Content
72%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 and actionable with concrete per-mode rules, output templates, and a detection table, but it is padded with boilerplate and an empty section, and the workflow has a gap around combining modes. Progressive disclosure is clean given the self-contained single-file organization.
Suggestions
Remove the empty "## Combining Modes" section or fill it with concrete rules for when and how to chain modes (e.g. EXPLORE then IMPLEMENT then REVIEW).
Replace the generic "When to Use" and "Limitations" boilerplate with mode-specific applicability and failure-mode notes, or cut them to reduce token cost.
Tighten the placeholder output templates (e.g. trim "[description]" / "[what's happening]" scaffolding) so the templates model concise real output rather than verbose fill-in-the-blank text.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is mostly structured efficiently but is padded with an empty "## Combining Modes" section, generic "When to Use"/"Limitations" boilerplate, and verbose placeholder output templates (e.g. "[description]", "[what's happening]"), and it re-explains concepts like brainstorming and debugging that Claude already knows. It is not a 3 because several sections could be tightened or removed; it is not a 1 because the per-mode structure is not a wall of explanatory fluff. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Each mode gives concrete behavioral rules, copy-ready output-style templates, a trigger-to-mode detection table, and explicit slash commands for manual switching (e.g. "/brainstorm new feature ideas"), providing specific executable guidance. As an instruction-only skill this meets the concrete-and-specific bar; it is not a 2 because the guidance is not abstract or pseudocode-like. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The mode-selection to apply-behavior to produce-output flow is loosely sequenced and the mode detection table is clear, but the "Combining Modes" section is empty leaving a real gap, and no checkpoints disambiguate auto-detect versus manual switching. It is not a 3 because the sequence is not fully unambiguous; it is above 1 because a recognizable sequence and detection logic are present. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is a single SKILL.md with no references/, scripts/, or assets/ bundle, and is organized into clean per-mode sections with consistent structure, so navigation is easy and no nested references exist. It is not a 2 because the content is well organized and appropriately self-contained rather than a monolithic wall or poorly-signaled inline dump. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |