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ssl-proxy-troubleshoot-fb786c

Systematic approach to diagnosing and resolving SSL/proxy connectivity issues with restricted websites

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Quality

67%

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SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Content

77%

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

The body is highly actionable with a clearly sequenced, validated workflow and decision tree, but it is a long monolithic document with some explanatory padding and no progressive disclosure into separate reference files.

Suggestions

Trim narrative explanations of well-known concepts (e.g. why sites block automation, why curl might fail) and let the commands stand on their own.

Move the fallback-strategies catalog and command reference into a one-level-deep reference file (e.g. FALLBACK_SOURCES.md) and link to it from SKILL.md.

Consider splitting the Python/openssl deep-dive into an ADVANCED.md reference so the main workflow stays a lean overview.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient and dominated by executable commands, but it is padded with narrative explanations of concepts Claude already knows (e.g. 'Some sites block automated access', 'If curl fails, try Python'), so it is not fully lean and could be tightened rather than reaching the every-token-earns-its-place level.

2 / 3

Actionability

It provides abundant concrete, copy-paste-ready commands (nslookup, dig, openssl s_client, curl with many flags) and a runnable Python requests snippet, matching the fully-executable top anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear six-step diagnostic sequence is paired with a decision tree whose 'Works/Fails' branches form explicit feedback loops, plus a success-criteria checklist, satisfying the clear-sequence-with-validation anchor.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill is a ~196-line monolith with no bundle files and all content inline; though well-sectioned, the fallback strategies, command catalog, and decision tree are content that could be split into one-level-deep references, keeping it below the well-signaled-reference level.

2 / 3

Total

10

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12

Passed

Description

57%

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

The description is third-person, focused, and describes a clear niche, but it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause and a comprehensive enumeration of concrete actions, which keep its specificity and completeness at the mid level.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when HTTP requests fail with SSL/TLS certificate errors, connections time out through corporate/government networks, or proxy settings interfere with access to restricted sites.'

Enumerate concrete actions (e.g. 'tests DNS and TCP connectivity, inspects SSL certificates, probes proxy configurations, and falls back to alternative data sources') to lift specificity to the top anchor.

Include natural user phrasings like 'SSL error', 'certificate problem', 'connection refused', and 'can't access site' alongside the technical terms.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain and the actions 'diagnosing and resolving SSL/proxy connectivity issues', but does not enumerate a comprehensive list of concrete actions, so it sits at the 'names domain and some actions' anchor rather than the multiple-specific-actions level above.

2 / 3

Completeness

It states what the skill does ('diagnosing and resolving SSL/proxy connectivity issues') but has no explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, so per the guideline a missing trigger caps completeness at 2 rather than 3.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

'SSL/proxy connectivity issues' and 'restricted websites' are relevant keywords, but common user phrasings like 'SSL error', 'certificate', 'connection timeout', or 'can't reach site' are missing, leaving it short of good coverage.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'SSL/proxy connectivity issues with restricted websites' carves a clear niche unlikely to trigger general-purpose skills; it is more distinctive than the 'somewhat specific but could overlap' anchor at 2.

3 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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