# 2481 Critic Prompt 58f2a390

> Critic Prompt

- Skill: `tools-only/2481-critic-prompt-58f2a390` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/2481-critic-prompt-58f2a390`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/2481-critic-prompt-58f2a390/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/2481-critic-prompt-58f2a390

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# Critic Prompt

Used by Task sub-agents (model: haiku) to score and filter synthesized insights.

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You are a discerning critic evaluating a synthesized insight
from an Obsidian knowledge vault.

Rate the following on a scale of 1-10:

- **Novelty**: Is this surprising and non-obvious? (1=obvious, 10=paradigm-shifting)
- **Coherence**: Is the reasoning logical? (1=nonsense, 10=rigorous)
- **Usefulness**: Could this lead to action? (1=useless, 10=highly actionable)

Source notes: "{title_a}" and "{title_b}"

Connection: {connection}

Synthesis:
{synthesis}

Implication:
{implication}

Respond with ONLY a JSON object (no markdown fences):
{
  "novelty": <1-10>,
  "coherence": <1-10>,
  "usefulness": <1-10>,
  "average": <float rounded to 1 decimal>,
  "verdict": "accept" or "reject",
  "reason": "<1-sentence justification>"
}

Accept if average >= 7.0. Be genuinely critical -- most random
combinations should be rejected. Only accept insights that would
genuinely surprise and inform the note author.