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BC design-an-interface

Produce 3+ radically different designs for a module, API, or interface, compare them in prose, and synthesize a recommendation. Use when asked to "design an interface", "shape this API", "design it twice", "explore module boundaries", or when planning a new deep module and the first idea is unlikely to be the best. Based on "Design It Twice" from A Philosophy of Software Design — the value is the contrast, not the first draft.

gsd-build/gsd-2 Agent Skills author: gsd-build MIT 1 file body ≈ 1 259 tokens Open the sourcegithub.com↗ analyzed 4 d ago

Produce 3+ radically different designs for a module, API, or interface, compare them in prose, and synthesize a recommendation.

As a process C 57/100 · Has gaps — weak spots: result and completion, inputs and preconditions, running it twice

IntegrationAI and agentstype and topics are labelled automatically from the skill text
Runs in: Claude / Claude Code ChatGPT / Codex Gemini CLI Cursor GitHub Copilot / VS Code Qwen Code Kimi Code CLI Z.ai (GLM) DeepSeek (Deep Code) Mistral Vibe LangChain (deepagents) OpenClaw Goose OpenCode
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Technical rating
B
94/100
safety, quality, tests
Safety 60%
100
Quality 40%
85
Run on models
none yet
Process rating
C
57/100
Has gaps
Result and completion w 14
0
Inputs and preconditions w 11
0
Progress reporting w 2
0
the three weakest of ten parameters · all ten

How to improve

    For the model run — optional
    • 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: 1. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.

    Against the Agent Skills spec

    ✓ No remarks against the Agent Skills spec

    Process rating: all ten parameters 57/100

    • 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
    • 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
    • 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
    • 30Running it twice. 1 mutating operations with no state check
    • 50When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
    • 55Failures and branches. 1 branches
    • 85Steps. 33 steps, 1 vague phrases
    • 100Tools and files. No external tools needed
    • 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
    • 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1259 tokens
    • low The response is described with custom markup (8 tags): a typed call is more reliable

    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

    • +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
    • +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
    • +4No input/output examples
    • +1No license
    • +2Single-language instructions
    • +5Description quotes 5 example trigger phrases
    • +3Description length 430: enough signal without eating the budget
    • +4Structure: 6 headings
    • +3Step-by-step instructions: 33 items

    Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 85.