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modify-agent

Modify agent code, add tools, or change configuration. Use when: (1) User says 'modify agent', 'add tool', 'change model', or 'edit agent.py', (2) Adding MCP servers to agent, (3) Changing agent instructions, (4) Understanding SDK patterns.

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The canonical home for this skill is modify-agent in databricks/app-templates

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Quality

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.

The content is a tight, actionable reference with executable code for each modification task and clear cross-links to sibling skills. It would benefit slightly from trimming inline comments and adding an explicit verification step after configuration changes.

Suggestions

Tighten inline code comments (e.g. 'recommended for agent servers') to reduce tokens where the intent is self-evident.

Add an explicit verification step after configuration/model changes (e.g. run the agent locally or check the endpoint is reachable) to strengthen workflow_clarity.

Consider moving the model list and serving-endpoint permission details into a reference file so the overview stays leaner.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is lean and code-first with minimal prose, assuming Claude's competence; a few inline explanatory comments ('recommended for agent servers', 'disables SDK's built-in tracing') could be trimmed but mostly earn their place.

4 / 5

Actionability

Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready code for every task—SDK setup, MCP server creation, model changes, instruction changes, and streaming—covering the common cases concretely.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Tasks are organized into clearly sequenced sections with useful checkpoints ('After adding MCP servers: Grant permissions', the serving-endpoint access note); no explicit validate-fix-retry loop, but the operations are not destructive/batch so the cap does not apply.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A single well-organized overview file with clear section headers and a Next Steps block pointing to sibling skills and external docs; no bundle reference files exist to split further, so structure is appropriate with minor organization gaps.

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.

The description is strong: it pairs a concrete capability statement with an explicit, enumerated 'Use when' trigger list using natural user phrasing. It is mostly distinct from sibling skills, with only minor overlap risk.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions—'Modify agent code, add tools, or change configuration' plus enumerated tasks like 'Adding MCP servers', 'Changing agent instructions', and 'change model'—giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly states the 'what' ('Modify agent code, add tools, or change configuration') and the 'when' via a four-item enumerated 'Use when:' clause with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Quoted natural phrases users would say ('modify agent', 'add tool', 'change model', 'edit agent.py' with the .py extension) give good keyword coverage, though a few synonyms like 'update' or 'configure agent' are missing.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a clear agent-modification niche with distinct triggers ('edit agent.py', 'Adding MCP servers'), with only minor overlap risk against the sibling add-tools skill it references.

4 / 5

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Validation

100%

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

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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