Content
82%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 content is a concise, well-structured overview with concrete commands and clear file targets that appropriately points to deeper contributor docs. The main gap is the absence of an explicit validation feedback loop and a couple of underspecified action steps.
Suggestions
Add an explicit feedback loop in Validation, e.g., 'If lint or build fails, fix the reported issues and re-run until clean' before proceeding.
Make 'Run targeted tests' and 'Add a changeset' more concrete by giving an example test command and a sample changeset snippet.
Annotate the 'Common files' list with a few-word purpose for each path so Claude knows when to consult them.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and bullet-driven with specific file paths and commands, assumes Claude's competence, and contains no padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows. | 5 / 5 |
Actionability | Provides copy-paste-ready commands ('npx prettier --write <paths>', 'npx eslint --fix <paths>', 'npm run build:hooks.json -w @primer/react') and concrete file targets, but a few steps remain high-level ('Run targeted tests for the affected API when available', 'Add a changeset') without exact commands or format. | 4 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear categorized workflow (source, docs metadata, docs content, versioning, validation) with a validation section and a priority order ('Prefer targeted validation first, then broader validation if needed'), but no explicit validate-fix-retry feedback loop or 'only proceed when valid' checkpoint. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-organized into clear sections and points to one-level-deep references (contributor-docs/deprecating-components.md, contributor-docs/versioning.md), but the 'Common files' section is a bare path list without guidance on when to consult each, a minor organization gap. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |