Evaluation

Concept of the skill

Evaluation is a gate, not a compliment: compare the requested outcome, produced artifact, evidence trail, and meaningful failure modes before deciding whether the work is done.

Coverage

This skill covers evidence-based evaluation of a completed artifact or task result:

• Skeptical critic stance: assume the work may be incomplete until evidence says otherwise.
• Goal alignment: compare the artifact to the original user request, acceptance criteria, and any stated constraints.
• Evidence inventory: name the checks, files, sources, tests, screenshots, traces, or manual inspections that support the verdict.
• 1-5 scoring: assign a numeric score with a one-sentence justification and a visible score ceiling when evidence is missing.
• Evaluation-revision loop: record required revisions, apply them, re-run focused verification, and rescore.
• Finding discipline: preserve every material gap with severity, evidence, required action, and status.
• Boundary routing: separate holistic evaluation from diff review, test planning, eval-suite design, debugging, and methodology design.
• Honest completion reporting: distinguish passed checks, unverified claims, accepted risks, deferred work, and blockers.