When the user needs to design, improve, or audit a post-signup activation flow to get new users to their first value moment. Activate when activation is lagging, time-to-value feels excessive, or first sessions lack impact.
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/onboarding-flow/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
75%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 effectively communicates a clear niche (post-signup activation flows) and provides explicit trigger conditions for when to use the skill. Its main weaknesses are moderate specificity—the concrete actions could be more detailed (e.g., mapping user journeys, identifying drop-off points, recommending nudges)—and missing some common trigger term variations like 'onboarding' or 'signup funnel' that users might naturally use.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions beyond 'design, improve, audit'—e.g., 'map user journeys, identify drop-off points, recommend nudges, define activation metrics, streamline onboarding steps'.
Include common synonym trigger terms users might say, such as 'onboarding', 'user onboarding', 'signup funnel', 'welcome flow', 'FTUE', or 'new user experience'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (post-signup activation flow) and some actions (design, improve, audit), but doesn't list specific concrete deliverables or techniques—e.g., what does 'design' or 'audit' actually produce? The actions are somewhat generic verbs applied to a specific domain. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (design, improve, or audit a post-signup activation flow) and 'when' (activate when activation is lagging, time-to-value feels excessive, or first sessions lack impact). The trigger conditions are explicit and actionable. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes relevant terms like 'activation flow', 'time-to-value', 'first value moment', and 'first sessions', which are natural for product/growth professionals. However, it misses common variations users might say such as 'onboarding', 'user onboarding', 'retention', 'signup funnel', 'welcome flow', or 'FTUE'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The focus on post-signup activation flows and first value moments is a clear, narrow niche. It's unlikely to conflict with general UX, onboarding copy, or broader product strategy skills due to its specific framing around activation metrics and time-to-value. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
50%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured strategy skill with useful frameworks, benchmarks, and examples that provide meaningful guidance for onboarding flow design. Its main weaknesses are verbosity (could be 30-40% shorter), lack of validation checkpoints in the workflow, and missed opportunities to split detailed reference material into separate files. The actionability is reasonable for a non-code skill but would benefit from more concrete, copy-paste-ready templates.
Suggestions
Add explicit validation/feedback checkpoints in the workflow (e.g., 'Validate activation event hypothesis with user before proceeding to design' and 'Review funnel map with stakeholder before building email sequences').
Extract the detailed frameworks (Progressive Onboarding Framework, Activation Benchmarks, Re-Engagement table, Checklist Principles) into separate referenced files to keep SKILL.md as a concise overview.
Include at least one fully fleshed-out template (e.g., a complete email sequence with actual subject lines, timing, and body copy) rather than just describing what good output looks like.
Trim the 'When to Use' section — the list of example prompts is excessive and Claude can infer trigger conditions from the description.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is fairly comprehensive but includes some unnecessary verbosity, particularly in the 'When to Use' section which over-explains trigger phrases, and some framework descriptions that could be tighter. The benchmarks table and checklist principles are efficient, but the overall length (~200+ lines) could be trimmed without losing actionable value. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides structured frameworks, tables, and example outputs, which is good for a strategy/design skill. However, guidance remains largely conceptual — there are no concrete code snippets, specific tool configurations, or copy-paste-ready templates (e.g., actual email copy, actual checklist markup). The examples show what good output looks like but are excerpts rather than fully executable deliverables. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 7-step workflow is clearly sequenced and logical, and the output format is well-defined. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops — for instance, no step says 'validate the funnel map with the user before proceeding to design' or 'test assumptions before building the full plan.' For a multi-step process producing a comprehensive deliverable, this lack of verification steps is a gap. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill references related skills at the bottom and has clear section headers, but it's a monolithic document with substantial inline content (frameworks, tables, examples) that could be split into referenced files. The benchmarks table, re-engagement table, and checklist design principles could each be separate reference documents, keeping the main skill leaner. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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