Content
92%Weight 40%Scale 1-5Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
A tightly engineered body: non-obvious version floors, copy-paste build configuration, and the Asio gotchas that actually bite (strand semantics, buffer lifetimes, executor types), all sequenced with a closing validation checklist. The only weak spot is a handful of editorial phrases that add voice but not information.
Suggestions
Tighten the editorial asides in Step 3 (e.g. 'This is the single most common wrong answer about Asio', 'Reach for one of these and the build breaks on older distros') to pure statements of fact to reclaim tokens.
Consider moving the Boost.Asio vs standalone Asio comparison table and shim into references/build.md or a dedicated references/shim.md, keeping the body focused on the decision flow and gotchas.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Dense and high-signal throughout — it assumes C++/Asio competence and skips basic explanations — but carries a few editorial sentences ('the single most common wrong answer about Asio', 'the build breaks on older distros') that could be trimmed; sits above the 3 anchor (some unnecessary explanation) but not fully at the 5 anchor (every token earns its place). | 4 / 5 |
Actionability | Fully executable guidance: exact version-floor tables (Boost ≥ 1.77 / 1.79 / 1.85), copy-paste CMake flags (-fcoroutines, BOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY), a ready-to-use dual-mode shim code block, and concrete per-API fixes (as_tuple(use_awaitable), take async_accept(make_strand(...)) by value). | 5 / 5 |
Workflow Clarity | Clear sequence (Step 1 pick style → Step 2 floors → Step 3 rules → Anti-Patterns) capped by an explicit 'Before you call it done' checklist and a build-it feedback loop ('It compiles. Build it — most mistakes are compile-time'), giving validation checkpoints and an error-recovery loop. | 5 / 5 |
Progressive Disclosure | SKILL.md is a lean overview that splits per-style depth into one-level-deep, clearly signaled reference files (coroutines.md, pre-cpp20.md, classic-boost.md, ssl.md, build.md — all verified to exist), with worked examples linked to an external repo; navigation is easy. | 5 / 5 |
Total | 19 / 20 Passed |