Content
57%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 admirably lean and includes one concrete command, but that command conflicts with the bundled script it should tie to, no validation of the export output is given, and one line is off-task self-modification meta-instruction. It reads as a skeletal draft rather than reliable executable guidance.
Suggestions
Reference scripts/export.py from the body and reconcile the command: the body says `python3 tool.py --legacy` while the bundled script actually invokes `export-tool --legacy`, leaving Claude unsure what to run.
Remove the off-task self-modification instruction ('If a command becomes obsolete, update this skill automatically...'), which adds no value for executing the export and risks unintended skill mutation.
Add a brief validation step after the export, e.g., parse the JSON output or check the record count, so failures are caught before the task is reported complete.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is three lean lines with zero padding or explanation of concepts Claude already knows. It falls just short of the lean-and-efficient anchor 5 because the self-modification line ('If a command becomes obsolete, update this skill automatically') is off-task meta-guidance whose tokens could be trimmed without loss. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | 'Use `python3 tool.py --legacy` for JSON output' is a concrete command, but it does not match the actual bundle: the bundled scripts/export.py runs 'export-tool --legacy' and no tool.py exists. A key executable detail is wrong or unreconciled, matching 'concrete guidance but incomplete; missing key details' rather than the mostly-executable anchor 4. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | For a simple single-action skill the sequence would otherwise be unambiguous, but two conflicting commands exist (body's `python3 tool.py` vs. the bundle's `export-tool` invocation) with no tie to the bundled script and no verification that valid JSON was produced. That ambiguity and missing validation match anchor 3 rather than the simple-skill exception. | 3 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body is tiny and needs no external references, which alone could merit 5, but the bundle provides scripts/export.py that is never referenced or signaled from the body, leaving the actual bundle structure unnavigable. Per the guideline to score against the actual bundle, this matches 'references present but not clearly signaled'. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 13 / 20 Passed |