dna-visualization

Publication-quality DNA/RNA visualizations. Plasmid maps (circular/linear), sequence logos, restriction enzyme maps, GC content plots, and gene feature annotation tracks from GenBank/FASTA.

Quality

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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 model of lean, actionable documentation: concise, executable command examples per script, clear single-step workflows, and well-structured one-level-deep references to bundled scripts that all exist.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean and efficient throughout: it never explains concepts Claude already knows (e.g. what a plasmid or GenBank file is), and each section earns its tokens with concrete commands and flags.	5 / 5
Actionability	Every workflow provides copy-paste-ready, fully executable commands with real flags and values, plus a script reference table covering the common cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Each workflow is a single unambiguous script invocation; these are simple single-purpose tasks with no destructive or batch operations requiring validation checkpoints, so the simple-skill exception applies.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Well-organized sections with scripts split into bundled files (scripts/draw_plasmid.py, draw_sequence_logo.py, draw_restriction_map.py, draw_gc_content.py, draw_gene_map.py — all present) referenced one level deep and clearly signaled.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 Passed

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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 specific and distinctive, listing five concrete DNA/RNA visualization capabilities with natural trigger terms. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'when to use' clause, which caps completeness.

Suggestions

Add a 'Use when...' clause naming concrete trigger phrases, e.g. 'Use when generating plasmid maps, sequence logos, restriction maps, GC plots, or gene feature tracks from GenBank/FASTA files.'

Include common file extensions (.gb, .gbk, .fasta, .fa) and synonyms to broaden trigger-term coverage.

Keep the third-person voice (already correct) and avoid adding first/second person phrasing.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Plasmid maps (circular/linear), sequence logos, restriction enzyme maps, GC content plots, and gene feature annotation tracks' — covering the domain comprehensively.	5 / 5
Completeness	The 'what' is clearly stated via five concrete capabilities, but there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which caps completeness at 3 per the rubric.	3 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Natural terms (plasmid maps, sequence logos, restriction enzyme maps, GC content, GenBank, FASTA) are present and would be said by users, but no synonyms or file extensions (.gb, .fasta) and the set is not exhaustive.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	DNA/RNA visualization from GenBank/FASTA is a clear niche with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with unrelated skills.	5 / 5
	Total	17 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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 — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: synthetic-sciences/openscience
Path: backend/cli/skills/visualization/dna-visualization/SKILL.md
Commit: 1d182e9

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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