Content
77%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
Actionable and clearly sequenced with concrete commands and validation checkpoints, but token-heavy: it re-explains AI concepts Claude already knows and keeps all content inline rather than splitting detail into reference files.
Suggestions
Trim the 'Core Philosophy' section to project-specific essentials — Claude already knows that AI lacks persistent memory and has a limited context window; state only how Trellis addresses these.
Move the five real-world workflow examples and the spec-file listing into a separate reference file (e.g. EXAMPLES.md) with a one-line pointer from SKILL.md to apply progressive disclosure.
Collapse the repetitive 'WHY IT EXISTS / WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES / WHY THIS MATTERS' scaffolding per skill into a single concise description to reduce token overhead.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The 'Core Philosophy' section explains general AI concepts Claude already knows (no memory, generic vs project-specific knowledge, limited context window) and repeated 'WHY THIS MATTERS' prose pads the token budget, though the bulk of the project-specific guidance earns its place. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete copy-paste commands ('python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py create "Fix bug" --slug fix-bug', 'grep -l "To be filled by the team" .trellis/spec/backend/*.md'), exact file paths, and specific step sequences. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Numbered step sequences in all five real-world examples, an explicit validation checkpoint (grep template-status check before branching to Situation A/B), and a mandatory three-part completion checklist give a clear sequenced workflow. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Section headers organize the content well, but all ~360 lines are inline in one monolithic file with no reference files — the detailed examples, spec file listing, and skill deep dives would be better split into one-level-deep references. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |