Search and analyze your own session logs (older/parent conversations) using jq.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
94%
1.91xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Risky
Do not use without reviewing
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Discovery
40%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 identifies a clear and distinctive niche (searching own session logs with jq) but is too terse. It lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') and doesn't enumerate specific capabilities beyond generic 'search and analyze'. The distinctiveness is its strongest quality, but the missing trigger clause and limited specificity weaken its effectiveness for skill selection.
Suggestions
Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks about past conversations, previous sessions, conversation history, or wants to query session logs.'
List more specific actions, e.g., 'Search, filter, and analyze session logs from older/parent conversations using jq — extract messages, filter by date or topic, summarize past interactions.'
Include more natural trigger terms users might say, such as 'past sessions', 'conversation history', 'previous chats', 'log analysis', or 'query logs'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (session logs / older conversations) and mentions two actions (search and analyze) plus the tool (jq), but doesn't list specific concrete actions like filtering by date, extracting metrics, or querying specific fields. | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Describes what it does (search and analyze session logs using jq) but has no explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which per the rubric should cap completeness at 2, and the 'what' is also fairly thin, placing this at 1. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes some relevant terms like 'session logs', 'conversations', and 'jq', but misses natural user phrases like 'past sessions', 'conversation history', 'previous chats', 'log files', or 'query logs'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The combination of 'session logs', 'parent conversations', and 'jq' creates a very specific niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. This is a clearly distinct use case. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 8 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
79%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, actionable skill with excellent concrete examples that Claude can immediately use. The queries are well-crafted and cover realistic use cases. Minor improvements could be made by adding a brief workflow for the common pattern of 'find session → inspect → extract' and potentially splitting advanced queries into a reference file.
Suggestions
Add a brief 2-3 step workflow at the top showing the typical pattern: 1) List sessions to find the right one, 2) Sample it with head/tail, 3) Run targeted queries — this would improve workflow clarity.
Consider moving less common queries (daily cost summary, tool usage breakdown, message counting) to a separate QUERIES.md reference file to keep the main skill focused on the most frequent operations.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Every section earns its place. No unnecessary explanations of what JSONL is, how jq works, or what session logs are conceptually. The content jumps straight to locations, structure, and executable queries. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | All queries are fully executable bash/jq commands that can be copy-pasted with minimal substitution (just agentId and session file). Covers a comprehensive range of real use cases from keyword search to cost summaries to tool usage breakdowns. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The skill is primarily a reference of independent queries rather than a multi-step workflow, so sequencing is less critical. However, there's no guidance on the typical workflow (e.g., first find the right session, then query it) and no validation steps for confirming results are correct or handling empty/malformed JSONL files. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-organized with clear headers and a logical progression from structure to queries to tips. However, at ~90 lines with many query examples, some of the less common queries (daily cost summary, tool usage breakdown) could be split into a separate reference file to keep the main skill leaner. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Validation
81%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 9 / 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 |
Total | 9 / 11 Passed | |
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