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github-cache-hygiene

GitHub quota/cache hygiene: gh, ghx, xcache, gitcrawl, mirrors, limits.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

87%

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

The content is lean, highly actionable, and well organized, with executable commands throughout. The only gap is the absence of an explicit validate→fix→retry feedback loop for write operations, which caps workflow clarity.

Suggestions

Add a short feedback loop for writes: after the targeted readback, specify what to do if the expected change is not reflected (e.g., re-issue or surface the error).

Make the CI-polling sequence an explicit numbered checklist with a terminal 'verify final state' step so the workflow end-state is unambiguous.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is command-forward and assumes Claude's GitHub/git knowledge, with prose that states policy rather than teaching known concepts, so nearly every token earns its place.

3 / 3

Actionability

It provides numerous fully executable gh/gitcrawl/octopool commands with exact flags and --json field lists that are copy-paste ready, matching the level-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear decision sequence and one explicit verification checkpoint exist ('After a write, do one targeted readback') plus a concrete CI polling cadence, but there is no error-recovery feedback loop or checklist, so it falls short of the level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The single self-contained file is well organized into clear sections (Default Path, Freshness, Octopool, Agent Etiquette) with no broken or deeply nested external references, fitting the well-organized-sections allowance.

3 / 3

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Description

57%

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 is concise and distinct but reads as a tool/component list rather than a capability statement with use-when guidance. Adding concrete verbs and an explicit trigger clause would lift the weaker dimensions.

Suggestions

Lead with concrete actions (e.g., 'Serves GitHub reads from cache first, spends live API calls only for writes/freshness') instead of a noun-phrase tool list.

Add a 'Use when...' clause naming natural trigger phrases like 'GitHub rate limits', 'gh cache/quota', or 'avoiding live API calls'.

Move internal-only tool names (ghx, xcache) out of the trigger surface or clarify them so users would actually say them.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain and several concrete components ("gh, ghx, xcache, gitcrawl, mirrors, limits") but uses noun phrases rather than concrete action verbs, so it lands above vague examples yet below the multi-action level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

It conveys what the skill covers (GitHub quota/cache hygiene and its toolset) but includes no "Use when..." trigger clause, and the guideline caps completeness at 2 when explicit trigger guidance is missing.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Some natural terms appear ("GitHub", "gh", "quota", "cache", "limits") but they sit alongside internal tool jargon ("ghx", "xcache", "gitcrawl", "mirrors") that a user would not naturally say, so coverage is partial rather than comprehensive.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The niche is clearly scoped to GitHub quota/cache hygiene with named fleet tooling, making it unlikely to trigger for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

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Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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