board-readiness-kit

I took a look at your board-readiness-kit and noticed you're tackling a pretty specific problem—helping founders figure out what actually matters before pitching to investors. The 71/100 score suggests you've got solid foundations, but there's some room to tighten up how you're structuring the guidance.

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TL;DR

You're at 71/100, solid C territory. This is graded against Anthropic's best practices for agentic skills. Your strongest area is Writing Style (8/10)—the prose is clean and professional. Weakest area is Utility (13/20)—the framework feels conceptual but lacks actionable steps and some referenced templates don't actually exist.

What's Working Well

• Writing is solid — Objective, instructional tone with no marketing fluff. Phrases like "Keep slide copy concise" and "Coordinate cross-functional data pulls" are clear and direct.
• Progressive structure — You've got a nice reference to board_deck_outline.md template that gives people something concrete to work with.
• Focused scope — The skill knows what it's for (board prep narratives, not generic startup advice), which keeps it lean and purposeful.

The Big One: Missing Templates + No Workflow Steps

Here's what's holding you back the most: you reference a "Memo template" and "Decision log sheet" in lines 22-23, but neither of these files exist in your templates directory. This tanks your utility score because people can't actually use what you're describing.

Fix: Either create templates/memo_template.md and templates/decision_log.md, or remove those references entirely. If you create them, you'll pick up ~5 points across PDA and utility scoring.

Also, your "Framework" section (lines 13-18) lists five conceptual components but doesn't tell someone how to actually build a board deck step-by-step. Add a numbered workflow: 1. Gather metrics from Evidence Locker, 2. Draft Story Spine for each metric, 3. Populate board_deck_outline.md template, 4. Review Action Register for asks, 5. Prepare Distribution Plan. This adds ~3 points to ease-of-use and utility.

Other Things Worth Fixing

1. Description needs trigger phrases — Your frontmatter description is generic: "Narrative and artifact system for preparing SaaS board/investor updates." Add specific triggers like "Use when asked to 'create board deck', 'prepare investor update', or 'build quarterly narrative'." This helps discoverability and nets +2 points.

2. Inconsistent voice — A few lines use gerunds ("Drafting," "Equipping," "Coordinating") when imperative would be sharper: "Draft quarterly board/investor updates" instead of "Drafting quarterly..." Small fix, +1 point.

3. No validation checklist — The skill prepares the deck but never tells people how to validate it actually works. Add: "Check metrics against source systems, review narratives with stakeholders, test Q&A scenarios, confirm asks are specific." This adds +3 to utility.

Quick Wins

• Create missing templates (memo + decision log) — Biggest bang for buck, unlocks ~5 points
• Add step-by-step workflow to the Framework section — Makes it actionable, +3 points
• Rewrite description with specific trigger phrases — Better discoverability, +2 points
• Add validation checklist — Closes feedback loop, +3 points

Hit those and you're looking at 82-87/100 without breaking a sweat.

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