# Scorecard: without vs with a skill

Run the same message twice: first with `exec-summary` disabled, then (in a new chat) with the `exec-summary` skill installed. Give 1 point for each "yes".

| Check | Without skill | With skill |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Opens with the recommendation, not the topic | | |
| 2. Exactly 3 reasons, each with a number from the notes | | |
| 3. 120 words or fewer | | |
| 4. No invented numbers (every number appears in the notes) | | |
| 5. Ends with who does what by when | | |
| **Total out of 5** | | |

**What changed between the two runs?** (one line)

 

**Exercise 2: after editing the skill, what changed?** (one line)

Check your chosen new rule. The original score above is for Exercise 1; an intentional change to the ending or format should not be penalized.

 

**Trigger test: did Claude use the skill?**

| Prompt | Should it? | Did it? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "What's the capital of Peru?" | No | |
| "Condense this article so my boss can read it in 30 seconds" + an article | Yes | |
| "Write a poem about Barcelona" | No | |