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62%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-structured, domain-specific literature review skill with clear workflow sequencing and thoughtful prioritization logic. Its main weaknesses are the lack of concrete executable examples (no sample MCP calls, no example output table, no code for local PDF scanning) and some redundancy across sections. The monolithic structure is acceptable but would benefit from splitting venue lists and output templates into separate reference files.
Suggestions
Add a concrete example of a completed literature table row and synthesis summary to make the output format unambiguous and actionable.
Include example MCP tool invocations or search queries (e.g., example Zotero search call, example IEEE Xplore query construction) to move from instructional to executable guidance.
Extract the venue tier listings into a separate VENUES.md reference file to reduce the main skill's length and improve progressive disclosure.
Remove redundant venue-tier search instructions that appear in both 'Venue Priority' and 'Step 1' sections to improve conciseness.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is fairly detailed and well-structured, but includes some redundancy—venue priority lists are repeated in both the 'Venue Priority' section and again within 'Step 1: Search External Primary Sources'. The source selection and retrieval order sections also overlap. Some content (e.g., explaining what IEEE Xplore or ScienceDirect are) is unnecessary for Claude. However, most content is domain-specific configuration that Claude wouldn't inherently know. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill provides clear procedural steps and a well-defined output format (literature table with specific columns), but lacks any concrete executable code or commands. There are no actual MCP tool invocations, no example search queries, no code snippets for PDF scanning, and no example of a completed output table. The guidance is specific but remains at the instruction level rather than being copy-paste executable. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The workflow is clearly sequenced (Steps 0a through 2, then Synthesis, then Output) with explicit ordering, graceful degradation rules (skip unavailable sources silently), and clear escalation logic (tier A → B → C, database ladder). The conditional logic for when to widen search and when to skip steps is well-defined. The venue tier system provides a clear decision framework. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The skill is a single monolithic file with no bundle files or external references. At ~200+ lines with detailed venue lists, synthesis rules, and output format specifications, some content (e.g., the full venue tier listings, detailed extraction schema) could be split into reference files. The internal section organization is good, but the document is long enough that progressive disclosure into supporting files would improve it. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |