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Dual Axis Skill Reviewer

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Evaluate project skills with dual-axis scoring.

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What Dual Axis Skill Reviewer does

The Dual Axis Skill Reviewer is a tool designed to enhance the quality assessment of skills within projects by employing a dual-axis review method. This approach combines deterministic code-based checks, which evaluate the structure, scripts, tests, and execution safety of the code, with qualitative insights generated by a language model (LLM). This dual perspective allows for a comprehensive evaluation that not only checks for compliance with coding standards but also assesses the content quality and maintainability of the skills being reviewed.

The skill is particularly useful for developers and teams looking to enforce quality gates before merging code. By setting a threshold score (e.g., 90+), teams can ensure that only high-quality skills are integrated into the main project. Furthermore, the tool provides concrete improvement items for any skills that score below the threshold, facilitating targeted enhancements. The ability to run reviews across different projects using the --project-root option makes it a versatile solution for developers working in multi-project environments.

To utilize the Dual Axis Skill Reviewer, users need to have Python 3.9 or higher and the recommended uv tool for dependency management. The workflow involves running a script that generates reports detailing both the automated checks and the LLM review findings. This output includes both JSON and Markdown formats, making it easy to integrate findings into existing documentation or project management systems. The skill is designed to be easily installed globally, allowing it to be accessed from any project, thereby streamlining the review process across multiple repositories.

When to use it

Use this tool when you need to assess the quality of skills in a project, especially when aiming for high standards before merging code.

When not to use it

This skill may not be suitable for projects that do not require stringent quality assessments or for teams that prefer less formal review processes.

What you can build with it

Enforcing Quality Gates

Use this skill to ensure that only skills scoring above a certain threshold are merged into the main project, maintaining high code quality.

Cross-Project Skill Reviews

When working on multiple projects, utilize the `--project-root` option to review skills across different repositories seamlessly.

Generating Improvement Items

After running a review, automatically receive a list of actionable items for any skills scoring below the desired quality threshold.

How to install Dual Axis Skill Reviewer

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1. Install with the skills CLI

npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer --agent claude-code

2. Or install it manually

Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.

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Inside SKILL.md

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Dual Axis Skill Reviewer

Run the dual-axis reviewer script and save reports to reports/.

The script supports:

  • Random or fixed skill selection
  • Auto-axis scoring with optional test execution
  • LLM prompt generation
  • LLM JSON review merge with weighted final score
  • Cross-project review via --project-root
  • Non-scoring display of skills-index.yaml production verification declarations

When to Use

  • Need reproducible scoring for one skill in skills/*/SKILL.md.
  • Need improvement items when final score is below 90.
  • Need both deterministic checks and qualitative LLM code/content review.
  • Need to review skills in a different project from the command line.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.9+
  • uv (recommended — auto-resolves pyyaml dependency via inline metadata)
  • For tests: uv sync --extra dev or equivalent in the target project
  • For LLM-axis merge: JSON file that follows the LLM review schema (see Resources)

Workflow

Determine the correct script path based on your context:

  • Same project: skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py
  • Global install: ~/.claude/skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py

The examples below use REVIEWER as a placeholder. Set it once:

# If reviewing from the same project:
REVIEWER=skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py

# If reviewing another project (global install):
REVIEWER=~/.claude/skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py

Step 1: Run Auto Axis + Generate LLM Prompt

uv run "$REVIEWER" \
  --project-root . \
  --emit-llm-prompt \
  --output-dir reports/

When reviewing a different project, point --project-root to it:

uv run "$REVIEWER" \
  --project-root /path/to/other/project \
  --emit-llm-prompt \
  --output-dir reports/

Step 2: Run LLM Review

  • Use the generated prompt file in reports/skill_review_prompt_<skill>_<timestamp>.md.
  • Ask the LLM to return strict JSON output.
  • When running inside Claude Code, let Claude act as orchestrator: read the generated prompt, produce the LLM review JSON, and save it for the merge step.

Step 3: Merge Auto + LLM Axes

uv run "$REVIEWER" \
  --project-root . \
  --skill <skill-name> \
  --llm-review-json <path-to-llm-review.json> \
  --auto-weight 0.5 \
  --llm-weight 0.5 \
  --output-dir reports/

Step 4: Optional Controls

  • Fix selection for reproducibility: --skill <name> or --seed <int>
  • Review all skills at once: --all
  • Skip tests for quick triage: --skip-tests
  • Change report location: --output-dir <dir>
  • Increase --auto-weight for stricter deterministic gating.
  • Increase --llm-weight when qualitative/code-review depth is prioritized.

Output

  • reports/skill_review_<skill>_<timestamp>.json
  • reports/skill_review_<skill>_<timestamp>.md
  • reports/skill_review_prompt_<skill>_<timestamp>.md (when --emit-llm-prompt is enabled)

When the target project has a skills-index.yaml entry with a complete verification block, JSON and Markdown reports also show its declared axes, not_verified gaps, non-applicable axes, and all_applicable_axes_passed. This section is informational only. It is excluded from auto/LLM/final scores and does not replace a live high-severity issue check.

Installation (Global)

To use this skill from any project, symlink it into ~/.claude/skills/:

ln -sfn /path/to/claude-trading-skills/skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer \
  ~/.claude/skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer

After this, Claude Code will discover the skill in all projects, and the script is accessible at ~/.claude/skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py.

Resources

  • Auto axis scores metadata, workflow coverage, execution safety, artifact presence, and test health.
  • Auto axis detects knowledge_only skills and adjusts script/test expectations to avoid unfair penalties.
  • LLM axis scores deep content quality (correctness, risk, missing logic, maintainability).
  • Final score is weighted average.
  • If final score is below 90, improvement items are required and listed in the markdown report.
  • Script: skills/dual-axis-skill-reviewer/scripts/run_dual_axis_review.py
  • LLM schema: references/llm_review_schema.md
  • Rubric detail: references/scoring_rubric.md

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