aspire

**WORKFLOW SKILL** - Orchestrates Aspire applications using the Aspire CLI and MCP tools for running, debugging, and managing distributed apps. USE FOR: aspire run, aspire stop, start aspire app, check aspire resources, list aspire integrations, debug aspire issues, view aspire logs, add aspire resource, aspire dashboard, update aspire apphost. DO NOT USE FOR: non-Aspire .NET apps (use dotnet CLI), container-only deployments (use docker/podman), Azure deployment after local testing (use azure-deploy skill). INVOKES: Aspire MCP tools (list_resources, list_integrations, list_structured_logs, get_doc, search_docs), bash for CLI commands. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Aspire MCP tools directly for quick resource status or doc lookups.

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An actionable, well-sectioned instruction skill with concrete CLI commands and named MCP tools. It is held back by some redundant/explanatory padding and workflows that lack explicit validation checkpoints.

Suggestions

Consolidate the duplicate aspire run guidance from 'Running Aspire in agent environments' and 'Running the application' into a single section to remove repetition.

Add an explicit validation checkpoint to the change workflow (e.g. after aspire run, use list_resources to confirm each resource is Healthy before proceeding).

Trim the introductory sentence explaining what Aspire is, since Claude already knows the framework's role.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Mostly efficient with concrete commands, but includes some unnecessary explanation (e.g. 'Aspire is an orchestrator for the entire application and will take care of configuring dependencies, building, and running the application') and repeats aspire run guidance across the 'Running Aspire in agent environments' and 'Running the application' sections.	3 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete executable commands (aspire run --detach --isolated, aspire stop, aspire update, dotnet tool install --global dotnet-outdated-tool) and names specific MCP tools, with only minor gaps where tools are referenced by descriptive name rather than exact identifier.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A rough sequence exists in the General recommendations (run apphost, inspect resources, change incrementally, validate) and debugging tool ordering, but validation checkpoints are implicit and there is no explicit validate-then-proceed feedback loop.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Single file with no bundle references and clear section headers (Running, Stopping, Checking resources, Listing integrations, Debugging, Updating app host) providing good organization; minor gaps from redundant run sections.	4 / 5
	Total	14 / 20 Passed

Description

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A strong, well-structured description with explicit what/when guidance, comprehensive natural trigger terms, and clear boundary disambiguation. The only weakness is a second-person imperative clause that triggers the voice penalty on specificity.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists many concrete actions in the USE FOR clause (aspire run, aspire stop, list aspire integrations, debug aspire issues, update aspire apphost, etc.) for comprehensive coverage, but the imperative 'Use Aspire MCP tools directly' clause is second-person voice, triggering the rubric's -1 specificity penalty.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers 'what' ('Orchestrates Aspire applications using the Aspire CLI and MCP tools for running, debugging, and managing distributed apps') and 'when' via a concrete USE FOR trigger list plus a DO NOT USE FOR boundary clause.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	The USE FOR list comprehensively covers natural phrases a user would say ('aspire run', 'start aspire app', 'debug aspire issues', 'view aspire logs', 'aspire dashboard') including command-style synonyms and variations.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The DO NOT USE FOR clause explicitly disambiguates from dotnet CLI, docker/podman, and the azure-deploy skill, giving it a clear niche with minimal conflict risk.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: FritzAndFriends/BlazorWebFormsComponents
Path: .github/skills/aspire/SKILL.md
Commit: 3154758

Reviewed: 14 days ago

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