reducing-entropy
Manual-only skill for minimizing total codebase size. Only activate when explicitly requested by user. Measures success by final code amount, not effort. Bias toward deletion.
85
80%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
92%
1.16xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/reducing-entropy/SKILL.mdEvaluation results
100%
39%CSV Config Processor
Mindset loading workflow
Mindset named
0%
100%
Core principle stated
33%
100%
Mindset before work
37%
100%
Smallest codebase framing
70%
100%
What NOT to build
100%
100%
End state focus
75%
100%
No red-flag language
70%
100%
Deletion considered
87%
100%
Implementation net reduction
100%
100%
Before/after awareness
50%
100%
77%
-1%Configuration Module Cleanup
Line count measurement and deletion bias
Line count before
50%
50%
Line count after
50%
50%
Net reduction achieved
100%
100%
Getter methods removed
100%
100%
At least one class eliminated
0%
0%
Obsolescence documented
80%
100%
No red-flag justifications
100%
100%
Redundant helpers removed
80%
50%
Changes.md deletion focus
100%
100%
Functional equivalence
100%
100%
99%
1%Extend a Philosophical Reference Library
Mindset file structure and quality
YAML frontmatter present
100%
100%
Description is one sentence
66%
83%
Core Insight section
100%
100%
Why This Matters section
100%
100%
Practical Application section
100%
100%
External References section
100%
100%
File under 50 lines
100%
100%
Named by concept
100%
100%
No tech-specific content
100%
100%
No process/workflow rules
100%
100%
Counters over-engineering
100%
100%
- Repository
- softaworks/agent-toolkit
- Commit
3027f20
- Evaluated
- Agent
- Claude Code
- Model
- Claude Sonnet 4.6
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