backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs

Create API handoff documentation for frontend developers. Use when backend work is complete and needs to be documented for frontend integration, or user says 'create handoff', 'document API', 'frontend handoff', or 'API documentation'.

0.87x

Quality

83%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

63%

0.87x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

Quality

Content

77%

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

This is a strong, actionable skill that provides clear guidance for generating API handoff documentation. The template is comprehensive and copy-paste ready with concrete examples. Minor improvements could include reducing redundant instructions (NO CHAT OUTPUT appears 3x) and potentially extracting the lengthy template to a separate reference file.

Suggestions

Consolidate the 'NO CHAT OUTPUT' instruction to appear only once prominently, rather than three times throughout the document.

Consider extracting the full markdown template to a separate file (e.g., TEMPLATE.md) and keeping only a condensed overview in the main skill to improve progressive disclosure.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill is mostly efficient but includes some redundancy—the 'NO CHAT OUTPUT' instruction appears three times (header, rules, and after generating sections). Some explanatory text could be tightened, though overall it respects Claude's intelligence.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides a complete, copy-paste-ready template with concrete examples including TypeScript interfaces, JSON payloads, and table formats. The workflow steps are specific and the output format is fully executable.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Clear 4-step workflow with explicit sequencing (collect context → create file → fill template → double-check). Includes validation checkpoint ('Double-check') and versioning guidance for iterations. The simple API shortcut provides appropriate branching logic.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well-structured with clear headers and the template is appropriately detailed inline since it's the core deliverable. However, the skill is somewhat long (~100 lines) and could benefit from separating the full template into a referenced file while keeping a condensed overview in the main skill.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

89%

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

This is a well-crafted skill description with strong trigger terms and completeness. The explicit 'Use when...' clause with both contextual triggers and quoted user phrases is excellent. The main weakness is limited specificity about what concrete actions the skill performs beyond 'create documentation'.

Suggestions

Add 2-3 specific actions to improve specificity, e.g., 'Create API handoff documentation including endpoint specifications, request/response schemas, and authentication requirements for frontend developers.'

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain (API handoff documentation) and the target audience (frontend developers), but only describes one action ('Create'). Lacks specific concrete actions like 'generate endpoint specs, document request/response schemas, create example payloads'.	2 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers both what ('Create API handoff documentation for frontend developers') and when ('when backend work is complete', 'needs to be documented for frontend integration') with explicit trigger phrases listed.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'create handoff', 'document API', 'frontend handoff', 'API documentation'. Also includes contextual triggers like 'backend work is complete' and 'frontend integration'.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Clear niche focusing specifically on API handoff documentation for frontend developers. The combination of 'handoff', 'frontend', and 'API documentation' creates a distinct trigger profile unlikely to conflict with general documentation or API skills.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: softaworks/agent-toolkit
Commit: 3027f20

Reviewed: 3 months ago

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