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skill-improvement
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Joel Young
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· v1.0.0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install skill-improvement
Description
Use when optimizing existing Claude skills, checking skill quality, auditing skill compliance, or when skills have obvious issues. Triggers on skill optimiza...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent and requests no installs or secrets; it will read referenced documentation, create backups, propose and apply edits to skill files, and run verification subagents. Before installing or running it: (1) be prepared to review diffs and change logs — do not accept edits blindly; (2) ensure sensitive credentials are not stored in the skill files it will read or modify; (3) if you have change-control requirements, run the diagnostic/report phases only and do not allow automatic 'Fix selected' actions; and (4) if you want to limit impact, deny background/subagent execution or require explicit user confirmation before applying any edits. If you want stronger guarantees, ask the author for a dry-run mode that only produces reports and diffs without applying changes.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: skill-improvement
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle is a comprehensive meta-toolkit designed to enable an AI agent to audit, optimize, and verify the quality of other skills within the OpenClaw ecosystem. It implements a structured workflow (Diagnose, Report, Select, Execute, Verify) supported by detailed quality standards and diagnostic checklists in files like `SKILL.md` and `references/quality-standards.md`. While the skill performs high-privilege actions such as file modification and spawning subagents for testing (as detailed in `references/verification-guide.md`), these behaviors are strictly aligned with its stated purpose and include safety-oriented instructions like mandatory backups, diff previews, and regression testing. No evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (skill improvement / auditing / optimization) align with the requested actions in SKILL.md and references: reading SKILL.md and references, producing diagnostic reports, allowing user selection, applying fixes (with backups), and running verification tests. There are no unrelated env vars, binaries, or opaque install steps requested.
Instruction Scope
Instructions explicitly tell the agent to read SKILL.md and referenced files, generate reports, modify skill files (create .backup, show diffs, apply edits), and dispatch subagents in parallel for verification. This behavior is coherent for a skill-improvement tool, but it grants the skill authority to modify files and spawn subagents — users should expect file writes and background test runs and should review diffs and backups before accepting changes.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files are present. Instruction-only skills that rely on platform capabilities are lower-risk because nothing is downloaded or written beyond the edits the skill itself proposes. No suspicious download or archive operations are present.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The references mention other skills/dependencies conceptually (e.g., superpowers:writing-skills) but do not require secrets or unrelated credentials — proportional to the stated purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false (normal). The skill's workflow includes modifying skill files, creating backups, and running verification subagents. These are expected for an editor/audit tool, but they do provide write and execution capability within the workspace. If you rely on strict change controls, require manual approval for edits, or restrict background subagent execution, consider enabling review steps or limiting autonomous actions.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install skill-improvement - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/skill-improvement - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release of the skills-improvement framework for optimizing Claude skills.
- Introduces a step-by-step workflow for diagnosis, reporting, selection, execution, and verification of skill quality issues.
- Defines clear severity levels, grading criteria, and common issues to guide systematic improvements.
- Provides templates and checklists for audits and compliance with best practices.
- Integrates with related authoring and verification skills for streamlined optimization.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is skill-improvement?
Use when optimizing existing Claude skills, checking skill quality, auditing skill compliance, or when skills have obvious issues. Triggers on skill optimiza... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 362 downloads so far.
How do I install skill-improvement?
Run "/install skill-improvement" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is skill-improvement free?
Yes, skill-improvement is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does skill-improvement support?
skill-improvement is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created skill-improvement?
It is built and maintained by Joel Young (@acautomata); the current version is v1.0.0.
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