paperclip-create-plugin

Create and develop external Paperclip plugins with the CLI-first workflow. Use when scaffolding a plugin, iterating on a local plugin, installing it into Paperclip, or updating plugin authoring docs.

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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 highly actionable, well-structured CLI workflow with explicit verification and reporting checkpoints. Conciseness is good with minor redundancy, and progressive disclosure relies on inline structure rather than bundle files.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean and command-driven, assuming Claude's competence with no concept explanations; minor redundancy between sections 1 and 8 on when to edit core, and a few advisory notes (section 9) could be trimmed.	4 / 5
Actionability	Copy-paste-ready commands throughout (init, install, dev, typecheck/test/build) with flags explained, a fallback path when the CLI is absent, and exact files to inspect — covering the common cases fully.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Clear numbered sequence scaffold→install→verify→report with an explicit validation gate ('run before declaring success') and a success checklist, though error-recovery feedback loops (fix-and-rerun) are implied rather than spelled out.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Well-organized into nine labeled sections with one-level-deep, clearly signaled references to repo docs; no bundle files exist, and some dense inline content (flag lists, runtime assumptions) could optionally live in a reference.	4 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

Description

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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 is strong: third-person, concise, and explicitly covers both what the skill does and when to use it with concrete trigger phrases. Minor room remains to sharpen the action verbs beyond process-stage terms and broaden trigger synonyms.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists several concrete actions — 'Create and develop', 'scaffolding', 'iterating', 'installing', 'updating plugin authoring docs' — though 'develop/iterate' are somewhat process-generic rather than distinct capabilities, keeping it just below comprehensive.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what ('Create and develop external Paperclip plugins with the CLI-first workflow') and when ('Use when scaffolding... installing... or updating plugin authoring docs') with concrete trigger phrases, matching the top anchor.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Includes natural phrases a user would say ('scaffolding a plugin', 'installing it into Paperclip', 'updating plugin authoring docs') with good coverage, but synonyms and variations are limited and no file-extension-style triggers are present.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Targets a clear niche ('external Paperclip plugins', 'CLI-first workflow') with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

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

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: paperclipai/paperclip
Path: .agents/skills/paperclip-create-plugin/SKILL.md
Commit: 6d358e6

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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