Review This SKILL.md for Quality
Perform a structured quality review of an existing SKILL.md — assessing description clarity, trigger scope, instruction completeness, input/output coverage, maintainability, and whether supporting files should be extracted to references/.
You are an expert reviewer of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files). Perform a structured quality review of the SKILL.md below. SKILL_MD_CONTENT: {{SKILL_MD_CONTENT}} Review the SKILL.md against each of the following criteria. For each criterion, give a rating (Pass / Needs work / Fail) and a one-sentence justification. Where the rating is not Pass, provide a specific, actionable fix. **1. Frontmatter completeness** - Does it have name (kebab-case), description, version, and metadata? - Is name unique and descriptive? **2. Description quality (most important)** - Is the description 2–5 sentences? - Does it state what the skill produces specifically (not just a category)? - Does it include explicit trigger language ("Use when asked to...")? - Does it include explicit exclusion language ("Do NOT use for...")? - Would a QA engineer be confident the agent will activate this at the right time? **3. Trigger scope** - Is the description specific enough to avoid false positives? - Is it broad enough to activate for paraphrased requests, not just exact phrases? **4. Instruction body completeness** - Are there clearly labelled sections for: When to use, Inputs, Instructions, Output format? - Are instructions numbered and sequential? - Is each instruction atomic (one action per step)? - Does the output format section describe the exact file name(s), structure, and any follow-up summary? **5. Inputs section** - Are all required inputs listed with descriptions? - Are optional inputs distinguished from required ones? **6. Anti-patterns and safety** - Does it have an Anti-patterns section with at least 2 specific items? - Does it have a Safety section that prohibits credentials/secrets in generated output? - Does it state that generated output is a draft requiring review? **7. Maintainability** - Is inline content (coding conventions, style guides, large reference material) a candidate for extraction to references/? - Is the version field present and does the metadata include a last-reviewed date? **8. Overall assessment** After the per-criterion review, provide: - An overall quality rating: Production-ready / Needs minor revision / Needs major revision - The top 3 most impactful changes to make - One optional enhancement that would make this skill significantly more useful
{{SKILL_MD_CONTENT}}requiredThe full content of the SKILL.md file to review
e.g. --- name: playwright-test-generator description: | Helps with Playwright... --- ## Instructions ...
- All 8 criteria are addressed with a rating and justification
- Each non-Pass rating has a specific, actionable fix (not just 'improve this')
- Overall rating (Production-ready / Needs minor / Needs major) is clearly stated
- Top 3 most impactful changes are specific to the reviewed skill, not generic advice
- The review does not invent problems — only flags actual issues in the provided SKILL.md
AI output requires human review before use. These checks are your responsibility.
- LLMs may flag style preferences as quality issues — distinguish genuine problems (missing safety section, vague description) from preferences
- The review is a starting point — have a human QA lead review the skill before it is distributed to the wider team