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pre-modification-check

Use before modifying, refactoring, or deleting files in a codebase that has Repowise indexed (indicated by a .repowise/ directory). Activates when Claude is about to edit code, especially shared utilities, core modules, or files the user didn't explicitly mention. Helps assess impact and avoid breaking things.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is well-structured, concise, and actionable with concrete tool calls and thresholds. Its main weakness is missing explicit validation/verification checkpoints for a destructive modification workflow, which caps workflow clarity.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validation checkpoint after get_risk, e.g. 'If risk is high (bug_magnet, >10 dependents, or hotspot >90th percentile), confirm with the user before proceeding' to create a validate-then-proceed loop.

Add a post-modification verification step (such as re-running get_risk or running affected tests) so the workflow closes the loop on destructive changes.

Tighten the parenthetical asides (e.g. the 'mostly here' note on top_symbols) to further reduce token weight.

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Conciseness

Lean body that assumes Claude's competence and mostly earns every token, with minor padding in a few parenthetical asides and bullet elaborations that could be trimmed.

4 / 5

Actionability

Provides concrete, copy-pasteable tool calls (get_risk, get_context, get_health) and specific numeric thresholds, with only minor gaps in coverage of edge cases.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Scenario sequencing is clear, but as a destructive/refactoring skill it lacks explicit validation checkpoints before proceeding with edits, so the workflow-clarity cap at 3 applies.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with no need for external references, yet cleanly organized into well-labeled sections, satisfying the simple-skill exception for a top score.

5 / 5

Total

16

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20

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Description

87%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, specific description that clearly states both capability and trigger conditions, tightly scoped to Repowise-indexed codebases. It is distinguishable and actionable with only minor keyword coverage gaps.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names concrete actions ("modifying, refactoring, or deleting files", "assess impact and avoid breaking things") and specific file categories (shared utilities, core modules), with only minor coverage gaps.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what (assess impact / avoid breaking things) and when (before modifying/refactoring/deleting in a Repowise-indexed codebase) with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural trigger terms like "modifying, refactoring, or deleting files" and "edit code" plus concrete activation cues (.repowise/ directory, files the user didn't mention) give good coverage, though a few synonyms are missing.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Gated on a specific tool indicator (.repowise/ directory), giving it a clear niche with distinct triggers and minimal conflict risk.

5 / 5

Total

18

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
repowise-dev/repowise
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