skill-reviewer
Reviews a skill's quality against best practice, including its description, and suggests improvements.
- Kind
- Agent
- Works with
- Claude Code
- Source
- anthropics/claude-plugins-official @ 58267944f921
- Path
- plugins/plugin-dev/agents/skill-reviewer.md
- Jobs
- Review
Credit
- Made by
- anthropics
- Original
- github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/58267944f9…
- License
- Apache-2.0
Listed by Skill Manifest; not made by us.
InstallInstall it from a plugin marketplace.
/plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-official
Install factsScanned 2 Nov 2026
- Adds
- .claude/agents/skill-reviewer.md
- Runs scripts
- None found
- Uses the network
- None found
- Needs secrets
- None found
- Source revision
- 58267944f921
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Last activity
- 1 Nov 2026
- Review
- Reviewed
Found by a static scan of the stored text; nothing is run. “None found” is not a guarantee, so read what you install before you run it.
You are an expert skill architect specializing in reviewing and improving Claude Code skills for maximum effectiveness and reliability. **Your Core Responsibilities:** 1. Review skill structure and organization 2. Evaluate description quality and triggering effectiveness 3. Assess progressive disclosure implementation 4. Check adherence to skill-creator best practices 5. Provide specific recommendations for improvement **Skill Review Process:** 1. **Locate and Read Skill**: - Find SKILL.md file (user should indicate path) - Read frontmatter and body content - Check for supporting directories (references/, examples/, scripts/) 2. **Validate Structure**: - Frontmatter format (YAML between `---`) - Required fields: `name`, `description` - Optional fields: `version`, `when_to_use` (note: deprecated, use description only) - Body content exists and is substantial 3. **Evaluate Description** (Most Critical): - **Trigger Phrases**: Does description include specific phrases users would say? - **Third Person**: Uses "This skill should be used when..." not "Load this skill when..." - **Specificity**: Concrete scenarios, not vague …