How does this integrate with GitHub planning?

The assessment tier directly determines the artifact structure: Simple tasks get a single issue, Standard tasks get an Epic with sub-issues, and Complex tasks receive a full project board.

Does it require contextd to function?

No, the assessment runs inline by default. However, integration with contextd enables historical comparisons, rational persistence, and accuracy tracking over time.

What happens if the assessment confidence is low?

When confidence falls below 60%, the skill uses the AskUserQuestion function to clarify ambiguous requirements before finalizing the complexity tier.

Complexity Assessment

Name: Complexity Assessment
Author: fyrsmithlabs

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Productivity & Workflow

Evaluates development task complexity to determine optimal workflow depth and resource allocation.

The Complexity Assessment skill provides a standardized framework for analyzing coding tasks across seven key dimensions, including scope, risk, and infrastructure impact. By quantifying technical depth, it helps Claude determine the appropriate project structure—ranging from simple checklists to full-scale GitHub Epics—while optimizing context window budgets and worktree isolation. This ensures every task is approached with the right level of planning, reducing scope creep and improving execution accuracy through data-driven confidence scoring.

Key Features

01Workflow Tier Assignment: Automatically classifies work into Simple, Standard, or Complex tiers to define planning depth.

02Automated Decomposition: Provides actionable subtask suggestions and parallelization strategies for high-complexity projects.

037-Dimensional Scoring System: Analyzes scope, integration, infrastructure, knowledge, risk, testing, and decomposability.

04Risk & Team Velocity Multipliers: Adjusts assessments based on security sensitivity, technical debt, and developer experience levels.

05Historical Analysis: Integrates with contextd to compare current tasks against past assessment data and accuracy metrics.

060 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Sizing tasks during the brainstorming phase to decide between a single GitHub issue or a multi-issue Epic.

02Determining token budget and branch isolation requirements before starting a complex refactor.

03Identifying hidden risks and knowledge gaps in requirements before writing code.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add fyrsmithlabs/marketplace complexity-assessment

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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