BF code-refactor-for-reproducibility
Use when refactoring research code for publication, adding documentation to existing analysis scripts, creating reproducible computational workflows, or preparing code for sharing with collaborators. Transforms research code into publication-ready, reproducible workflows. Adds documentation, implements error handling, creates environment specifications, and ensures computational reproducibility for scientific publications.
As a process F 40/100 · Will not run — References files that are not bundled: references/environment-setup.md, references/guide.md, references/examples/
What is at stake
Medium-severity findings: the skill is probably honest, but read what alarmed the scanner.
Below is the worst case for this category. The finding here is medium: the guard saw a sign, not a proof.
The skill asks for more than the task needs: broad tool access, credential environment variables, binaries. Every extra permission widens the damage from a mistake or a compromise.
Narrow allowed-tools and the variable list to the minimum; replace binaries with readable sources or scripts.
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 · 1
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 1
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medium Broad scope
meta-broad-allowed-toolsSKILL.md:1Broad tool permissions pre-approved: Bashallowed-tools: Read Write Bash Edit
Files scanned: 5. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/environment-setup.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/guide.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/examples/ - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/api-docs/
Process rating: all ten parameters 40/100
- 0Tools and files. 4 referenced file(s) missing: references/environment-setup.md, references/guide.md, references/examples/
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Failures and branches. Linear process with no failure handling
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 3 mutating operations with no state check
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Steps. 16 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1559 tokens
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
- +2Single-language instructions
- +3Description length 426: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 16 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 16 items
- +4Has examples (13 code blocks)
- +3All 1 scripts are documented
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 76.