Analyze Skill

Analyzes a skill file for complexity metrics and provides modularization recommendations based on the modular-skills framework.

When To Use

Use this command when you need to:

• Assessing skill file complexity before adding content
• Planning modularization strategies
• Checking if a skill needs to be split
• Validating progressive disclosure design

When NOT To Use

Avoid this command if:

• Evaluating skill quality - use /skills-eval instead
• Estimating token usage only - use /estimate-tokens instead
• Creating new skills - use /create-skill instead

Usage

# Analyze specific skill file
/analyze-skill skills/my-skill/SKILL.md

# Analyze skill directory
/analyze-skill skills/my-skill

# Analyze current directory (if in a skill folder)
/analyze-skill .

What It Analyzes

The analyzer evaluates several complexity dimensions:

Metrics Collected

• Line count: Total lines vs threshold (default: 150)
• Word/character count: Content density indicators
• Theme sections: Number of # level headings
• Subsections: Number of ## level headings
• Code blocks: Embedded code examples
• Estimated tokens: Context window impact

Recommendations Generated

• MODULARIZE: File exceeds thresholds, should be split
• CONSIDER: Approaching limits, evaluate for future growth
• OK: Within acceptable complexity bounds

Examples

/analyze-skill skills/modular-skills/SKILL.md
# Output:
# === Analysis for: skills/modular-skills/SKILL.md ===
# Line count: 180 (threshold: 150)
# Estimated tokens: 1,847
# === Recommendations ===
# MODULARIZE: File exceeds threshold (180 > 150)
# GOOD: Token usage in optimal range

/analyze-skill skills/skills-eval --verbose
# Includes detailed section breakdown

Integration with Modular Skills

This command is the first step in the modular-skills workflow:

1. Analyze → Use this command to assess complexity
2. Design → Plan module structure based on recommendations
3. Estimate → Use /estimate-tokens for token budgeting
4. Validate → Use /skills-eval for quality checks

Implementation

python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/skill_analyzer.py --file "${1:-.}"