Skill Quality Gate

Validate skill quality before deployment. Complements skill-creator (Anthropic's process skill) with specific requirements and quality checks.

Core Principle: Skills encode patterns that Claude needs to apply consistently. The skill should teach Claude HOW to do something, not just WHAT to do.

Relationship with skill-creator

skill-creator (Anthropic) = PROCESS

• 6-step workflow: understand → plan → init → edit → package → iterate
• Template generation and packaging utilities
• Progressive disclosure principle

skill-quality-gate (this skill) = VALIDATION

• Naming conventions and requirements
• Description quality standards with examples
• Quality checklist before deployment
• Anti-patterns to avoid
• Real-world pattern guidance