Content
67%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The body is a well-structured, moderately actionable framework: clear five-step workflow, concrete input/output specifications, and good single-file organization. Its main weakness is token efficiency — redundant Overview/When to Use sections and re-explanations of well-known product concepts — plus a missing loop-coefficient formula at the heart of the quantitative step.
Suggestions
Remove or merge the Overview and When to Use sections (they restate the frontmatter description) and trim loop-type definitions to only the non-obvious taxonomy details to cut token cost.
Add the explicit loop coefficient formula (e.g., k = invites per user per cycle x conversion rate) with a short worked numeric example in Step 4, and add an explicit iterate/measure checkpoint in Step 5 for loops that underperform.
Consider moving the per-loop examples and Further Reading links into a references/ file (e.g., references/loop-examples.md) so SKILL.md stays a lean overview, consistent with progressive disclosure.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The Overview and When to Use sections restate the frontmatter description, and loop definitions like "Users invite other potential users in exchange for rewards, incentives, or social recognition" largely restate product concepts Claude already knows. It is mostly efficient with no tutorial-style padding (not level 2), but the redundancy and re-explaining of known concepts keep it below level 4. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Concrete specs are given for inputs ("Use $ARGUMENTS to pass: Product description and primary user action...") and outputs ("Ranked evaluation of all 5 loop types... 30-60-90 day implementation roadmap"), and Step 4 lists concrete variables ("Invites/shares per user per cycle", "Conversion rate of invites"). It misses level 5 because "Calculate Loop Coefficient" omits the actual formula and "Create specific loop implementation" stays abstract. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | "Step 1: Define Product Value" through "Step 5: Build the Loop" forms a clear, logically sequenced process with concrete sub-bullets at each step. It falls short of level 5 because validation is implicit ("Measure loop metrics and conversion rates") with no explicit iterate-on-underperformance checkpoint. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist, and the single-file body is well organized into Overview, loop taxonomy, process, Input Format, Output, and Tips with clearly signaled Further Reading links. At ~120 lines it exceeds the under-50-line simple-skill exception, so the per-loop examples and reading links could arguably move to a reference file, holding it below level 5. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |