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precommit-release-gates

How to harden pre-commit against release-only failures, especially packaging mismatches

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Quality

Content

87%

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

The body is a tight, actionable set of patterns and examples that respects Claude's competence and stays within token budget. Its only gap is the absence of an explicit validate/fix/retry loop in the diagnostic workflow.

Suggestions

Add an explicit feedback loop, e.g. after reproducing with the release command: "If the failure reproduces, promote the command; if not, widen the smoke check set before promoting."

Consider a short "Verify" note that the promoted pre-commit gate passes locally before committing, to convert the implicit sequence into a checkpointed workflow.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Lean and efficient with no concept-explaining filler; every bullet adds guidance Claude would not already infer, matching the score-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete, executable commands (`npm run package`, `scripts/pre-commit.ps1`) and specific file pairs with a real worked example, matching the copy-paste-ready anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear sequence exists ("Reproduce... first" then promote, sync docs, align configs), but there is no explicit validation feedback loop for the diagnostic process, matching the score-2 anchor.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Under 50 lines with no bundle files present and well-organized into Context/Patterns/Examples/Anti-Patterns sections, satisfying the simple-skill allowance for a top score.

3 / 3

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Description

50%

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

The description conveys a clear, specific purpose but reads as a how-to phrase rather than a capability-plus-trigger statement. It lacks an explicit "Use when..." clause and does not list multiple concrete actions, landing mid-scale across all dimensions.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. "Use when a release build fails after local or smoke checks were green."

Reframe to third-person capability voice listing concrete actions, e.g. "Hardens pre-commit hooks against release-only failures by reproducing release commands, promoting them into the hook, and aligning manifest metadata."

Include natural trigger variations users would say ("release packaging mismatch", "pre-commit vs release drift") to improve distinctiveness and trigger-term quality.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ("harden pre-commit") and a concrete failure mode ("packaging mismatches"), but does not enumerate multiple distinct actions like the score-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does, but the "when" is only implied ("especially packaging mismatches") with no explicit "Use when..." trigger, capping completeness at 2 per the judging guideline.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant natural terms ("pre-commit", "release", "packaging") but the phrasing "harden pre-commit against release-only failures" is jargon-heavy and misses common variations.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a specific niche but could overlap with general pre-commit or release skills, and lacks explicit distinct triggers that would separate it cleanly.

2 / 3

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12

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Validation

87%

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

Validation14 / 16 Passed

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Referenced path issues: 2 missing

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Total

14

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16

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