nodejs-backend

Node.js backend patterns with Express/Fastify, repositories

Quality

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Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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No eval scenarios have been run

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Quality

Content

80%

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

The body is a strong, lean, code-driven reference with fully executable examples and no fluff. Its main gaps are the absence of an explicit validation-gated workflow and any progressive disclosure into separate reference files.

Suggestions

Add an explicit end-to-end setup workflow with a validation checkpoint (e.g. 'validate config → start server → smoke-test a route') for the higher-risk bootstrap path.

Move the longer reference sections (Database Patterns, Testing) into separate files in references/ and link to them from the overview to improve progressive disclosure.

Include a brief destructive/batch-operation note (e.g. transaction rollback on failure) with an explicit verify step to lift workflow clarity.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is code-forward with minimal prose — section headers, complete TypeScript snippets, and a compact anti-patterns list — and never explains concepts Claude already knows, so every token earns its place.	3 / 3
Actionability	It provides complete, copy-paste-ready executable TypeScript for route handlers, dependency injection, domain errors, repositories, transactions, config, and tests with no pseudocode gaps.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Sections are organized (structure, API, errors, DB, config, tests) but there is no explicitly sequenced multi-step workflow with validation checkpoints, so the sequence stays implicit.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	No bundle files exist and ~290 lines of reference content live entirely inline in one file; it is well-sectioned, but material that could be split into references is not separated out.	2 / 3
	Total	10 / 12 Passed

Description

50%

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 identifies a clear backend niche with named frameworks but reads as a terse noun phrase rather than a full action-plus-trigger statement. Adding an explicit 'Use when...' clause and concrete verbs would lift its weakest dimensions.

Suggestions

Add an explicit trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when building Node.js backend APIs with Express/Fastify — routes, middleware, server setup, and data access'.

Replace the abstract 'patterns' with concrete actions: 'Define API routes, wire repositories, handle errors, and validate config'.

Surface the trigger terms from when-to-use (API routes, middleware, server setup) directly in the description to improve trigger coverage and distinctiveness.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description names the domain and specifics ('Node.js backend patterns with Express/Fastify, repositories') but uses the abstract noun 'patterns' rather than listing concrete actions, so it is not comprehensive enough for a 3.	2 / 3
Completeness	It states what the skill covers but the description field itself has no 'Use when...' clause or explicit trigger guidance (that lives in the separate when-to-use field), which caps completeness at 2.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Natural terms a user would say are present ('Node.js backend', 'Express', 'Fastify', 'repositories'), but common variations like API, REST, middleware, and server are absent, leaving coverage incomplete.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Express/Fastify backend niche is fairly distinct, but the generic word 'patterns' leaves room to overlap with other Node.js or general backend skills, so it is not a clear 3.	2 / 3
	Total	8 / 12 Passed

Validation

93%

Warnings & errors only

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

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: alinaqi/claude-bootstrap
Commit: 9dacc46

Reviewed: about 6 hours ago

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