Content
57%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is well-structured with good progressive disclosure and clear decision logic via the gates table. Its main weaknesses are the lack of executable examples or concrete commands in the execution steps, and the absence of validation checkpoints for write operations. The content assumes familiarity with the SDD ecosystem but could be more actionable with specific code snippets or command templates inline.
Suggestions
Add at least one concrete example of the output envelope structure (even abbreviated) so Claude knows the exact shape to produce, rather than deferring entirely to references.
Insert explicit validation checkpoints in the execution steps — e.g., after step 4 (verify persistence wrote successfully) and after step 5 (verify registry file exists and is well-formed).
Include a brief inline example of what a detection result looks like (e.g., a sample stack summary) to make step 1 more actionable.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Mostly efficient with good use of tables and structured sections, but the orchestrator gate preamble and some explanatory text (e.g., 'You are the phase executor: do the work yourself') add tokens explaining things Claude can infer. The decision gates table is well-structured but some rows could be tighter. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The execution steps provide a clear sequence and the decision gates table gives concrete branching logic, but there are no executable code examples, no specific commands, and key details (like what the structured initialization envelope looks like or how to build the skill registry) are deferred to references that aren't provided in the bundle. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 7 execution steps provide a clear sequence, and the decision gates table handles branching well. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints or error recovery steps — notably, step 4 (initialize persistence) and step 6 (persist capabilities) involve write operations with no validation/rollback guidance. The 'if openspec/ already exists, ask before updating' rule is a partial safeguard but not integrated into the workflow steps. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill provides a clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references to init-details.md, engram-convention.md, and openspec-convention.md. Content is appropriately split between the main skill (decision logic, workflow, output contract) and referenced files for detailed templates and conventions. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |