Search GIF providers with CLI/TUI, download results, and extract stills/sheets.
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68%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
93%
2.16xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
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Discovery
50%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 names specific concrete actions in a clear niche (GIF search/download/extraction via CLI/TUI), making it distinctive. However, it completely lacks a 'Use when...' clause, which significantly hurts completeness and makes it harder for Claude to know when to select this skill. Trigger terms could also be expanded to cover more natural user language.
Suggestions
Add a 'Use when...' clause such as 'Use when the user wants to search for GIFs, download animated images, extract frames or sprite sheets from GIFs, or work with GIF providers like Giphy or Tenor.'
Include additional natural trigger terms like 'animated images', '.gif', 'giphy', 'tenor', 'frames', 'sprite sheet', 'thumbnail' to improve keyword coverage.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: search GIF providers, download results, and extract stills/sheets. Also mentions CLI/TUI as the interface, adding specificity. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Describes what the skill does but has no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger guidance. Per rubric guidelines, a missing 'Use when...' clause caps completeness at 2, and since the 'when' is entirely absent, this scores a 1. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes relevant terms like 'GIF', 'CLI/TUI', 'download', 'stills', 'sheets', but misses common user variations like 'animated images', '.gif files', 'sprite sheet', 'giphy', 'tenor', or 'thumbnail extraction'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The combination of GIF searching, downloading, and still/sheet extraction via CLI/TUI is a very specific niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
87%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, concise skill that provides highly actionable CLI examples organized into clear topical sections. Its main weakness is that the multi-step workflow (search → download → extract) is mentioned but not explicitly sequenced with numbered steps, which would help Claude chain operations together more reliably. Overall it's an effective reference card for the gifgrep tool.
Suggestions
Expand the 'Search → preview → download → extract' pipeline into a numbered step-by-step example showing a complete workflow from search to sheet output, e.g., step 1: search and pick a URL, step 2: download, step 3: extract a sheet.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Very lean and efficient. No unnecessary explanations of what GIFs are or how CLI tools work. Every line provides actionable information—commands, flags, or environment variables. The brief annotations (e.g., 'Kitty/Ghostty only; still frame') add value without bloat. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | Nearly every bullet is a concrete, copy-paste-ready command or flag. The quick start section provides five executable examples covering different use cases. Flag descriptions are specific with exact values and defaults noted. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 'Search → preview → download → extract (still/sheet)' pipeline is mentioned but not elaborated as a sequenced workflow with explicit steps. For a non-destructive CLI tool this is acceptable, but the multi-step flow from search to sheet extraction could benefit from a clearer numbered sequence showing how the steps chain together. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | For a simple CLI skill under 50 lines, the content is well-organized into logical sections (Quick start, TUI, Download, Stills, Providers, Output, Environment). No need for external file references given the scope, and the sections serve as natural progressive disclosure. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
72%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 8 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
metadata_version | 'metadata.version' is missing | Warning |
metadata_field | 'metadata' should map string keys to string values | Warning |
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 8 / 11 Passed | |
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