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82%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.
A strong, dense skill body: nearly everything is executable dbt YAML/SQL/commands with genuinely non-obvious gotchas (the data_tests: rename, the trailing-semicolon trap, DAG-aware skip behavior in dbt build). The two reference files are well-signaled and real. The main improvements are trimming the inline run_results.json field table, de-duplicating the macro example, and adding an explicit failure-recovery step.
Suggestions
Move most of the run_results.json field table into a reference file (or trim it to status/failures/unique_id/message) and keep only the jq triage snippets inline.
Remove the column_value_in_range macro snippet from the body, since it is duplicated verbatim in references/macros.md; a one-line pointer is enough.
After the 'Parsing failures' section, add an explicit recovery step (e.g. fix the model or relax severity, then re-run 'dbt build --select <fixed_node>+') to close the triage feedback loop.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The body is code-forward and assumes dbt knowledge ('The YAML key was renamed from tests: to data_tests:', the trailing-semicolon trap), but the 10-row run_results.json field table and some of the alias/back-compat explanation are slightly more inline detail than the parsing task needs. It sits above anchor 3 because the padding is minor, not 'several unnecessary explanations'. | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Every section ships executable material: a complete schema.yml with all four built-in generics using the canonical 'arguments:' syntax, a runnable singular-test SQL file, a working {% test %} macro, dbt test/build selector commands, and copy-paste jq triage snippets. This matches the 'fully executable, copy-paste ready, covers common cases' anchor. | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | The body follows a clear author -> run -> parse -> gate sequence, and parsing failures is framed as a triage checkpoint ('handle both when parsing', upload run_results.json 'so the failing-test list survives the run'). It falls short of anchor 5 because there is no explicit fix-and-retry feedback loop after triage, and the cap-relevant validation (artifact upload, severity relaxation) is present but the recovery path is only implied. | 4 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | Both referenced files (references/macros.md, references/ci-integration.md) are real, one level deep, and clearly signaled both inline and in a References section, with detail appropriately pushed out. Minor gaps keep it below anchor 5: the column_value_in_range macro appears verbatim in both the body and references/macros.md, and the run_results.json field table is bulky content that could itself live in a reference file. | 4 / 5 |
Total | 17 / 20 Passed |