axiom-networking

Use when implementing or debugging ANY network connection, API call, or socket. Covers URLSession, Network.framework, NetworkConnection, connection diagnostics.

Quality

92%

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Quality

Content

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured router skill that routes symptoms to specific reference files and agent invocations with clear progressive disclosure. Its main weakness is redundant routing presentation (table, dot graph, numbered list, and example invocations all cover the same routing), which inflates token usage.

Suggestions

Collapse the duplicated routing into a single canonical map: the Quick Reference table plus the numbered decision list repeat the same symptom→file mapping as the dot graph and Example Invocations — keep one table and one decision list, drop the rest.

Trim the Critical Patterns section, which re-summarizes the contents of files already linked in the Quick Reference table; let the referenced files carry that detail.

Consider removing the dot decision tree since the numbered Decision Tree list already conveys the same selection logic in a more token-efficient form.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Routing is duplicated across the Quick Reference table, a dot decision tree, a numbered list, and Example Invocations, and Critical Patterns re-summarizes referenced-file contents; it avoids explaining known concepts but could be tightened. Not a 3 because of the redundant routing; not a 1 because there is no padded concept explanation.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides concrete, specific routing (symptom → exact file such as skills/networking-discipline.md) and explicit agent launches (networking-auditor); as an instruction-only router the guidance is actionable and copy-paste ready.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The decision tree gives an unambiguous selection sequence and the single router action is clear; no validation checkpoints are needed for this non-destructive routing skill.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The body is a concise overview pointing to one-level-deep reference files (networking-discipline, network-framework-ref, networking-diag, etc.), clearly signaled through the Quick Reference table and inline mentions for easy navigation.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, third-person description that states explicit use-when triggers and names concrete frameworks and actions, clearly answering both what the skill does and when to invoke it. No over-claims or vague fluff.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names multiple concrete actions and frameworks — "implementing or debugging ANY network connection, API call, or socket" plus URLSession, Network.framework, NetworkConnection — meeting the bar for listing several specific concrete capabilities.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both "what" ("Covers URLSession, Network.framework, NetworkConnection, connection diagnostics") and "when" ("Use when implementing or debugging…"), with an explicit Use-when trigger clause.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes natural terms users would actually say ("network connection", "API call", "socket") alongside specific framework names, giving good coverage rather than only technical jargon.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Scoped to networking with framework-specific triggers, making it clearly distinguishable and unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

93%

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
referenced_paths_exist	Referenced path issues: 1 missing	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: CharlesWiltgen/Axiom
Path: .claude-plugin/plugins/axiom/skills/axiom-networking/SKILL.md
Commit: ea3be7c

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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