Feedback on your mastering-python-skill skill #1
Description
I took a look at your mastering-python-skill and wanted to share some thoughts.
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The TL;DR
You're at 96/100 — that's solid A-grade territory. This is graded against Anthropic's skill best practices, and your strongest area is Spec Compliance (15/15 — literally perfect there). The PDA architecture is really clean too at 27/30. The gaps are small: missing TOCs in reference files and a couple of workflow examples that would push this even higher.
What's Working Really Well
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Spec Compliance is locked in — Your YAML is valid, naming conventions are correct (hyphen-case), and your description nails the trigger coverage with phrases like 'write Python', 'pytest', 'FastAPI', 'async', 'Pydantic'. That's exactly what discoverability looks like.
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Token economy is tight — SKILL.md stays lean at 117 lines while your 4 reference files pack 45 chapters of Python depth. You're not making people load everything; they get the nav first, then drill into what they need. That's Progressive Disclosure done right.
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Triggers are really solid — You've got 6+ trigger phrases covering the real work developers do. That means Claude agents will actually find this when they need it.
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Quality validation checklist — The Quickstart Checklist with smoke tests and the validation patterns table give people a way to verify their work. That's practical.
The Main Issue
Your reference files need Tables of Contents. Right now, files like part1-chapters.md and advanced-python.md run 150-236 lines with no TOC, so someone reading a reference file has to scroll through to find what they're looking for.
The fix: Add a simple ## Contents section at the top of each reference file linking to chapters. Takes 5 minutes, bumps you +1 point easy.
## Contents
- [Chapter 1: Python Foundations](#chapter-1-python-foundations)
- [Chapter 2: Core Language Features](#chapter-2-core-language-features)
...Other Things Worth Fixing
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Add numbered workflow examples — Your checklist shows one-liner smoke tests, but adding a "New Feature Workflow" with numbered steps (branch → code → test → lint → commit) would give people a clearer multi-step path. That's +2 points.
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Clarify corpus references — You reference
corpus/modern_python_series/paths, but it's not clear if these are bundled or external. Either bundle the excerpts or note that these are external resources to fetch separately. -
Add more input/output examples — You've got code snippets in the references, but full before/after pairs or project templates would make utility jump from 17→20.
Quick Wins
- Add TOCs to reference files (30 seconds per file, +1 point)
- Add numbered workflow section to Quickstart Checklist (+2 points)
- Clarify corpus resource locations in "Finding Source Material" section
Fix these three and you're looking at 99/100.
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