Skill: acautomata/skill-improvement (version 1.0.0)

--- name: skills-improvement description: Use when optimizing existing Claude skills, checking skill quality, auditing skill compliance, or when skills have obvious issues. Triggers on skill optimization requests, quality checks, or skill improvement tasks. --- # Skills Improvement ## Overview Systematically optimize skill quality through a diagnostic-report-select-execute-verify workflow. Ensure skills comply with Claude's official best practices for maximum effectiveness. **Core principle:** If you didn't diagnose a skill, you don't know what to fix. --- ## Workflow ```dot digraph workflow { "1. Diagnose" [shape=box]; "2. Report" [shape=box]; "3. Select" [shape=box]; "4. Execute" [shape=box]; "5. Verify" [shape=box]; "1. Diagnose" -> "2. Report"; "2. Report" -> "3. Select"; "3. Select" -> "4. Execute"; "4. Execute" -> "5. Verify"; "5. Verify" -> "3. Select" [label="fail"]; } ``` --- ## Phase 1: Diagnose Scan skill for quality issues across 4 categories. **Categories:** - **Metadata** (HIGH): name, description, keywords - **Architecture** (MEDIUM): file structure, progressive disclosure - **Text** (MEDIUM): conciseness, clarity, token efficiency - **Code** (HIGH): error handling, dependencies, validation **Process:** 1. Read SKILL.md and all referenced files 2. Apply diagnostic checklist (see references/diagnostic-checklist.md) 3. Record each issue with category, location, severity **Output:** Raw issue list **Detailed checklist:** See [diagnostic-checklist.md](references/diagnostic-checklist.md) --- ## Phase 2: Report Present findings in structured format. **Report structure:** ```markdown # Skill Diagnostic Report: [name] **Grade:** [A/B/C/D] **Issues:** X total (Y high, Z medium, W low) ## High Priority (Y) [Issues that prevent discovery or execution] ## Medium Priority (Z) [Issues that impact quality or usability] ## Low Priority (W) [Minor improvements] ``` **For each issue include:** - Category and check ID - Current state vs expected state - Impact explanation - Specific fix recommendation - Reference to quality standard **Report templates:** See [report-templates.md](references/report-templates.md) --- ## Phase 3: Select User chooses which issues to fix. **Selection interface:** ```markdown ## Select Issues to Fix ### High Priority ⚠️ - [ ] 1. [Problem] - Impact: [brief statement] - [ ] 2. [Problem] - Impact: [brief statement] ### Medium Priority ⚙️ - [ ] 3. [Problem] - Impact: [brief statement] ### Low Priority 💡 - [ ] 4. [Problem] - Impact: [brief statement] **Quick Actions:** - `Fix all high priority` - Auto-select HIGH issues - `Fix selected` - Process checked items - `Details [N]` - View detailed analysis ``` **Interaction:** 1. User reviews issues 2. User checks boxes or uses quick actions 3. System confirms selection 4. Proceed to execution --- ## Phase 4: Execute Apply selected fixes to skill files. **Execution rules:** 1. **Backup:** Create `.backup` before changes 2. **Order:** Fix HIGH → MEDIUM → LOW 3. **Show:** Display diff for each modification 4. **Update:** Propagate changes to related files 5. **Log:** Record all changes **Fix application:** ``` For each selected issue: 1. Locate exact position 2. Generate fix content 3. Preview change (diff) 4. Apply edit 5. Log change 6. Update related content if needed ``` **Output:** Modified skill files + change log **Quality standards:** See [quality-standards.md](references/quality-standards.md) --- ## Phase 5: Verify Test optimization effectiveness with subagents. **Test types:** 1. **Trigger test:** Skill discovered correctly 2. **Understanding test:** Workflow interpreted correctly 3. **Execution test:** Can perform real task 4. **Regression test:** Existing function still works **Process:** 1. Define test scenarios 2. Dispatch subagents (parallel) 3. Analyze results 4. Generate verification report **If verification fails:** - Document failure - Return to Phase 3 or 4 - Apply fixes - Re-run verification - Iterate until pass **Verification guide:** See [verification-guide.md](references/verification-guide.md) --- ## Quick Reference | Phase | Action | Output | |-------|--------|--------| | 1. Diagnose | Scan skill | Issue list | | 2. Report | Format findings | Diagnostic report | | 3. Select | User chooses | Selected issues | | 4. Execute | Apply fixes | Modified files | | 5. Verify | Test changes | Verification report | --- ## Problem Severity | Level | Definition | Action | |-------|------------|--------| | **HIGH** | Prevents discovery/execution | Must fix | | **MEDIUM** | Impacts quality/usability | Should fix | | **LOW** | Minor improvement | Nice to fix | --- ## Quality Grading - **A (Excellent):** All HIGH pass, < 2 MEDIUM fail - **B (Good):** All HIGH pass, < 5 MEDIUM fail - **C (Acceptable):** All HIGH pass - **D (Needs Work):** Any HIGH fail - **F (Broken):** Multiple HIGH fail --- ## Common Issues **Metadata problems:** - Name format wrong → Use lowercase-hyphen - Description missing "Use when" → Add trigger conditions - No keywords → Add specific trigger terms **Architecture problems:** - SKILL.md too long → Split to references/ - Deep nesting → Flatten to 1 level - No progressive disclosure → Add "See [file.md]" links **Text problems:** - Verbose explanations → Remove, assume Claude knows basics - Time-sensitive info → Move to "Old Patterns" section - Terminology inconsistent → Standardize terms **Code problems:** - No error handling → Add try/except with helpful messages - Magic numbers → Add justification comments - Undeclared dependencies → List in SKILL.md --- ## Anti-Patterns ❌ Auto-fix all issues without user selection ❌ Skip verification phase ❌ Ignore context (domain-specific needs) ❌ Break existing functionality ❌ Over-engineer simple skills --- ## Integration **Dependencies:** - `superpowers:writing-skills` - Skill authoring patterns - `superpowers:test-driven-development` - Verification methodology **Coordinates with:** - `skill-creator` - Use quality standards when creating skills - `superpowers:verification-before-completion` - Verify before deploying


Security scan verdicts — ClawScan: clean | static analysis: clean | VirusTotal: clean | SkillSpector: clean (LOW)