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Fetch Canvas LMS courses and assignments via API token.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

The content is highly actionable, lean, and well-structured for a read-only skill, with executable examples and an explicit auth-verification feedback loop. Minor gains are possible by trimming curl redundancy and splitting the API reference into its own file.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and assumes competence with no concept padding; the only mild redundancy is the curl section overlapping the Python usage, which is justified as a raw reference, fitting anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

Actionability

Commands are copy-paste ready via a concrete CANVAS variable, flag examples cover the common cases, expected JSON output is shown, and curl examples are executable, matching anchor 5.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Setup is a clear 5-step sequence with an explicit auth-verification checkpoint and a 401-to-setup feedback loop plus a troubleshooting table; it is not a complex multi-step workflow, so anchor 4 fits better than 5.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Sections are well-organized with a single clearly-signaled one-level-deep reference to scripts/canvas_api.py and appropriately inlined content; minor organization gaps (e.g., curl reference could be a separate file) keep it at anchor 4 rather than 5.

4 / 5

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Description

53%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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 clear and domain-specific but lacks an explicit use-when trigger clause, which caps completeness and trigger-term coverage. Adding a "Use when..." phrase naming common user phrasings would raise several dimensions.

Suggestions

Append an explicit trigger clause such as "Use when the user needs to list Canvas courses, assignments, or due dates."

Add natural synonyms (e.g., "classes", "homework", "syllabus") to broaden trigger-term coverage.

Mention additional resources (e.g., submissions, grades) only if supported, to improve specificity/comprehensiveness.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

"Fetch Canvas LMS courses and assignments" names the domain plus two concrete actions, but coverage is not comprehensive (no mention of submissions, grades, or other resources), matching anchor 3 rather than 4.

3 / 5

Completeness

It clearly states what the skill does but provides no "Use when..." trigger guidance; per the rubric, a missing explicit trigger clause caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Terms "Canvas LMS", "courses", and "assignments" are natural user language, but common synonyms and variations (classes, homework, syllabus, due dates) are missing, fitting anchor 3.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The Canvas LMS niche is clearly scoped with distinct triggers and minimal conflict risk; anchor 5 is withheld because the description lacks an explicit "Use when" trigger phrase.

4 / 5

Total

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20

Passed

Validation

81%

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

Validation13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

13

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16

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