How does it improve effort estimation for developers?

It prohibits holistic estimates like 'this is complex' and instead requires a structured breakdown of design, implementation, testing, and documentation tasks.

How does the Bias Prevention skill handle outdated AI knowledge?

The skill implements Pitfall 1 rules, which force the model to use WebSearch for all version numbers, release dates, and repository metrics instead of relying on its internal training data.

Can this skill help distinguish between free and paid features?

Yes, it requires every feature to be annotated with specific tags like [OSS], [PAID], or [ENTERPRISE] to ensure users don't confuse open-source capabilities with commercial tiers.

What is 'Marketing Language Adoption' in AI analysis?

This is a common pitfall where AI repeats promotional claims like 'blazing fast.' This skill forces the AI to translate those claims into technical specifications and benchmarks.

Bias Prevention for OSS Evaluation

Name: Bias Prevention for OSS Evaluation
Author: maxamillion

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Security & Testing

Enforces objective analysis and mitigates 12 common AI pitfalls during open-source software evaluations.

About

The Bias Prevention skill provides a rigorous framework for evaluating open-source projects by implementing 12 specific safeguards against common AI analysis biases. It ensures that Claude avoids pitfalls such as relying on stale training data, adopting marketing jargon, or favoring popular projects over technically superior ones. By requiring real-time web verification, component-level effort breakdowns, and adversarial review patterns, this skill helps developers generate objective, accurate, and defensible technical audits for any OSS framework.

Key Features

Technical translation of marketing claims into verifiable specifications
Mandatory classification of OSS vs. Enterprise features to avoid licensing confusion
Adversarial review patterns to counter confirmation and popularity biases
Real-time metric verification via WebSearch to prevent stale knowledge
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Structured effort breakdowns to prevent complexity overestimation

Use Cases

Conducting deep-dive technical audits of competing open-source frameworks
Generating objective due diligence reports for production software adoption
Standardizing evaluation criteria across a team to prevent baseline drift

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Key Features

Technical translation of marketing claims into verifiable specifications
Mandatory classification of OSS vs. Enterprise features to avoid licensing confusion
Adversarial review patterns to counter confirmation and popularity biases
Real-time metric verification via WebSearch to prevent stale knowledge
0 GitHub stars
Structured effort breakdowns to prevent complexity overestimation

Use Cases

Conducting deep-dive technical audits of competing open-source frameworks
Generating objective due diligence reports for production software adoption
Standardizing evaluation criteria across a team to prevent baseline drift