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Hey 👋 @jzOcb I ran your skills through `tessl skill review` at work and found some targeted improvements. Here's the full before/after:  | Skill | Before | After | Change | |-------|--------|-------|--------| | config-guard | 83% | 92% | +9% | <details> <summary>Changes made</summary> - Removed storytelling sections ("The Problem" incident table, "Why This Matters" anecdote, "Philosophy") that consumed tokens without adding actionable guidance - Consolidated real failure modes into a concise bullet list at the top — keeps the safety context without the narrative - Extracted the full "Checks Performed" validation table into a new `CHECKS.md` reference file for progressive disclosure - Added a link from SKILL.md to CHECKS.md so the detail is still accessible when needed - Tightened the intro to lead with what the skill does rather than background motivation - Kept all executable commands, mandatory workflow, and critical warnings intact </details> Honest disclosure — I work at @tesslio where we build tooling around skills like these. Not a pitch - just saw room for improvement and wanted to contribute. Want to self-improve your skills? Just point your agent (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) at [this Tessl guide](https://docs.tessl.io/evaluate/optimize-a-skill-using-best-practices) and ask it to optimize your skill. Ping me - [@yogesh-tessl](https://github.com/yogesh-tessl) - if you hit any snags. Thanks in advance 🙏
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Hey 👋 @jzOcb
"Prompts are suggestions. Code is law." is a great tagline, and the table of real incidents (model name dots-vs-hyphens, missing browser.profiles.color, silently wiped Telegram channels) makes the case for the skill better than any abstract pitch could. The auto-rollback after a 30s gateway health check is the right safety net. Wanted to suggest a few improvements to the SKILL.md.
I ran your skills through
tessl skill reviewat work and found some targeted improvements. Here's the full before/after:Changes made
CHECKS.mdreference file for progressive disclosureHonest disclosure. I work at https://github.com/tesslio where we build tooling around skills like these. Not a pitch - just saw room for improvement and wanted to contribute.
I also added a lightweight GitHub Action that auto-reviews any skill.md changed in a PR (includes min permissions, uses a pinned action version, only posts a review comment).
This means that it gives you and your contributors an instant quality signal before you have to review yourself (no signup, no tokens needed).
Want to self-improve your skills? Just point your agent (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) at this Tessl guide (https://docs.tessl.io/evaluate/optimize-a-skill-using-best-practices) and ask it to optimize your skill. Ping me - @yogesh-tessl (https://github.com/yogesh-tessl) - if you hit any snags.
Thanks in advance 🙏