Content
67%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.
The body is a well-structured, concise template that explains the two valid skill patterns and gives a concrete worked example. Its main weakness is actionability: guidance is mostly instructional prose and tool-call descriptions rather than copy-paste executable code.
Suggestions
Convert the Daily Journal example into a concrete, runnable code or command block instead of tool-invocation prose to lift actionability.
Replace the abstract Behavioral Guidelines ('Use ask_env to query the environment for relevant information') with specific, parameterized invocations.
Link the script as scripts/my-custom-skill.py in Pattern B so the reference is clearly signaled as a navigable file.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is lean and instructional, covering skill-specific patterns rather than concepts Claude already knows, with only minor asides like 'like Claude Code's slash commands' that could be trimmed. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | The Daily Journal example names specific tools and paths (ask_env, read journal.jsonl, append, finish), but guidance is tool-invocation prose rather than executable code and the Behavioral Guidelines section stays abstract. | 3 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Both the Behavioral Guidelines and Daily Journal example lay out a clear numbered sequence; this is a simple non-destructive task so missing validation checkpoints are a minor rather than disqualifying gap. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Sections are well organized (How Skills Work, Pattern A/B, Behavioral Guidelines, Example) and the one bundle file scripts/my-custom-skill.py exists and is referenced one level deep, though the reference is prose rather than a clear markdown link. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 15 / 20 Passed |