Paths: File paths (shared/, references/, ../ln-*) are relative to skills repo root. If not found at CWD, locate this SKILL.md directory and go up one level for repo root.

ln-162-skill-reviewer

Type: L3 Worker (standalone-capable) Category: 1XX Documentation Pipeline Coordinator: ln-160-docs-skill-extractor (optional)

Universal skill reviewer with two auto-detected modes. Invocable standalone or by ln-160 coordinator.

---

Mode Detection

Condition	Mode	Review Profile
ln-*/SKILL.md files exist in CWD	SKILL	Full D1-D9 + M1-M5
.pi/skills/*.md files exist	COMMAND	Structural + actionability
Both exist	SKILL (default)	Override: $ARGUMENTS = commands

---

Input

$ARGUMENTS options:

• Empty -> auto-detect mode + auto-detect scope
• ln-400 ln-500 -> SKILL mode, specific skills
• commands -> COMMAND mode, all SKILL.md files
• deploy.md run-tests.md -> COMMAND mode, specific files

When invoked by ln-160 coordinator: receives list of file paths to review in COMMAND mode.

---

SKILL Mode

Review SKILL.md files against 9 structural dimensions + 5 intent checks. Fix in-place. Report with PASS/FAIL verdict.

Phase 1: Scope Detection

If $ARGUMENTS provided: treat each token as a skill directory prefix (e.g., ln-400 matches ln-400-story-executor/). Glob {prefix}*/SKILL.md per token.

If $ARGUMENTS empty: auto-detect from git:

git diff --name-only HEAD
git diff --name-only --cached
git ls-files --others --exclude-standard

Extract unique skill dirs (pattern ln-\d+-[^/]+) and shared paths (shared/). If shared files changed, Grep all ln-*/SKILL.md for references to changed filenames.

Build scope:

1. Primary -- skills with directly changed files
2. Affected -- skills referencing changed shared files
3. Dependencies -- for each primary skill, extract ln-\d{3,4} references from its SKILL.md (callers, callees, worker tables)

Deduplicate. Report: Scope: N primary, M affected, K dependency skills.

Phase 2: Automated Verification

Run the automated checks script against all SKILL.md files in scope:

bash references/run_checks.sh {scoped SKILL.md files}

Record failures -- they feed D7/D8 as pre-verified violations. Every FAIL is confirmed -- no judgment needed, no skipping. Check definitions: references/automated_checks_skill_mode.md.

Phase 3: Nine-Dimension Review

MANDATORY READ: Load references/dimensions_d1_d9.md and docs/architecture/SKILL_ARCHITECTURE_GUIDE.md

Read every SKILL.md in scope. Check ALL dimensions across ALL skills. Phase 2 failures are pre-verified -- include directly, do not re-check.

Phase 4: Intent Review

MANDATORY READ: Load references/intent_m1_m5.md

Evaluate DESIGN INTENT of changes. Applies to primary skills only. For each primary skill, read the git diff (git diff HEAD -- {skill_dir}/).

Phase 5: Fix

For each finding:

• Fixable (wrong path, stale ref, missing bidirectional ref, duplicated content) -- fix immediately via Edit
• Ambiguous (conflicting thresholds where correct value unclear) -- list in report, do NOT guess
• SIMPLIFY (from Phase 4) with unambiguous action -- fix immediately
• REVERT (from Phase 4) -- roll back the change via Edit
• RETHINK (from Phase 4) -- do NOT fix, pass to Phase 6 report

Phase 6: Report

Verdict rules:

• Any D1-D9 violation NOT auto-fixed -> FAIL
• Only RETHINK findings (no unfixed violations) -> PASS with CONCERNS
• Zero findings -> PASS

## Skill Coherence Review -- {PASS|PASS with CONCERNS|FAIL}

**Scope:** {list of reviewed skills}
**Verdict:** {verdict}

### Automated Checks (Phase 2)
| Check | Result | Failures |
|-------|--------|----------|
| Frontmatter (D7) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Version/Date (D7) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Size <=800 (D8) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Description <=200 (D8) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| MANDATORY READ paths (D2) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Orphan references (D7) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Passive file refs (D2) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Definition of Done (D7) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Meta-Analysis L1/L2 (D7) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Marketplace paths (D8, optional) | {PASS/FAIL/SKIP} | {list or --} |
| Root docs stale names (D6) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |
| Skill count accuracy (D8) | {PASS/FAIL} | {list or --} |

### Fixed ({count})
| # | Skill | Dim | Issue | Fix Applied |
|---|-------|-----|-------|-------------|

### Intent Findings ({count})
**M5 Classification:** {R} requested, {D} derived, {S} speculative ({K} kept, {V} reverted)

| # | Skill | Dim | Finding | Category |
|---|-------|-----|---------|----------|

### Remaining Concerns ({count})
| # | Skill | Dim | Issue | Why Not Auto-Fixed |
|---|-------|-----|-------|--------------------|

### Clean
Dimensions with no findings: {list}

If zero findings: All 9 structural dimensions + 5 intent checks clean. PASS.

Phase 7: Volatile Numbers Cleanup

Skill/plugin/category counts go stale after every add/remove. One rule: counts ONLY in README.md badge (skills-NNN). Everywhere else -- no hardcoded counts.

Remove from any file (including marketplace.json descriptions, PROJECT.md, AGENTS.md, CHANGELOG.md, SKILL.md):

• Total skill counts, per-plugin counts, per-category counts
• Worker/coordinator counts referencing OTHER skills (a skill's OWN internals are fine)

Phase 2 automated check verifies README badge matches actual skill count on disk -- fix if FAIL.

---

COMMAND Mode

Review .pi/skills/*.md files against structural + actionability criteria.

MANDATORY READ: Load references/command_review_criteria.md

Phase 1: Scope Detection

If file paths provided: review those files. If commands keyword: Glob SKILL.md files. If invoked by ln-160: use file list from coordinator.

Phase 2: Review

For each command file, apply all criteria from references/command_review_criteria.md.

Phase 3: Fix

Auto-fix where possible (add missing frontmatter, truncate description). Flag unfixable issues.

Phase 4: Report

## Command Review -- {N} files

| File | Verdict | Issues |
|------|---------|--------|

Verdicts: PASS / FIXED / WARN
Pass rate: {X}%

---

Rules

• Automated checks (Phase 2) are NON-NEGOTIABLE -- every FAIL must appear in report
• Do NOT skip any dimension for any skill in scope
• If unsure whether something violates a rule -- it violates the rule (strict interpretation)
• Read ALL skills in scope before reporting
• Fix errors immediately, do not defer
• Do NOT update versions or dates unless user explicitly requests it
• shared/ changes affect every skill that references them -- check reverse dependencies
• Intent review (M1-M5) evaluates DESIGN, not correctness -- findings are judgment-based
• RETHINK findings are advisory -- explain WHY, author decides WHETHER to act
• REVERT findings are executed immediately -- changes without concrete defect are rolled back
• SPECULATIVE items (M5) without user response default to REVERT -- no silent acceptance of model-generated additions

---

Definition of Done

• Scope detected (primary + affected + dependency skills)
• Phase 2 automated checks executed for all skills in scope
• D1-D9 dimensions reviewed across all skills
• M1-M5 intent evaluated for primary skills
• Fixable findings auto-fixed via Edit
• Report generated with PASS/PASS with CONCERNS/FAIL verdict

---

Version: 1.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-03-13