Content
75%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.
A highly actionable, well-structured instruction skill: the interview script, probing techniques, and note-taking template are concrete enough to use directly. The main weakness is the Domain Context section, which spends tokens on discovery-theory background Claude already knows rather than on the task itself.
Suggestions
Trim or remove the 'Domain Context' section: the continuous-discovery and Product Trio background (Teresa Torres, Stage 1 Explore, other discovery sources) is knowledge Claude already has and is not needed to write the script; keep at most one line if product-trio collaboration should influence output.
Add an explicit checkpoint between steps 1 and 2, e.g., 'If objectives are unclear, ask the user 2-3 clarifying questions before drafting' and 'Confirm the interview length available, then select sections accordingly' — this converts the implicit customization logic into a validation point.
Consider moving the verbatim question bank and/or note-taking template into a references/ file (e.g., references/question-bank.md) referenced one level deep, keeping SKILL.md as a lean overview of structure, rules, and process.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The question bank, Mom Test rules, and template are lean, but the 'Domain Context' paragraph ('Customer interviews are one source in **Stage 1 (Explore)**... The **Product Trio**... Teresa Torres') explains discovery concepts Claude already knows and that are not needed to write the script. This is a noticeable chunk of unnecessary explanation, fitting anchor 3 rather than 4. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | For an instruction-only skill the guidance is fully concrete: verbatim scripted questions per section, timings ('Opening (2-3 min)', 'Core Exploration (15-20 min)'), named probing techniques, and a copy-ready note-taking template. Specific examples cover the common cases, matching anchor 5. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | A clear 4-step sequence (clarify objectives → create script → customize → include template and save as markdown) with an explicit precondition to read provided files first. It is not a destructive or batch operation so the validation cap does not apply, but no explicit checkpoints (e.g., confirming objectives or interview length with the user) exist, so it fits anchor 4 rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is well organized with clear section headers and no nested references, and the inline question bank is appropriately sized for the skill — though at ~105 lines it exceeds the under-50-line simple-skill case, leaving minor organization gaps (e.g., the question bank or template could live in a reference file). This matches anchor 4 rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 16 / 20 Passed |