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agent-tty

Terminal and TUI automation CLI for AI agents. Use when the user needs to create a terminal session, run a command in a terminal, automate an interactive CLI or TUI, wait for terminal output, capture a TUI screenshot, export a terminal recording, or test a CLI workflow with reviewable artifacts.

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SKILL.md
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Content

82%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

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

An intentionally minimal bootstrap that is maximally token-efficient and honest about delegating to the CLI as source of truth. The delegation pattern is well executed, but the body itself provides no direct automation guidance or fallback if the CLI is unavailable, capping actionability and workflow clarity slightly below top.

Suggestions

Add one copy-paste example of the core workflow (e.g., a single `agent-tty` session-create and run-command invocation) so the skill degrades gracefully if the CLI-loaded skill cannot be fetched.

Clarify what to do when `agent-tty` is not installed (e.g., an install hint or fallback), since the entire skill depends on the external CLI being present.

Name the capability areas the core skill covers (sessions, output waiting, screenshots, recordings) so an agent can judge relevance before paying the cost of loading it.

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Conciseness

The 19-line body is lean and efficient: one orienting sentence, three copy-paste commands, and a one-line rationale ('This bootstrap intentionally stays minimal so the CLI remains the source of truth'). No padding and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows.

5 / 5

Actionability

It provides concrete, executable commands ('agent-tty skills get agent-tty', 'agent-tty skills list', 'agent-tty skills get dogfood-tui') but defers all actual automation guidance — how to create sessions, run commands, capture output — to the CLI-loaded skill, leaving a gap between the bootstrap instructions and the task itself.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The single bootstrap action is unambiguous and correctly ordered ('Load the full canonical core skill from the CLI before doing terminal automation'), but the terminal-automation workflow itself is not sequenced here, relying entirely on delegation. Mostly clear with a minor gap rather than fully self-contained.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The body appropriately delegates detail via clearly signaled one-level-deep references ('Load the full canonical core skill', 'Discover additional built-in skills'), and no bundle files exist to organize. However, navigation depends entirely on an external CLI at runtime rather than any in-skill structure, which is a minor organization gap.

4 / 5

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Description

88%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description: it states concrete capabilities, includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with natural trigger phrases, and occupies a clear niche. The only weaknesses are a few missing synonyms (e.g., 'shell', 'console') and one broad trigger that could over-fire for routine command execution.

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Specificity

The description lists multiple specific concrete actions — 'create a terminal session', 'run a command in a terminal', 'automate an interactive CLI or TUI', 'wait for terminal output', 'capture a TUI screenshot', 'export a terminal recording', 'test a CLI workflow' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

It explicitly answers both what ('Terminal and TUI automation CLI... creates inspectable sessions and reviewable artifacts for agents') and when ('Use when the user needs to...') with a list of concrete trigger phrases, matching the top anchor exactly.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Good natural keyword coverage including 'terminal session', 'interactive CLI', 'TUI screenshot', and 'terminal recording', but common synonyms such as 'shell', 'console', or 'record a session' are missing. Fits the 'good keyword coverage; a few natural terms missing' anchor rather than the comprehensive 5 anchor.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The terminal/TUI automation niche is clear with distinct triggers like 'automate an interactive CLI or TUI' and 'capture a TUI screenshot', but the trigger 'run a command in a terminal' is broad enough to overlap with plain shell-execution skills. Mostly distinct with minor overlap risk rather than minimal.

4 / 5

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Validation

93%

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

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16

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Repository

coder/agent-tty

Path

skills/agent-tty/SKILL.md

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