Content
85%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
Excellent actionable content: executable examples, explicit validation checkpoints with feedback loops, and clean one-level-deep reference structure. The one weakness is redundancy — the anti-rationalization material is covered twice and the core rule is restated several times, so the file could be tightened meaningfully.
Suggestions
Merge the "Common Rationalizations" table and "Red Flags" list into a single excuse-to-response table — they cover the same ground twice and account for roughly 40 lines of duplication.
Replace the graphviz dot diagram with a simple ordered text cycle (RED → verify fail → GREEN → verify pass → REFACTOR → repeat) — the dot source spends tokens on layout and styling without adding instructional value.
State the "delete the code and start over" rule once (e.g., in The Iron Law) and cut its restatements in Red Flags and Final Rule.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is dense and prescriptive rather than explaining known concepts, but the 13-item "Red Flags" list substantially duplicates the 11-row "Common Rationalizations" table, the "delete and start over" rule is restated in Iron Law, Red Flags, and Final Rule, and the graphviz dot source spends tokens on rendering details. | 3 / 5 |
Actionability | Fully executable throughout: real TypeScript test examples with Good/Bad contrasts, concrete commands ("npm test path/to/test.test.ts"), and a complete worked bug-fix example showing RED failure output through GREEN pass. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The Red-Green-Refactor cycle is explicitly sequenced with mandatory "Verify RED"/"Verify GREEN" checkpoints, error-recovery feedback loops ("Test errors? Fix error, re-run until it fails correctly"; "Test fails? Fix code, not test"), and a final verification checklist. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | The body keeps the core process inline while offloading detailed test-writing rules to a well-signaled, existing, one-level-deep reference ("read [references/writing-good-tests.md] for the rules that keep tests honest") with a bullet summary of its contents. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 18 / 20 Passed |