Skill Grading Report: project-memory - Score 90/100 (A)

# 🏆 Skill Grading Report

**Score:** 90/100 | **Grade:** A

## Quick Summary

### Pillar Scores

| Pillar | Score | Max |
|--------|-------|-----|
| Spec Compliance | 13 | 15 |
| Progressive Disclosure | 26 | 30 |
| Ease of Use | 22 | 25 |
| Writing Style | 8 | 10 |
| Utility | 17 | 20 |
| Modifiers | +4 | ±15 |

### Issues Found: 4
- 🔴 High: 0
- 🟡 Medium: 2
- 🟢 Low: 2

## 📊 Full Grading Report

# Skill Evaluation Report: project-memory

**Links:**
- 📁 **GitHub:** [SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory](https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory/blob/main/SKILL.md)
- 🛒 **Marketplace:** [View on SkillzWave](https://skillzwave.ai/skill/SpillwaveSolutions__project-memory__project-memory__SKILL/)
- 📊 **Tracking:** [All Graded Skills](https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/skill_improver/issues)

**Evaluated:** 2025-12-29
**Files Reviewed:** SKILL.md, README.md, references/decisions_template.md, references/key_facts_template.md, references/bugs_template.md, references/issues_template.md
**Grading Model:** Claude (default) (via claude)

---

## Overall Score: 90/100

| Pillar | Score | Max |
|--------|-------|-----|
| Progressive Disclosure Architecture | 26 | 30 |
| Ease of Use | 22 | 25 |
| Spec Compliance | 13 | 15 |
| Writing Style | 8 | 10 |
| Utility | 17 | 20 |
| Modifiers | +4 | ±15 |

**Grade: A**

---

## Executive Summary

This skill demonstrates excellent quality with a score of 90/100. Strongest area: **Ease of Use** (22/25).

---

## Detailed Scores

### Progressive Disclosure Architecture (26/30)

| Criterion | Score | Max | Assessment |
|-----------|-------|-----|------------|
| Token Economy | 8 | 10 | Good density but some redundancy in CLAUDE.md config section and example workflows; could trim ~15% |
| Layered Structure | 9 | 10 | Excellent structure: SKILL.md overview with 4 reference templates for implementation details |
| Reference Depth | 5 | 5 | All references exactly one level deep; clean references/ directory organization |
| Navigation Signals | 4 | 5 | TOC present in SKILL.md (>100 lines); reference files lack TOC but are reasonably short |

### Ease of Use (22/25)

| Criterion | Score | Max | Assessment |
|-----------|-------|-----|------------|
| Metadata Quality | 9 | 10 | Name follows conventions; description is specific with 5 clear trigger phrases |
| Discoverability | 5 | 6 | Good triggers: 'set up project memory', 'track our decisions', 'log a bug fix', 'update project memory', 'initialize memory system' |
| Terminology Consistency | 4 | 4 | Consistent terminology throughout: 'memory files', 'project_notes', 'ADR', 'key facts' |
| Workflow Clarity | 4 | 5 | Clear numbered steps in Core Capabilities; example workflows show concrete input/output patterns |

### Spec Compliance (13/15)

| Criterion | Score | Max | Assessment |
|-----------|-------|-----|------------|
| Frontmatter Validity | 5 | 5 | Valid YAML with required fields |
| Name Conventions | 4 | 4 | Correct hyphen-case format |
| Description Quality | 4 | 4 | Third-person with good trigger coverage |
| Optional Fields | 0 | 2 | No optional fields used (no penalty) |

### Writing Style (8/10)

| Criterion | Score | Max | Assessment |
|-----------|-------|-----|------------|
| Voice And Tense | 3 | 4 | Mostly imperative ('Create', 'Add', 'Search'); some second-person slips ('you know', 'your ticket system') |
| Objectivity | 3 | 3 | Purely instructional; no marketing language; rationale provided without hype |
| Conciseness | 2 | 3 | Some verbose sections (CLAUDE.md config block could be condensed); tips sections add value |

### Utility (17/20)

| Criterion | Score | Max | Assessment |
|-----------|-------|-----|------------|
| Problem Solving Power | 7 | 8 | Addresses real gap of institutional knowledge loss across sessions; structured approach to common problem |
| Degrees Of Freedom | 4 | 5 | Appropriate flexibility: templates provided but formats are guidelines not rigid requirements |
| Feedback Loops | 3 | 4 | Success criteria defined; search-before-change protocol; but no explicit validation steps |
| Examples And Templates | 3 | 3 | 4 complete templates with real examples; example workflows show concrete scenarios |

### Modifiers Applied (+4)

**Penalties:** None
**Bonuses:** grep_friendly_structure (+1), exemplary_examples (+2), trigger_phrases_4plus (+1)

---

## Critical Issues (Top 4)

### Issue 1: Second-person voice violations

**Severity:** Low
**Location:** SKILL.md:209-212, references/issues_template.md:3,14
**Pillar Affected:** Writing Style

**Problem:** Uses 'you' and 'your' which violates imperative voice standard

**Current:**
```
so you know how recent the issue is
```

**Suggested Rewrite:**
```
providing temporal context for the issue
```

**Impact:** +1 point

---

### Issue 2: Verbose CLAUDE.md config block

**Severity:** Medium
**Location:** SKILL.md:69-112
**Pillar Affected:** PDA

**Problem:** 43-line code block could be condensed or moved to reference file

**Current:**
```
Full CLAUDE.md config embedded inline in SKILL.md
```

**Suggested Rewrite:**
```
Move to references/claude_md_template.md, keep 5-line summary inline
```

**Impact:** +2 points

---

### Issue 3: Missing validation checklist

**Severity:** Medium
**Location:** SKILL.md:Success Criteria
**Pillar Affected:** Utility

**Problem:** Success criteria listed but no run→check→fix validation workflow

**Current:**
```
Success Criteria as prose bullets
```

**Suggested Rewrite:**
```
Add validation checklist: [ ] directory exists [ ] files follow format [ ] CLAUDE.md updated
```

**Impact:** +1 point

---

### Issue 4: Redundant search examples

**Severity:** Low
**Location:** SKILL.md:126-156
**Pillar Affected:** PDA

**Problem:** Bash and Grep examples both shown; one approach sufficient

**Current:**
```
Both grep bash commands and Grep tool examples for same searches
```

**Suggested Rewrite:**
```
Show Grep tool pattern only; mention bash alternative in one line
```

**Impact:** +1 point

---

## General Recommendations

1. Add trigger phrases to description for discoverability
2. Add table of contents for files over 100 lines

---

## Grade Scale

| Grade | Score | Description |
|-------|-------|-------------|
| A | 90-100 | Production-ready |
| B | 80-89 | Good, minor work |
| C | 70-79 | Adequate, gaps |
| D | 60-69 | Needs work |
| F | <60 | Major revision |

---

---

## About This Report

This evaluation uses the [improving-skills 5-pillar rubric](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/skills/improving-skills).

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*Report generated for [SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory](https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory/blob/main/SKILL.md)*

## JSON Output

```json
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    "SKILL.md",
    "README.md",
    "references/decisions_template.md",
    "references/key_facts_template.md",
    "references/bugs_template.md",
    "references/issues_template.md"
  ],
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          "max": 5,
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        },
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          "max": 4,
          "assessment": "Correct hyphen-case format"
        },
        "description_quality": {
          "score": 4,
          "max": 4,
          "assessment": "Third-person with good trigger coverage"
        },
        "optional_fields": {
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          "max": 2,
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        }
      }
    },
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          "score": 8,
          "max": 10,
          "assessment": "Good density but some redundancy in CLAUDE.md config section and example workflows; could trim ~15%"
        },
        "layered_structure": {
          "score": 9,
          "max": 10,
          "assessment": "Excellent structure: SKILL.md overview with 4 reference templates for implementation details"
        },
        "reference_depth": {
          "score": 5,
          "max": 5,
          "assessment": "All references exactly one level deep; clean references/ directory organization"
        },
        "navigation_signals": {
          "score": 4,
          "max": 5,
          "assessment": "TOC present in SKILL.md (>100 lines); reference files lack TOC but are reasonably short"
        }
      }
    },
    "ease_of_use": {
      "total": 22,
      "max": 25,
      "breakdown": {
        "metadata_quality": {
          "score": 9,
          "max": 10,
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        },
        "discoverability": {
          "score": 5,
          "max": 6,
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        },
        "terminology_consistency": {
          "score": 4,
          "max": 4,
          "assessment": "Consistent terminology throughout: 'memory files', 'project_notes', 'ADR', 'key facts'"
        },
        "workflow_clarity": {
          "score": 4,
          "max": 5,
          "assessment": "Clear numbered steps in Core Capabilities; example workflows show concrete input/output patterns"
        }
      }
    },
    "writing_style": {
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      "max": 10,
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        "voice_and_tense": {
          "score": 3,
          "max": 4,
          "assessment": "Mostly imperative ('Create', 'Add', 'Search'); some second-person slips ('you know', 'your ticket system')"
        },
        "objectivity": {
          "score": 3,
          "max": 3,
          "assessment": "Purely instructional; no marketing language; rationale provided without hype"
        },
        "conciseness": {
          "score": 2,
          "max": 3,
          "assessment": "Some verbose sections (CLAUDE.md config block could be condensed); tips sections add value"
        }
      }
    },
    "utility": {
      "total": 17,
      "max": 20,
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          "score": 7,
          "max": 8,
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        },
        "degrees_of_freedom": {
          "score": 4,
          "max": 5,
          "assessment": "Appropriate flexibility: templates provided but formats are guidelines not rigid requirements"
        },
        "feedback_loops": {
          "score": 3,
          "max": 4,
          "assessment": "Success criteria defined; search-before-change protocol; but no explicit validation steps"
        },
        "examples_and_templates": {
          "score": 3,
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        }
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        "points": 1
      },
      {
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        "points": 2
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      {
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        "points": 1
      }
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  "final_score": 90,
  "grade": "A",
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      "title": "Second-person voice violations",
      "severity": "Low",
      "location": "SKILL.md:209-212, references/issues_template.md:3,14",
      "pillar": "Writing Style",
      "problem": "Uses 'you' and 'your' which violates imperative voice standard",
      "current": "so you know how recent the issue is",
      "suggested": "providing temporal context for the issue",
      "impact": "+1 point"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "title": "Verbose CLAUDE.md config block",
      "severity": "Medium",
      "location": "SKILL.md:69-112",
      "pillar": "PDA",
      "problem": "43-line code block could be condensed or moved to reference file",
      "current": "Full CLAUDE.md config embedded inline in SKILL.md",
      "suggested": "Move to references/claude_md_template.md, keep 5-line summary inline",
      "impact": "+2 points"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "title": "Missing validation checklist",
      "severity": "Medium",
      "location": "SKILL.md:Success Criteria",
      "pillar": "Utility",
      "problem": "Success criteria listed but no run\u2192check\u2192fix validation workflow",
      "current": "Success Criteria as prose bullets",
      "suggested": "Add validation checklist: [ ] directory exists [ ] files follow format [ ] CLAUDE.md updated",
      "impact": "+1 point"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "title": "Redundant search examples",
      "severity": "Low",
      "location": "SKILL.md:126-156",
      "pillar": "PDA",
      "problem": "Bash and Grep examples both shown; one approach sufficient",
      "current": "Both grep bash commands and Grep tool examples for same searches",
      "suggested": "Show Grep tool pattern only; mention bash alternative in one line",
      "impact": "+1 point"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Add trigger phrases to description for discoverability",
    "Add table of contents for files over 100 lines"
  ],
  "code_quality": null,
  "grading_model": "Claude (default)",
  "grading_provider": "claude"
}
```

---

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```markdown
## Installing with Skilz (Universal Installer)

The recommended way to install this skill across different AI coding agents is using the **skilz** universal installer.

### Install Skilz

```bash
pip install skilz
```

This skill supports [Agent Skill Standard](https://agentskills.io/) which means it supports 14 plus coding agents including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor and Gemini.


### Git URL Options

You can use either `-g` or `--git` with HTTPS or SSH URLs:

```bash
# HTTPS URL
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory

# SSH URL
skilz install --git git@github.com:SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory.git
```

### Claude Code

Install to user home (available in all projects):
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory
```

Install to current project only:
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --project
```

### OpenCode

Install for [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai):
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --agent opencode
```

Project-level install:
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --project --agent opencode
```

### Gemini

Project-level install for Gemini:
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --agent gemini
```

### OpenAI Codex

Install for OpenAI Codex:
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --agent codex
```

Project-level install:
```bash
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/project-memory --project --agent codex
```


### Install from Skillzwave Marketplace
```
# Claude to user home dir ~/.claude/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory

# Claude skill in project folder ./claude/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory --project

# OpenCode install to user home dir ~/.config/opencode/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory --agent opencode

# OpenCode project level
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory --agent opencode --project

# OpenAI Codex install to user home dir ~/.codex/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory

# OpenAI Codex project level ./.codex/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory --agent opencode --project


# Gemini CLI (project level) -- only works with project level
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_project-memory/project-memory --agent gemini

```

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```

---

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Pillar	Score	Max
Spec Compliance	13	15
Progressive Disclosure	26	30
Ease of Use	22	25
Writing Style	8	10
Utility	17	20
Modifiers	+4	±15

Pillar	Score	Max
Progressive Disclosure Architecture	26	30
Ease of Use	22	25
Spec Compliance	13	15
Writing Style	8	10
Utility	17	20
Modifiers	+4	±15

Criterion	Score	Max	Assessment
Token Economy	8	10	Good density but some redundancy in CLAUDE.md config section and example workflows; could trim ~15%
Layered Structure	9	10	Excellent structure: SKILL.md overview with 4 reference templates for implementation details
Reference Depth	5	5	All references exactly one level deep; clean references/ directory organization
Navigation Signals	4	5	TOC present in SKILL.md (>100 lines); reference files lack TOC but are reasonably short

Criterion	Score	Max	Assessment
Metadata Quality	9	10	Name follows conventions; description is specific with 5 clear trigger phrases
Discoverability	5	6	Good triggers: 'set up project memory', 'track our decisions', 'log a bug fix', 'update project memory', 'initialize memory system'
Terminology Consistency	4	4	Consistent terminology throughout: 'memory files', 'project_notes', 'ADR', 'key facts'
Workflow Clarity	4	5	Clear numbered steps in Core Capabilities; example workflows show concrete input/output patterns

Criterion	Score	Max	Assessment
Frontmatter Validity	5	5	Valid YAML with required fields
Name Conventions	4	4	Correct hyphen-case format
Description Quality	4	4	Third-person with good trigger coverage
Optional Fields	0	2	No optional fields used (no penalty)

Criterion	Score	Max	Assessment
Voice And Tense	3	4	Mostly imperative ('Create', 'Add', 'Search'); some second-person slips ('you know', 'your ticket system')
Objectivity	3	3	Purely instructional; no marketing language; rationale provided without hype
Conciseness	2	3	Some verbose sections (CLAUDE.md config block could be condensed); tips sections add value

Criterion	Score	Max	Assessment
Problem Solving Power	7	8	Addresses real gap of institutional knowledge loss across sessions; structured approach to common problem
Degrees Of Freedom	4	5	Appropriate flexibility: templates provided but formats are guidelines not rigid requirements
Feedback Loops	3	4	Success criteria defined; search-before-change protocol; but no explicit validation steps
Examples And Templates	3	3	4 complete templates with real examples; example workflows show concrete scenarios

Grade	Score	Description
A	90-100	Production-ready
B	80-89	Good, minor work
C	70-79	Adequate, gaps
D	60-69	Needs work
F	<60	Major revision

Skill Grading Report: project-memory - Score 90/100 (A) #12

Description

🏆 Skill Grading Report

Quick Summary

Pillar Scores

Issues Found: 4

📊 Full Grading Report

Skill Evaluation Report: project-memory

Overall Score: 90/100

Executive Summary

Detailed Scores

Progressive Disclosure Architecture (26/30)

Ease of Use (22/25)

Spec Compliance (13/15)

Writing Style (8/10)

Utility (17/20)

Modifiers Applied (+4)

Critical Issues (Top 4)

Issue 1: Second-person voice violations

Issue 2: Verbose CLAUDE.md config block

Issue 3: Missing validation checklist

Issue 4: Redundant search examples

General Recommendations

Grade Scale

About This Report

JSON Output

📦 Recommended: Add Universal Installer Instructions

Git URL Options

Claude Code

OpenCode

Gemini

OpenAI Codex

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