# skill-perfection

Audits and patches skill markdown files in a single pass against official documentation. Useful when preparing an agent skill for release.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 124
- Author: OmidZamani
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/skill-perfection

## What it does

This skill audits and edits plugin skill definitions section by section. When it spots an invalid API call or broken import statement, it applies the fix on the spot rather than postponing edits to a second pass. Web searches stay batched under 20 queries per file to keep context clean.

A helper script `scripts/preflight.py` is included for Python-heavy skills and runs via `uv run python`. This check is strictly advisory: if you audit skills containing TypeScript, Rust, or Go, or if the script hangs, you skip preflight and let the language model review the syntax directly.

Once the review finishes, the agent spot-checks three to five altered lines and writes a summary under 100 lines into `PERFECTION_REPORT.md`. Without `uv` installed the bundled preflight script will not launch, which leaves direct LLM inspection as the sole review method.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill skills-skill-perfection -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/skills-skill-perfection/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill skills-skill-perfection -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill skills-skill-perfection -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills skills-skill-perfection
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill skills-skill-perfection -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills --path .claude/skills-skill-perfection
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill skills-skill-perfection -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills-skill-perfection/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Validate API signatures and imports against current documentation
- Patch syntax errors inside code snippets directly in the file
- Detect broken links and verify replacements with web fetching
- Generate a structured `PERFECTION_REPORT.md` logging all updates

## Example prompts
- Run skill-perfection on `skill.md` to audit and fix outdated API calls
- Audit `skills/custom-plugin/SKILL.md` against official docs and write a report

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: skill-perfection
description: "Use this skill when you need to QA audit and fix a plugin skill file. Provides a methodology for verifying skill content against official documentation, fixing issues in-place, and producing verification reports."
version: 1.1.0
---

# Skill Perfection

A systematic process for auditing and fixing plugin skills in a single pass.

## Core Principle

**Audit + Fix in One Pass**: When you find an issue, fix it immediately, then continue. This eliminates redundant research and multiple iterations.

## Process Overview

```
[Optional Preflight] → Audit+Fix (single pass) → Verify (spot-check) → Report
```

## Phase 1: Preflight (Optional, Advisory)

A Python-based preflight script is bundled for **Python-heavy skills only**. 

### When to Use Preflight

| Skill Content | Use Preflight? |
|---------------|----------------|
| Mostly Python code blocks | ✅ Yes |
| Mixed Python + other languages | ⚠️ Optional (Python blocks only) |
| Non-Python (JS, Rust, Go, etc.) | ❌ Skip, go to Phase 2 |
| Skill about the preflight script itself | ❌ Skip (conflict of interest) |

### Running Preflight

```bash
uv run python ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/preflight.py <path-to-skill.md> --no-urls
```

### Interpreting Results

| Result | Action |
|--------|--------|
| `✅ PASSED` | Good signal. Proceed to Phase 2, trust syntax is valid. |
| `❌ FAILED` with clear errors (syntax error at line X) | Fix those specific issues, then proceed to Phase 2. |
| `❌ FAILED` with confusing/many errors | **Ignore preflight entirely.** Proceed to Phase 2, let LLM verify. |
| Script crashes or hangs | **Ignore preflight entirely.** Proceed to Phase 2. |

### Key Rule: Preflight is Advisory

**The preflight script is a helper, not a gatekeeper.** If it produces confusing output, skip it. The LLM-based Phase 2 is always authoritative.

Signs to ignore preflight:
- More than 10 errors on a skill that "looks fine"
- Errors that don't make sense (line numbers don't match)
- Python tracebacks from the script itself
- Timeouts or hanging

**When in doubt, skip preflight and let the LLM verify everything.**

## Phase 2: Audit + Fix (Single Pass) - THE CORE

This is the main phase. Work through the skill file section by section.

### 2.1 Identify the Technology

From the skill's content, identify:
- Primary technology/framework (e.g., LangGraph, React, Axum, Go-kit)
- Version constraints if mentioned
- Official documentation domain

### 2.2 Research Strategy

**Batch similar lookups** to minimize web calls:

```
Example: For a skill with 10 import statements from the same package,
do ONE search that covers them all, not 10 separate searches.
```

**Documentation priority**:
1. Official docs (use `site:` filter)
2. Official GitHub repo (examples, tests, README)
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