assess

# Assess

Comprehensive assessment skill for answering "is this good?" with structured evaluation, scoring, and actionable recommendations.

## Quick Start

```bash
/assess backend/app/services/auth.py
/assess our caching strategy
/assess the current database schema
/assess frontend/src/components/Dashboard
```

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## Task Management (CC 2.1.16)

```python
# Create main assessment task
TaskCreate(
  subject="Assess: {target}",
  description="Comprehensive evaluation with quality scores and recommendations",
  activeForm="Assessing {target}"
)

# Create subtasks for 7-phase process
for phase in ["Understand target", "Rate quality", "List pros/cons",
              "Compare alternatives", "Generate suggestions",
              "Estimate effort", "Compile report"]:
    TaskCreate(subject=phase, activeForm=f"{phase}ing")
```

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## What This Skill Answers

| Question | How It's Answered |
|----------|-------------------|
| "Is this good?" | Quality score 0-10 with reasoning |
| "What are the trade-offs?" | Structured pros/cons list |
| "Should we change this?" | Improvement suggestions with effort |
| "What are the alternatives?" | Comparison with scores |
| "Where should we focus?" | Prioritized recommendations |

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## Workflow Overview

| Phase | Activities | Output |
|-------|------------|--------|
| **1. Target Understanding** | Read code/design, identify scope | Context summary |
| **2. Quality Rating** | 6-dimension scoring (0-10) | Scores with reasoning |
| **3. Pros/Cons Analysis** | Strengths and weaknesses | Balanced evaluation |
| **4. Alternative Comparison** | Score alternatives | Comparison matrix |
| **5. Improvement Suggestions** | Actionable recommendations | Prioritized list |
| **6. Effort Estimation** | Time and complexity estimates | Effort breakdown |
| **7. Assessment Report** | Compile findings | Final report |

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## Phase 1: Target Understanding

Identify what's being assessed (code, design, approach, decision, pattern) and gather contex