skill-authoring-review

Validate Agent Skills against frontmatter, workflow, safety, and installability standards.

4|1|Updated May 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/stark-ai-de/agent-skills --skill skill-authoring-review
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: skill-authoring-review
Source: https://github.com/stark-ai-de/agent-skills/tree/main/incubator/skills/skill-maintenance/skill-authoring-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/stark-ai-de/agent-skills --skill skill-authoring-review

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a comprehensive framework for creating or reviewing Agent Skills, ensuring they meet high standards of quality, safety, and functionality.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Skill Creation & Review: Facilitates the creation of new skills and the review of existing ones, focusing on structure, content, and safety.
  • Quality Assurance: Offers guidelines for frontmatter, triggers, workflow design, and output contracts to maintain skill quality.
  • Safety Rules: Enforces security and safety rules to prevent malicious or harmful behavior.
  • Installability Validation: Assists in checking the installability and quality of public skill repositories.

Quick Start

Run the skill-authoring-review tool on a skill to check its compliance with best practices and generate a review report.

Frequently Asked Questions about skill-authoring-review

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I review an Agent Skill for safety guidelines and installability?

To review an Agent Skill for safety guidelines and installability, you need a validation framework that checks frontmatter structure, trigger descriptions, and workflow design. This skill performs that exact compliance review to generate a structured safety report.

What is the best way to validate frontmatter structure in skill development?

Validating frontmatter structure in skill development requires checking adherence to predefined schemas and metadata rules. This skill reviews your skill components against quality assurance guidelines to ensure correct frontmatter formatting and output contracts.

How do I ensure concise workflow design and progressive disclosure in Agent Skills?

Ensuring concise workflow design and progressive disclosure involves structuring triggers, references, and scripts to avoid overwhelming the agent. This skill analyzes your skill's architecture to verify it meets progressive disclosure and workflow design standards.

Can I check the quality of public skill repositories before publishing?

Yes, you can check the quality of public skill repositories by validating their installability and adherence to safety rules. This skill assists in checking public repositories to ensure they meet functional and security standards before release.

Why does my Agent Skill fail quality assurance reviews?

Agent Skills fail quality assurance reviews due to missing frontmatter, unsafe scripts, poorly designed triggers, or non-compliant output contracts. This skill identifies specific structural and safety vulnerabilities within your skill development workflow.

Does skill-authoring-review work for maintaining existing Agent Skills?

Yes, skill-authoring-review works for maintaining existing Agent Skills by evaluating their ongoing compliance with safety rules and installability standards. It targets both new skill creation and the continuous review of existing skill maintenance workflows.