kotlin-ktor-patterns

Ktor server patterns including routing DSL, plugins, authentication, Koin DI, kotlinx.serialization, WebSockets, and testApplication testing. Use when building a Ktor server — routing, plugins, auth, DI, serialization, or tests.

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Quality

Content

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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 and largely concise, dominated by executable code across Ktor's main concerns. Its weaknesses are structure-related: a monolithic file with no progressive disclosure and no validation checkpoints since it is a reference catalog rather than a sequenced workflow.

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Split large sections (e.g., Authentication, WebSockets, testApplication) into separate reference files under ./references/ and link to them from SKILL.md to improve progressive disclosure.

Where multi-step risky operations exist (e.g., JWT secret/config setup, WebSocket connection lifecycle), add explicit validation or verification checkpoints to raise workflow clarity.

Tighten the opening line and any redundant inline comments to push conciseness toward fully lean.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Body is mostly executable code with brief section intros and assumes Claude's knowledge of Kotlin/Ktor; only minor instances of over-explanation (e.g., 'Comprehensive Ktor patterns for building robust, maintainable HTTP servers with Kotlin coroutines') could be trimmed.	4 / 5
Actionability	Extensive copy-paste-ready code covering routing, serialization, JWT auth, StatusPages, CORS, Koin DI, validation, WebSockets, and testApplication, fully executable across common cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The skill is a patterns catalog rather than a multi-step destructive workflow; project layout and Application.module() ordering give some sequence, but there are no explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops for risky operations.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Content is well-organized under clear section headers but is a single monolithic ~690-line file with no bundle files or external references; material that could live in separate files (e.g., WebSocket/auth deep-dives) is inlined.	3 / 5
	Total	15 / 20 Passed

Description

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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, complete, and clearly distinct, naming concrete capabilities and an explicit 'Use when' trigger. Trigger term quality is strong but slightly leans on framework jargon over plain synonyms.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete capabilities — 'routing DSL, plugins, authentication, Koin DI, kotlinx.serialization, WebSockets, and testApplication testing' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's actions.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what ('Ktor server patterns including...') and when ('Use when building a Ktor server — ...') with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Strong natural trigger terms ('building a Ktor server', 'routing, plugins, auth, DI, serialization, or tests'), though 'testApplication' and 'kotlinx.serialization' are framework-specific jargon and a few common synonyms are absent.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (Ktor server framework specifically) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

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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 — 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: 06c5e11

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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