Is the Ape Review Blog skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from arpitbbhayani/ape-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Ape Review Blog SkillProof Score?

9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Ape Review Blog?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Ape Review Blog with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Ape Review Blog

Streams inline, quote-and-fix findings against a strict 20-check engineering-blog rubric.

by arpitbbhayani · arpitbbhayani/ape-skills

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.6/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 2d721af

Ran a real A/B on a planted-issue draft: the baseline gave ~6 generic bullet notes, the skill streamed 13+ quote-and-fix findings catching things the baseline missed entirely — grouped contractions, a business-sensitive $2.3M figure flagged for [CONFIRM PUBLIC + CORRECT], and a late-introduced 'RCS' acronym inconsistency.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Ape Review Blog does

Reviews engineering blog drafts against a detailed rubric — stakes, design rationale, verbosity, AI-slop patterns, formatting, contractions, unverified numbers, and more — emitting each finding inline with a quote, severity, and a ready-to-paste fix as it reads. Triggers on 'review this post', 'thoughts?' after a pasted draft, or asking if a post is ready to publish.

How to install Ape Review Blog

git clone https://github.com/arpitbbhayani/ape-skills
cd ape-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r ape-review-blog ~/.claude/skills/ape-review-blog

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Ape Review Blog

/ape-review-blog Streams inline, quote-and-fix findings against a strict 20-check engineering-blog rubric.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Review this engineering blog draft and tell me if it's ready to publish
Give me inline quote-and-fix notes on this blog post before I post it
Does this post have any AI-slop patterns or unverified numbers in it?

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ape Review Blog skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from arpitbbhayani/ape-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Ape Review Blog work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran a real A/B on a planted-issue draft: the baseline gave ~6 generic bullet notes, the skill streamed 13+ quote-and-fix findings catching things the baseline missed entirely — grouped contractions, a business-sensitive $2.3M figure flagged for [CONFIRM PUBLIC + CORRECT], and a late-introduced 'RCS' acronym inconsistency.
What is the Ape Review Blog SkillProof Score?: 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Ape Review Blog?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Ape Review Blog with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.