BF reference-docs
Reference documentation patterns for API and symbol documentation. Use when writing reference docs, API docs, parameter tables, or technical specifications. Triggers on reference docs, API reference, function reference, parameters table, symbol documentation.
As a process F 52/100 · Will not run — References files that are not bundled: ../docs-style/references/diataxis-compass.md, /reference/related-symbol, /reference/another-symbol
How to improve
- The text references files that are not there: add them or drop the references.
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 0
✓ No critical or high findings
Files scanned: 2. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../docs-style/references/diataxis-compass.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /reference/related-symbol - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /reference/another-symbol - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /reference/create-user - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /reference/update-user - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /reference/delete-user - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: /guides/authentication - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../docs-style/SKILL.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../tutorial-docs/SKILL.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../howto-docs/SKILL.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../explanation-docs/SKILL.md
Process rating: all ten parameters 52/100
- 0Tools and files. 11 referenced file(s) missing: ../docs-style/references/diataxis-compass.md, /reference/related-symbol, /reference/another-symbol
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
- 50Failures and branches. 0 branches, has a failure section
- 100Steps. 34 steps
- 100When it triggers. States when to use and when not to
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 2741 tokens
- 100Running it twice. No mutating operations
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
- low 13 top-level sections: this looks like several domains in one skill
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- -5TODO / placeholder text left in the skill
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +3Description length 259: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 30 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 34 items
- +4Has examples (22 code blocks)
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 67.