Solend — Solana lending and borrowing
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
Pending
No eval scenarios have been run
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./src/skills/bundled/solend/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
22%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This description is too minimal to effectively guide skill selection. It identifies the platform and general domain but lacks specific actions, use cases, and explicit trigger conditions. Claude would struggle to confidently select this skill over other financial or DeFi-related skills.
Suggestions
Add specific actions like 'deposit collateral, borrow assets, repay loans, check health factor, view interest rates, manage positions'
Include a 'Use when...' clause with explicit triggers such as 'Use when the user mentions Solend, Solana lending, borrowing SOL tokens, or DeFi collateral management'
Add natural keyword variations users might say: 'DeFi', 'collateral', 'APY', 'liquidation', 'supply', 'borrow rate'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | The description only names the domain ('Solana lending and borrowing') without listing any concrete actions. It doesn't specify what operations can be performed like depositing, withdrawing, liquidating, or checking positions. | 1 / 3 |
Completeness | The description weakly addresses 'what' (lending and borrowing) but completely lacks any 'when' guidance. There is no 'Use when...' clause or explicit trigger guidance for Claude to know when to select this skill. | 1 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Contains relevant keywords 'Solend', 'Solana', 'lending', and 'borrowing' that users might naturally say, but misses common variations like 'borrow', 'lend', 'collateral', 'interest rates', 'DeFi', or 'loan'. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The 'Solend' brand name provides some distinctiveness, but 'lending and borrowing' is generic enough to potentially conflict with other DeFi or financial skills. The Solana-specific context helps but isn't strongly differentiated. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
87%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a well-crafted, concise skill that provides clear command syntax and examples for interacting with Solend. The content is highly actionable with copy-paste ready commands. The main weakness is the lack of explicit workflow guidance around health monitoring and liquidation risk management, which is critical for a lending protocol.
Suggestions
Add explicit workflow guidance showing when to check health (e.g., 'Always run /solend health after borrowing to verify you're above safe threshold')
Include a brief note on what health factor values mean (e.g., 'Health < 1.0 = liquidation risk, aim for > 1.5')
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Extremely lean and efficient. No unnecessary explanations of what lending/borrowing is or how Solana works. Every line serves a purpose - commands, examples, config, and cross-references only. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete, copy-paste ready commands with clear syntax patterns. Examples show a complete workflow from deposit through borrow, health check, repay, and withdraw. Configuration is explicit with exact environment variable names. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The examples section implicitly shows a workflow (deposit → borrow → health → repay → withdraw), but lacks explicit validation checkpoints. For a lending protocol where liquidation is a real risk, explicit guidance on checking health before/after operations would be valuable. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-organized with clear sections (Commands, Examples, Configuration, See Also). Commands are logically grouped by function. Cross-references to related protocols are clearly signaled. Appropriate length for a command reference skill. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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