kotlin-ktor-patterns

Ktor server patterns including routing DSL, plugins, authentication, Koin DI, kotlinx.serialization, WebSockets, and testApplication testing.

Quality

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Quality

Content

57%

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, with comprehensive executable Ktor code across all major topics, but it is over-long and monolithic: it reproduces standard Ktor knowledge inline with no progressive disclosure or reference files, and lacks sequenced workflows with validation checkpoints for build/test operations.

Suggestions

Split the body into a lean overview plus one-level-deep reference files (e.g. reference/authentication.md, reference/testing.md) and link to them so the SKILL.md stays a concise index.

Tighten or remove code that restates Ktor basics Claude already knows (standard routing idioms, generic CORS/serialization setup) to improve token efficiency.

Add an explicit build -> configure -> test workflow with validation checkpoints (e.g. run testApplication, assert status, fix, re-run) for the integration-testing process.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is dense with complete, executable Kotlin but is also very long (~680 lines) and largely restates Ktor knowledge Claude already has (standard routing, serialization, CORS, Koin setup); it could be tightened into leaner reference snippets rather than full reproductions.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides copy-paste-ready, executable Kotlin for routing, auth, StatusPages, CORS, Koin, WebSockets, and testApplication tests with concrete configuration values, matching the 'fully executable code, copy-paste ready' anchor.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	It organizes patterns by topic with a 'When to Activate' list and a quick-reference table, but presents them as a catalog rather than a sequenced workflow; for the build/deploy/test process there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops, fitting the 'sequence present but checkpoints missing' anchor.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	No bundle files exist and the SKILL.md is a monolithic ~680-line wall of code covering every topic inline with no offloaded references, matching the 'monolithic wall of text; poor organization' anchor rather than a lean overview pointing to detail files.	1 / 3
	Total	8 / 12 Passed

Description

67%

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 specific and distinctive, clearly scoped to Ktor server development with a good list of concrete capability areas. It is weak on completeness because it omits an explicit 'Use when' trigger, and its trigger terms mix natural phrasing with library-specific jargon.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when building or configuring Ktor HTTP servers, plugins, auth, or Ktor integration tests.'

Soften jargon-only trigger terms (e.g. 'kotlinx.serialization', 'testApplication') with natural phrasings a user would actually say, such as 'JSON serialization' and 'Ktor testing'.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the Ktor server domain and enumerates multiple concrete capability areas ("routing DSL, plugins, authentication, Koin DI, kotlinx.serialization, WebSockets, and testApplication testing"), matching the 'lists multiple specific concrete actions' anchor.	3 / 3
Completeness	Clearly states what the skill covers but provides no explicit "Use when..." trigger clause, so 'when' is only implied; per guidelines a missing explicit trigger caps completeness at 2.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes several natural terms users would say ("Ktor", "authentication", "WebSockets", "plugins"), but leans on technical jargon ("kotlinx.serialization", "Koin DI", "testApplication testing") and omits common variations a user might phrase, fitting the 'some relevant keywords but missing common variations' anchor.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Ktor-specific scope ("Ktor server patterns", "Koin DI", "testApplication") is a clear niche with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, matching the 'clear niche with distinct triggers' anchor.	3 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Validation

87%

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Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
skill_md_line_count	SKILL.md is long (691 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking	Warning
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: affaan-m/ECC
Path: skills/kotlin-ktor-patterns/SKILL.md
Commit: 754b8dd

Reviewed: 2 days ago

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