ax-cpp-llm

Use when writing C++ code with `axllm` for using the generated Ax package, factory functions, package docs, examples, and API reference.

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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 body is an efficient, well-structured quick reference with executable core-pattern code and concrete guardrails. Its main gaps are the absence of call shapes for the primary program APIs and references to package files (API.md, examples/) that are not part of the bundle.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean bullet-list reference material with no concept padding, but the intro sentence and "When To Use" bullets duplicate the frontmatter description, and the flat ~40-symbol API list inlines internals (tracers, meters, rate limiters) alongside core entry points that could be trimmed.	4 / 5
Actionability	The "Core Pattern" snippet is real executable C++ and the guardrails are concrete decision rules, but only client creation is shown — the primary program APIs (`axllm::ax`, `axllm::agent`, `axllm::flow`, `axllm::optimize`) are listed by name with no call shapes, leaving gaps beyond the delegating pointer to `examples/`.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	As a reference skill under 50 lines, the content is unambiguous and the guardrails act as decision checkpoints (start from examples before inventing call shapes; provider-api only with credentials; no-key for deterministic checks), though the usage sequence is implicit rather than explicitly ordered.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Sections are well organized and references are one level deep and clearly signaled ("Package API docs: `API.md` and `axir-api.json`", "Runnable examples: `examples/`"), but those referenced files are not present in the skill bundle, so navigation cannot be verified against the actual bundle structure.	4 / 5
	Total	16 / 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 has a clear, explicit trigger ("Use when writing C++ code with `axllm`") and good natural keywords for its niche. Its main weakness is that it enumerates resources (package docs, examples, API reference) rather than concrete capabilities, leaving the what-side of the description under-specified.

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Replace the resource list with concrete actions, e.g. "Write C++ programs with the generated `axllm` package: build LLM clients, signatures, generators, agents, flows, and optimizers using its factory functions and examples."

State what the skill does with the listed resources (e.g. "look up exact native call shapes and API signatures") so the what-side answers are as explicit as the when-clause.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description names the domain ("writing C++ code with `axllm`") and one action, but "factory functions, package docs, examples, and API reference" lists resources rather than concrete actions, matching the anchor for naming a domain with 1-2 actions rather than listing several specific actions.	3 / 5
Completeness	An explicit when-clause is present ("Use when writing C++ code with `axllm`"), and a what is present ("using the generated Ax package, factory functions, package docs, examples, and API reference"), but the what is vague about what is actually done with those resources, so it falls short of clearly and concretely answering both.	4 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Terms like "C++ code", "`axllm`", "Ax package", and "API reference" are natural phrases a user of this generated package would say, though common variations like "Ax LLM" or "LLM programming in C++" are missing.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The description is tightly scoped to C++ and the `axllm` package, but the phrase "generated Ax package" implies sibling skills for other languages of the same framework, creating minor overlap risk with closely related skills.	4 / 5
	Total	15 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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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: ax-llm/ax
Path: packages/cpp/skills/ax-cpp-llm/SKILL.md
Commit: 3f630a0

Reviewed: 3 days ago

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