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.

FAQPage Schema
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.