excellence-gradient

Compute quality gradients from metrics to identify optimization focus areas.

60|13|Updated Dec 22, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/plurigrid/asi --skill excellence-gradient
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Skill: excellence-gradient
Source: https://github.com/plurigrid/asi/tree/main/skills/excellence-gradient
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/plurigrid/asi --skill excellence-gradient

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Quality gates can block momentum. Excellence-gradient treats quality as a continuous gradient and provides measurable targets to descend toward the ideal with minimal friction.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Gradient-based validation: measure and reduce distance to ideal quality
  • Gate efficiency: balance between validation cost and value protected
  • Metrics-driven improvement: track coverage, latency, debt, defect rate, and user satisfaction

Quick Start

Compute an excellence temperature τ from current metrics and plan a gradient step to improve the worst metric.

Frequently Asked Questions about excellence-gradient

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I measure software quality across coverage, latency, and defect rate?

Measure software quality by collecting metrics on code coverage, latency, satisfaction, debt ratio, defect rate, and documentation. Excellence-gradient normalizes these signals and computes a gradient to identify which metrics need the most improvement, guiding your optimization efforts systematically.

What's the difference between quality gates and gradient-based validation?

Quality gates block progress when thresholds fail, creating friction. Gradient-based validation treats quality as continuous, measuring distance to ideal and planning incremental steps to improve. This balances validation cost against value protected without halting momentum.

How do I identify which quality metric to improve first?

Excellence-gradient implements a descent protocol that analyzes your current metrics—coverage, latency, debt, defects, and documentation—to determine which single metric represents the worst deviation from ideal. Focusing on the steepest gradient first maximizes impact per improvement cycle.

Can I detect quality anti-patterns in my development workflow?

Yes. Excellence-gradient includes anti-pattern detection that surfaces actionable quality risks across coding, testing, release, and maintenance workflows. This helps teams surface hidden problems before they compound into larger technical debt.

What metrics does excellence-gradient track for continuous improvement?

Excellence-gradient continuously measures coverage, latency, satisfaction, debt ratio, defect rate, and documentation. It normalizes these signals to create an excellence temperature and guides improvement across coding, testing, release, and maintenance phases.