CtrlK
BlogDocsLog inGet started
Tessl Logo

canvas-design

These are instructions for creating design philosophies - aesthetic movements that are then EXPRESSED VISUALLY. Output only .md files, .pdf files, and .png files.

33

Quality

28%

Does it follow best practices?

Run evals on this skill

Adds up to 20 points to the overall score

View guide

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No findings from the security scan

Fix and improve this skill with Tessl

tessl review fix ./skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Content

32%

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 verbose, monolithic set of instructions with clear step sequencing but heavy repetitive motivational padding, no executable code for canvas generation, and missing validation checkpoints; the only referenced bundle path (./canvas-fonts) is absent.

Suggestions

Trim repeated craftsmanship exhortations ('countless hours', 'top of their field', 'painstaking care') to a single concise statement; remove redundant motivational prose to respect the token budget.

Add concrete, executable guidance for producing the PDF/PNG (e.g., a runnable Python snippet using a library like reportlab/Pillow with margins and overlap checks) instead of describing the outcome abstractly.

Introduce explicit validation checkpoints in the canvas step (e.g., verify nothing overlaps or falls outside margins, confirm file renders before finalizing) and create the referenced ./canvas-fonts directory or remove the dangling reference.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is highly padded with motivational prose and repetition — phrases like 'Treat the abstract philosophical design as if it were a scientific bible' and repeated 'countless hours / top of their field / painstaking care' craftsmanship framings restate the same idea many times instead of trusting Claude's competence.

1 / 3

Actionability

It provides some concrete direction (output as a single-page PDF/PNG, use the ./canvas-fonts directory, 4-6 paragraphs, one-to-two-word movement names, named philosophy examples), but offers no executable code or commands for actually generating the PDF/PNG canvas, leaving the core creation step abstract.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The two-step sequence (create philosophy .md, then express on a canvas) is clearly laid out with sections and a refinement second pass, but there are no explicit validation checkpoints verifying the visual output (e.g., checking margins/overlap) beyond admonitions, so checkpoints are implicit.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is organized into clearly headed sections, but it is a long inline monolith with no separate reference files — the referenced ./canvas-fonts directory does not exist, and substantial guidance (philosophy examples, canvas instructions) that could be externalized stays inline.

2 / 3

Total

7

/

12

Passed

Description

25%

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 niche concept but leans on abstract jargon rather than natural trigger terms, names the domain and output formats without enumerating concrete actions, and omits any explicit 'when to use' guidance.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming natural trigger phrases (e.g., 'Use when the user asks for a design philosophy, aesthetic manifesto, or a visually designed PDF/PNG poster').

Replace abstract phrasing ('EXPRESSED VISUALLY', 'aesthetic movements') with concrete actions users would request, and list specific deliverables like 'generate a manifesto and a design-forward single-page PDF or PNG'.

Adopt third-person action verbs tied to recognizable user terms (e.g., 'Creates design philosophies and visual posters') to improve trigger-term quality and distinctiveness.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ('design philosophies', 'aesthetic movements') and concrete output types ('.md files, .pdf files, and .png files') but lists no specific design actions beyond 'creating' and 'EXPRESSED VISUALLY', leaving the action set incomplete.

2 / 3

Completeness

It states what is produced (design philosophies expressed visually, output file types) but provides no 'Use when...' clause or explicit trigger guidance for when Claude should invoke it, capping completeness at 2 per the rubric; combined with the vague 'when' it lands at 1.

1 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Phrases like 'design philosophies', 'aesthetic movements', and 'EXPRESSED VISUALLY' are technical/abstract jargon rather than natural terms a user would say when requesting such work; there is no coverage of common user phrasings.

1 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Design philosophies expressed visually' is a fairly distinct niche, but the absence of concrete triggers and reliance on generic output-format mentions ('.md', '.pdf', '.png') means it could overlap with other document or image generation skills.

2 / 3

Total

6

/

12

Passed

Validation

93%

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

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

15

/

16

Passed

Repository
sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills
Reviewed

Table of Contents

Is this your skill?

If you maintain this skill, you can claim it as your own. Once claimed, you can manage eval scenarios, bundle related skills, attach documentation or rules, and ensure cross-agent compatibility.