AB handle-big-tasks
Instructions for breaking large tasks across multiple agentic runs instead of one response. Use when implementing a plan file, doing a large refactor, or any multi-phase task that won't fit in a single response. Covers the CONTINUE? Y or N and TASK COMPLETE! end-of-response markers, plus bash and CMD loop scripts that answer them automatically.
Instructions for breaking large tasks across multiple agentic runs instead of one response.
As a process B 67/100 · Nearly there — weak spots: result and completion, running it twice
How to improve
- 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: 4. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- note
edit-residuethe text marks something as outdated (lines 112, 115, 123, 131): check that old rules are not kept next to new ones — the full check reads the text for contradictions
Process rating: all ten parameters 67/100
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 30Running it twice. 1 mutating operations with no state check
- 50When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 60Tools and files. Uses tools (bash) that frontmatter does not declare
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Steps. 27 steps
- 100Failures and branches. 1 branches, has a failure section
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 2081 tokens
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
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
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Description says when NOT to use the skill
- +3Description length 346: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 12 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 27 items
- +4Has examples (8 code blocks)
- +3All 2 scripts are documented
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 91.