About
The excellence-gradient skill measures code quality as a continuous gradient rather than binary pass/fail gates, enabling developers to iteratively descend toward excellence. It validates work efficiently by ensuring quality checks protect more value than they consume and maintain team momentum. Use this when you need lightweight, proportional validation that guides improvement without creating bottlenecks.
Quick Install
Claude Code
Recommendednpx skills add plurigrid/asi -a claude-code/plugin add https://github.com/plurigrid/asigit clone https://github.com/plurigrid/asi.git ~/.claude/skills/excellence-gradientCopy and paste this command in Claude Code to install this skill
GitHub Repository
Frequently asked questions
What is the excellence-gradient skill?
excellence-gradient is a Claude Skill by plurigrid. Skills package instructions and resources that Claude loads on demand, so Claude can perform excellence-gradient-related tasks without extra prompting.
How do I install excellence-gradient?
Use the install commands on this page: add excellence-gradient to Claude Code as a plugin, or clone its repository into your skills directory, then restart Claude so it picks up the skill.
What category does excellence-gradient belong to?
excellence-gradient is in the Documents category, tagged excel.
Is excellence-gradient free to use?
Yes. excellence-gradient is listed on AIMCP and free to install. It runs inside Claude, so no separate service account is required to use the skill itself.
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