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56%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 workflow itself is well-sequenced with genuine validation checkpoints and rollback safeguards, and the dispatch prompts carry specific, quantified guidance. But the body is padded with a concept-explanation paragraph and template boilerplate, depends on unspecified subagent types, and inlines everything with no progressive disclosure across files.
Suggestions
Remove the bracketed extended-thinking paragraph (it explains the strangler fig pattern, which Claude already knows) and replace the generic 'Use this skill when / Do not use / Instructions' filler with one or two lines of genuinely scoped trigger guidance.
Make the orchestration executable: verify or define the referenced subagent types, or restructure the steps as prompts Claude can run directly, and add explicit verification commands after each phase instead of only 'Expected output' descriptions.
Move the 13 per-phase prompt templates into one-level-deep reference files (e.g., references/prompts.md or per-phase files) and keep SKILL.md as a lean overview of the five phases, configuration options, and success criteria.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The bracketed extended-thinking paragraph explains the strangler fig concept Claude already knows ('named after the tropical fig tree that gradually envelops and replaces its host...'), and the 'Use this skill when / Do not use / Instructions' sections are generic template filler ('Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes'). The phase prompts themselves are dense and substantive, keeping this at anchor 3 rather than 2. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Subagent prompts include concrete details (weighted formula '(Business Value × 0.4) + (Technical Risk × 0.3) + (Quick Win Potential × 0.3)', 'error rate >1%, latency >2x baseline', '5% → 25% → 50% → 100%'), but everything hinges on subagent_type values like 'legacy-modernizer' and 'python-development::python-pro' that are asserted without any existence check or fallback, and no executable commands or verification steps are given. Concrete but incomplete with missing key details, matching anchor 3. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Five phases are clearly sequenced with 'Context from previous' chaining, expected outputs per step, and real validation checkpoints (characterization tests before refactoring, automatic rollback triggers with '24-hour observation periods', 'minimum 30 days at 0% traffic' before decommissioning, plus a success-criteria checklist). Error-recovery loops are only explicit for the rollout phase, so anchor 4 rather than 5. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | No bundle files exist and no references are used anywhere; ~130 lines inline 13 detailed prompt templates that plausibly belong in reference files. Structure via phase headers is present, but content that should be separate is inline, matching anchor 3 rather than 4 where references are 'mostly clear'. | 3 / 5 |
Total | 13 / 20 Passed |