill checks whether...' into a direct instruction, reducing token overhead.
Make the verification step more copy-paste ready by showing the exact discover_companies invocation form expected (e.g. the parameter name and an example payload) rather than only naming the tool and ticker.
For Step 3, briefly state what each example skill actually produces (e.g. 'tearsheet -> saved to reports/tearsheet_AAPL.*') so the guidance is actionable rather than just illustrative prompts.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is mostly lean and avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows, but conversational framing like 'Be conversational and helpful' and 'Explain that this skill checks whether...' could be tightened, placing it at 'mostly efficient but could be tightened' rather than fully lean. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | It gives a concrete test (call discover_companies with 'AAPL') and example utterances, but much of the guidance is phrased as 'tell/explain to the user' rather than direct executable steps, and the reporting skills themselves are only illustrated by example prompts, leaving it incomplete rather than copy-paste ready. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The four steps are clearly sequenced, and Step 2 includes an explicit validation checkpoint (the discover_companies test) plus a 'If this fails' feedback loop with concrete recovery actions, matching the clear-sequence-with-validation-and-error-recovery anchor. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is under 50 lines, needs no external references (none exist), and is organized into clearly labeled Step 1-4 sections, which per the scoring notes lets progressive disclosure score 3 on well-organized sections alone. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |