skill-review

Audit SKILL.md files for frontmatter, style, and consistency issues.

2|Updated Mar 10, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/tim-hub/powerball --skill skill-review-tim-hub
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: skill-review
Source: https://github.com/tim-hub/powerball/tree/main/personal/skills/skill-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tim-hub/powerball --skill skill-review-tim-hub

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Audit and improve the clarity, consistency, and conformance of SKILL.md frontmatter and body.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Reviews frontmatter for required keys (name, description) and ensures writing style is consistent with repo conventions.
  • Checks for imperative, third-person style, progressive disclosure, and clear body structure.
  • Provides repo-wide consistency guidance including cross-skill guardrails and guardrails for side effects when present.

Quick Start

Provide the path to a skill directory or SKILL.md to run a comprehensive quality review.

Frequently Asked Questions about skill-review

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

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How do I review SKILL.md files for documentation consistency and clarity?

Reviewing SKILL.md files involves auditing frontmatter for required keys like name and description, and checking body structure for imperative, third-person style and progressive disclosure. This ensures documentation consistency and clarity across all core, openspec-plugin, and openspec-rewrite directories.

What is the best way to enforce frontmatter presence and writing style in skill documentation?

The best way to enforce frontmatter presence and writing style is to run a comprehensive quality review on a specified skill directory. This process identifies missing required keys and ensures the writing style aligns with established repo conventions for skill documentation.

Can I audit cross-skill consistency and side effect guardrails across an entire repository?

Yes, you can audit cross-skill consistency and side effect guardrails across an entire repository. The review process applies repository-wide consistency guidance, checking for guardrails when side effects are present to ensure uniform skill documentation quality.

Does the skill documentation review work on a user-specified directory path?

Yes, the skill documentation review works on a user-specified directory path. You provide the path to a skill directory or a specific SKILL.md file to run a comprehensive quality review for clarity, consistency, and conformance issues.

Why do my skill documentation files fail consistency checks?

Skill documentation files fail consistency checks due to missing frontmatter keys, inconsistent writing style, lack of imperative third-person voice, poor body structure, or missing cross-skill guardrails. Auditing identifies these specific clarity and conformance issues.

When do I need to run a skill documentation quality audit?

You need to run a skill documentation quality audit when creating or updating SKILL.md files. It is necessary to verify frontmatter presence, enforce writing style guidelines, and validate cross-skill consistency before finalizing skill documentation.