# skill-quality-reviewer

Audits local skills across description quality, structure, and writing style. Generates weighted letter grades and prioritized remediation plans before sharing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 457 installs · ★ 5906
- Author: Galaxy-Dawn
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar/tree/HEAD/skills/skill-quality-reviewer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/skill-quality-reviewer

## What it does

This meta-skill evaluates local skills across four weighted dimensions: description quality (25%), content organization (30%), writing style (20%), and structural integrity (25%). It checks frontmatter triggers, flags conversational second-person phrasing, verifies resource paths, and ensures `SKILL.md` stays lean under 5,000 words.

Three review modes tailor the depth of the audit: `score-only` for a quick first pass, `remediation-backlog` for P0 through P2 issue queues, and `batch-portfolio` for multi-skill audits. The execution outputs two Markdown documents in the working directory: `quality-report-{skill-name}.md` with letter grades from A+ to F and `improvement-plan-{skill-name}.md` referencing exact line numbers.

Before running, ensure that the target directory contains a readable `SKILL.md` file, or the evaluation halts at the initial validation step.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --skill skill-quality-reviewer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --skill skill-quality-reviewer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --skill skill-quality-reviewer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar skill-quality-reviewer
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --skill skill-quality-reviewer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --path skills/skill-quality-reviewer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar --skill skill-quality-reviewer -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/Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar/tree/HEAD/skills/skill-quality-reviewer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- audit skill frontmatter and trigger phrases before release
- detect broken file links across references and examples
- convert second-person instructions into imperative verbs
- create a prioritized fix backlog with P0, P1, and P2 queues

## Example prompts
- Analyze skill quality for ./my-skill in remediation-backlog mode
- Evaluate this skill: ~/.claude/skills/api-helper
- Generate quality report for the git-workflow skill

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: skill-quality-reviewer
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "analyze skill quality", "evaluate this skill", "review skill quality", "check my skill", or "generate quality report". Evaluates local skills across description quality, content organization, writing style, and structural integrity.
version: 0.1.0
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# Skill Quality Reviewer

## Overview

A meta-skill for evaluating the quality of Claude Skills. Perform comprehensive analysis across four key dimensions—description quality (25%), content organization (30%), writing style (20%), and structural integrity (25%)—to generate weighted scores, letter grades, and actionable improvement plans.

Use this skill to validate skills before sharing, identify improvement opportunities, or ensure compliance with skill development best practices.

## When to Use This Skill

**Invoke this skill when:**
- Analyzing a skill's quality before distribution
- Reviewing skill documentation for best practices
- Evaluating adherence to skill development standards
- Generating improvement recommendations for existing skills
- Validating skill structure and completeness

**Trigger phrases:**
- "Analyze skill quality for ./my-skill"
- "Evaluate this skill: ~/.claude/skills/api-helper"
- "Review skill quality of git-workflow"
- "Check my skill for best practices"
- "Generate quality report for this skill"

## Review Modes

Use one of three review modes depending on the task:

1. **score-only**
   - fast first-pass grading for one skill.
2. **remediation-backlog**
   - convert findings into P0 / P1 / P2 fix queues with concrete evidence.
3. **batch-portfolio**
   - review multiple skills together, cluster repeated issues, and produce a prioritized shortlist.

Prefer `remediation-backlog` when the user asks what to fix next.
Prefer `batch-portfolio` when auditing many skills at once.

## Analysis Workflow

### Step 1: Load the Skill

Accept skill path as input. Verify the path exists and contains `SKILL.md`. Read the complete skill directory structure.

```bash
# Example invocation
ls -la ~/.claude/skills/target-skill/
```

**Validate:**
- SKILL.md exists
- Directory is readable
- Path points to a valid skill

### Step 2: Parse YAML Frontmatter

Extract and validate the YAML frontmatter from SKILL.md.

**Required fields:**
- `name` - Skill identifier
- `description` - Trigger description with phrases

**Check for:**
- Valid YAML syntax
- No prohibited fields
- Proper formatting

### Step 3: Evaluate Description Quality (25%)

Assess the quality and effectiveness of the frontmatter description.

**Scoring breakdown:**

| Criterion | Points | Evaluation |
|-----------|--------|------------|
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